According to the groundhog we’ve got 6 more weeks of winter, so even though there’s no snow here in Chicago and it’s been in the 40s, we’re still in stewing and braising season. And I’ll be very honest here, I love making this chicken recipe regardless of the season. It’s easy and you can makeContinue reading “Basque Style Chicken”
Author Archives: Peter - The Roaming GastroGnome
Born and raised in the beautiful Mid-Hudson Valley of New York State, moved to DC for a job, stayed way longer than I thought, got married and moved to Chicago for her job. It's an awesome city!
Top Chef Episode 13 – Was that Fonzie on Water Skis? Nope, Just Pee Wee on a Bike.
That’s it. For me the season jumped the shark with this week’s episode. Pee Wee Herman? Really? I know they’ve had some odd judge choices before, like Cookie Monster, but at least there was a reasonable tie-in, they were in NYC, the quickfire challenge was making cookies, and the Muppets didn’t judge the elimination challenge. Continue reading “Top Chef Episode 13 – Was that Fonzie on Water Skis? Nope, Just Pee Wee on a Bike.”
Quick Weeknight Dinner – Red Lentils
Lentils. Quick to cook, versatile, tasty, and healthy for you. A perfect ingredient for a quick weeknight dinner on a gym night where you haven’t had time to make anything because you watched a very important Newcastle match against Blackburn in the late afternoon. (Btw, Newcastle won and moved up to 5th in the EPLContinue reading “Quick Weeknight Dinner – Red Lentils”
What’s for Sunday Dinner – Meat Lasagna
Did you know Friday was International Port Wine Day? It was. And what does this have to do with meat lasagna you ask? Well I’ll tell ya. There was a free port tasting at my local Binny’s Beverage Depot, the one in Lakeview that looks like a castle. For my non-Chicago readers Binny’s is aContinue reading “What’s for Sunday Dinner – Meat Lasagna”
Top Chef Episode 12 – Block Party
After last week’s episode there was no way this week’s could be better. I was just hoping it wouldn’t drop off too much. We’re really coming into the home stretch here and now that Bev’s no longer around for everyone to kick maybe there’ll be some new drama. Of course since the opening scene wasContinue reading “Top Chef Episode 12 – Block Party”
Our Burns Night Supper in Wrigleyville
It all started off simply enough, “Robert Burns Night is Wednesday. Are you going to make some haggis? I think you should. Oh look, here’s a recipe.” It was at this moment I realized I am in trouble for the rest of my life. For the most part I am able to whip things up,Continue reading “Our Burns Night Supper in Wrigleyville”
Winter Warmer: Chicken, Polenta, and Kale stew
Cold, rainy, wet, windy. Chicago weather! That’s what greeted me on the way to the grocery store today. That’s right, our grocery shopping gets done on Mondays. Being a real estate broker means you usually have some weekend work to do, like any service industry, so on Mondays I do some work from home inContinue reading “Winter Warmer: Chicken, Polenta, and Kale stew”
What’s for Sunday Dinner – Roast Chicken with Orange-Saffron Sauce
After a long weekend of dining out it was nice to sleep in, go to the gym, watch the AFC and NFC championship games, and have a home-cooked meal. I had taken a chicken out of the freezer the other day and it was all thawed out just waiting to be cooked. Now roast chickenContinue reading “What’s for Sunday Dinner – Roast Chicken with Orange-Saffron Sauce”
Riccardo Trattoria
Riccardo Trattoria is one of the first restaurants Cheryl and I went to in Chicago. She was doing her business school summer internship here and I came for a weeklong visit (my first trip ever to Chicago). Knowing Chicago was a great culinary city I did some research. I wanted to take her to aContinue reading “Riccardo Trattoria”
Top Chef Episode 11 – Snow White and the Seven Chefs
YES! The best episode of the season! Amazing what can happen when the chefs are given free rein. They were really impressive this week. I mean even the ones who I’ve been slagging off on turned in some pretty impressive performances. The quickfire was pretty good and the elimination challenge was really interesting. Glad thatContinue reading “Top Chef Episode 11 – Snow White and the Seven Chefs”
The Roaming GastroGnome 