It’s been a rainy week here in Chicago. Several times, I’ve woken up in the wee hours of the morning to the sound of rain absolutely pounding on our windows and skylights. I slowly fall back asleep only to wake up a mere few hours later to the sound of my alarm…and rain still pounding [...]
April 11, 2013 // By : amybites //
There’s nothing like fresh-baked bread. It’s irresistible. A chewy, crusty hunk of homemade bread fresh from the oven is the perfect accompaniment to any soup or stew, which most of us are eating a lot of these days. Sadly, a lot of people are afraid to try making their own bread. But it’s so easy, [...]
February 8, 2013 // By : amybites //
You might think that pizza + vegetables = sacrilege. I agree that sometimes there’s no substitute for the greasy, meat-y goodness that pepperoni and sausage provide, but it’s always a good thing to go meatless when you can. And pizza is one of the easiest meals to make vegetarian. You could just go with plain [...]
January 15, 2013 // By : amybites //
Something I’ve been working on for the past couple of years is getting better at improvising in the kitchen. Too often, I’m tempted to just say “we don’t have any food” and go out or order in. In reality, we usually have plenty of food—it’s just a matter of putting the bits and pieces together [...]
January 8, 2013 // By : amybites //
As picky as I was when I was a kid, there were a few healthy things I’d eat happily. One of them was broccoli. I’ve always loved it. Loving broccoli is probably in direct conflict with being a picky eater, but it provided a little relief to my long-suffering mother in the cooking department. This [...]
January 3, 2013 // By : amybites //
