Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
It was a blink of en eye from the shelter in place order to the end of the school year, summer kick-off, and throw in throw in racial injustice that has brought us to another tipping point. The images, stories, resources are flooding our social media streams. While necessary, can be overwhelming. Hope everyone is…
It hasn’t been grilling season in Chicago quite yet, heck it snowed twice recently. The weather cooperated this weekend, more chilly rainy days ahead. Not my favorite, but we can make do with the stove/oven. Typically I’d sear the steak in a smoking hot cast iron skillet and then finish in the oven. But alas,…
New world, new rules. Dessert first is a good start, and I advise you make these cookies part of this new rule. Chocolately indeed. First off, if you have never made browned butter, this is the perfect opportunity to learn. It is magic! Making it takes your full attention as there is a fine line…
Tomatoes are the gem of summer. Enjoy them fresh from the garden as tomato toast.
It was my mothers birthday, and as I’ve done for the past three years I headed to toast her at one of her favorite spots with one of her favorite cocktails. I opened Instagram on my phone as one does when they are alone. The first post I saw caused me to just about fall…
Winter continues, temps in Chicago are below zero and windchills are even lower. At least they were when I wrote this post. We still have a few chilly evenings left until spring. Comfort food to the rescue. This recipe is inspired by the meatball fondue recipe from Cooking Light. I’m so sad the print version…
It’s been a bit, I’ll just jump back in… In an effort to get more steps into my daily routine, I often take the long way home from work. As luck would have it this route brings me past a Whole Foods, a Marianos, and H Mart. A stop to walk the aisles of H…
I became smitten with Anthony Bourdain since reading the first few pages of his book Kitchen Confidential. Immediately I loved his writing voice, I became hooked and continued to read his books. And watch all of his tv shows. He was so fun to watch, and open my eyes to adventures I could have never dreamed of. I visited…
Last week my daughter asked if she could make this Ramen Noodles with Miso Pesto recipe for dinner. Um, yes please! It was an amazing dish. She even went grocery shopping for the ingredients. As it turned out she could not find miso so she improvised by making this substitute with ingredients we had in…
The Instant Pot is still proving to be a great addition to our kitchen. I use it a few time a week to get dinner on the table. Sure, I could make a lot of recipes on the stove top, but I love that I can set it and walk away to do other things….