no interest whatsoever in vegetarian fare, as opposed to dishes that just happen to not contain meat. Vegetarianism is not about food but about denial, which kind of poisons a meal for me. For what it’s worth, I don’t...

sauce for one) Grilled steak, hamburger and hot dogs Build your own soft taco night Fruit salad — my go to “they like it and it's good for 'em” option Garlic toast Sour cream ranch dip — consumed like candy,...

for wimpy guests and certain recipes that need that vinegar kick, and El Yucateco Green for visual variety. Try alternating stripes of Melinda’s and Yucateco Green on a burrito!

Pasta and sauce, either from the freezer or a jar. Boil some water, nuke some sauce. That’s about as fast as it gets. Steak under the broiler with a steamed veggie is another quickie. Grilled cheese and tomato soup, from...

and picking up a couple of pieces of chicken for a midnight snack in the room. I understand I missed out on some wonderful steaks at the hotel and of course, scintillating conversation. But when it comes to family gatherings...

cooking. Spanish — ever have a real paella? If you’ve eaten in Spain you know what I’m talking about. The food matches the complete uniqueness of the country. Brazilian- stroganoff de camarao, steak picanha. So...

stainless to cut up my country-fried steak, or my fingers (over my wife’s fierce objections) to get the last crunchy bits off my heavenly Pann’s chicken wings. I have no doubt that the Michelin gang will turn their...

with natives aren’t necessarily good. Truckers and police cars in restaurant parking lots do NOT indicate good food. The more stuff (burgers, cold sandwiches, etc) served by a pizzeria, the worse the pizza. Don’t order...

enchiladas, stuffed burritos mounds of carne asada and rich mole sauces. If the majority of people were opposed to “heavy meals” in the summer, every Mexican, German, or Eastern European restaurant would close up shop...

Rice and Beans baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rice and corn also make a complete protein, chicken thighs, fast fry steaks, regular ground beef, stew beef, are the cheapest meats you’ll find

greens, grape tomato/green bean/bread salad in a bordelaise sauce. We love hangar steak and know the difficulties of making it tender, this was absolutely perfectly cooked. I got the gnocchi with hen mushrooms, grilled corn,...

Last weekend my husband an I stumbled upon Per Se and Steak V or V Steak or whatever it’s called in Columbus Circle. This was just before our meeting with our accountant to sort out our taxes. Unfortunately, we had to pass,...

to their own which was designed and sold to bake pizza in ninety years ago. About a block down the street from Totonno’s is a coal fired bread oven which, like another in South Philadelphia about a block from Pat’s...

and burrito places I have come across in Chicago, generally, have not been in Logan Square. The cuban place on fullerton, around the corner from our old place did a great cup of coffee and a better than average ropa vieja....

and parmesan) Cage free eggs Milk (no RBST and cheap!) Schwartenbrocxxx Noir chocolate (77 percent cocoa solids from Belgium for 99 cents/100 gram bar). Chewable vitamin C (100 500/mg tabs for $4.39) Frozen white corn Frozen tuna...