Dunlays on the Square

27 May Grazing in The City - Chicago Restaurant - Dunlay's on the Square

It’s hard to believe this is my first restaurant review this year. Where has the time gone?

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Cheesy Poblano Rice – Twice as Nice!

16 May Grazing in The City - Cheesy Poblano Rice

Rice is perhaps the most common food staple in the world. It’s the single most consumed cereal grain on earth, and it’s many varieties are used in different cuisines the world over. I’ve been known to stuff my fat face with fried rice, red beans and rice, and even Rice Krispies a time or two. This particular side dish, while it won’t feed the world, will certainly liven up that boneless, skinless chicken breast that’s taking up space in your freezer.

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Lemon Garlic Chicken

5 May Grazing in The Kitchen - Lemon Garlic Chicken

Last week I didn’t post anything as I was out of town and this week has been crazy-busy, but now I’m back with a quick and delicious recipe that will knock your socks off. This is a fairly short post – I’ve made lots of things in the past weeks and am a little backed up on getting everything posted. And now, on with the show.

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Lemon Thyme Tea Cookies

21 Apr Grazing in the City - Lemon Thyme Cookies

Looking for a buttery-yet-light spring time cookie? Look no further than these tasty and bright little morsels of heaven.

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Creamy Asparagus Soup

14 Apr Grazing in The City - Creamy Asparagus Soup

Growing up on a farm, having fresh-grown asparagus whenever I wanted was something I grew up accustomed to. It’s just how we rolled down on the farm, ya’ll. It has always been one of my favorite vegetables – if not my top favorite. And, fresh asparagus always heralds the arrival of Spring. That, and Bradford pear trees blooming. And irises blooming. And Passover. And Easter. And spring break . . .

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Bloom and Gloom

25 Mar Grazing in The City - Spring Bloom

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Chocolate Chip Banana Gorilla Bread

24 Mar Grazing in The City - Chocolate Chip Banana Gorilla Bread

I know I posted about chocolate chip banana bread last month – this is similar, in that it has bananas and chocolate chips – but that’s where the similarities end. This recipe was also a bit over the top, even for me. But doggone it was good.

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Chicken Stew with Homemade Biscuits

18 Mar Grazing in The City - Chicken Stew with Homemade Biscuits

This recipe is originally from Ina Garten on Foodnetwork.com - it turned out to be as delicious as I thought it would. It also resulted in some of the best biscuits I’ve ever made.

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Beautiful Blueberry Breakfast Cake

10 Mar Grazing in The City - Blueberry Breakfast Cake

With berry season still some weeks away, I might have jumped the gun here – but this is the sort of thing weekends are made for.

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Roasted Potato and Leek Soup

3 Mar Grazing in The City - Roasted Potato and Leek Soup

This soup is the perfect meal for the cold weather this time of year. Now that January and February are over, it seems like only a matter of days before a spring time mentality will start setting in for everyone here in Chicago – and elsewhere for that matter. But it will probably be awhile before Mother Nature catches up. Le sigh.

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