vegetarian lasagna

The McItaly - Critics Debate if McDonald's New Italian Hamburger Is Mmmm Mmmm Good

Do they supersize in Italy?

It’s lunchtime. Do you want a panino or a McItaly?

That’s right…the land that invented chicken cacciatore is now home to the McItaly, a new McDonald’s burger. A government official, who went to the grand unveiling in Rome, said the “sandwich has great ambitions.”

The burger is made with beef from [...]

Review: Chicago Gourmet Fest

I went to Chicago Gourmet Fest this weekend. Tons of Italian food and white wine. And champagne. And cooking demos. And beer samples. Here’s a photo slideshow of my favorite moments…That I can remember that is.

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Chicken Chili

Looks gross. Tastes good.

Recently, I stopped by Cherry Republic, a cafe and winery in Glen Arbor, Michigan. (Who knew they had wineries in Michigan?)

The wood paneled eatery sells everything from cherry wine to cherry salsa. They gave me a chicken chili recipe, but I made some substitutions.

I added about half of ground beef [...]

Pasta Meat Sauce

I like eating this cold at midnight

I love my mom for many reasons. But her meat pasta sauce (aka Bolognese sauce) is right up there in the top five reasons why she rules.

Before you start chopping onions, make sure you have a free afternoon to let this sauce simmer (with occasional stirring) for at [...]