The best, best thing about living in Chicago is that as soon as the weather shows even the slightest signs of heating up, people really freak out. The lakeshore path is filled with runners and bikers, restaurants bust out their outdoor patio furniture, and everywhere you look, people are drinking beer outside and laughing with their friends. The upside about the weather being absolute crap for much of the year is that people don’t waste a second of a sunny day, and there’s nothing like the energy in the city in the summer. It makes the rest of the year (almost) totally worth it.
Category: Recipes
Bacon, Onion, and Ricotta Frittata
I have a life lesson for you that I personally think is best learned as early in life as possible.
If you want to host a brunch and look super fancy and put together and Martha Stewart-y…make a frittata. I mean, just the word sounds fancy! It’s everything you want in a brunch dish – eggs and cheese and delicious fresh veggie things (and bacon, of course). Only you have to know that it’s really just a quiche without the work, a quick sauté and a whisk and a few minutes in the oven. Really, it’s the easiest thing in the entire world. Add a fruit salad and some mimosas and sit back and let the compliments come in!
Maple Bacon Shortbread Cookies
Guys. I finally did it.
I put bacon in a baked good and it’s exactly as so-wrong-it’s-right as I wanted it to be.
Bacon in baked goods has been a little food trend for a while now, but I’ve always been skeptical. I obviously love bacon in just about everything, but I just feel that there is a time and a place for bacon baked goods. I didn’t want to just add bacon to my brownies just BECAUSE. I wanted to find something sweet that the bacon flavor would really complement, a baked good that was just screaming for some smoky MEAT, ya know?
Asparagus and Fingerling Potato Flatbread Pizza with Bacon and Blue Cheese Crumbles
One of my favorite things about having a food blog is the constant inspiration and motivation to make seasonal, fresh veggie-licious food.
And add bacon and cheese to it. In all seasons. Duh.