Recipes

My family originated in Poland and settled in Milwaukee, and this is a family recipe for a hearty Polish soup. Although I now live in Nashville Tennessee, I make this...

My family kept complaining about the same old string bean casserole at holiday meals. I found the basis for the recipe in a magazine, and adapted it to our tastes

I learned to make this when I lived in Singapore. It is much easier than you would expect, a real crowd pleaser, and quickly became a family favorite as well...

Treat you friends and family to a hearty Irish dish this St. Patrick's day.

It can't get any easier to make greens with a kick.

I like oatmeal, but don't always have time to make it. I've tried commerically available instant oatmeal, but do not necessarily like the taste. So, I learned to make my...

Edamame makes a healthy low-calorie snack that's filling and delicious. The buttery taste of edamame is decadent. It's low in fat and high in flavor.

This recipe was provided by a customer in our Evanston store. One of our Evanston crew tried it out and it's delicious. If you're the anonymous customer who shared this...

This is an adapted combination of several recipes that simply had too many ingredients, or too many steps, for my taste.

My family knows these chiles as "chile de arbol." This is a fast, easy salsa to make and it's very authentic. It is always a crowd pleaser.

This is a Greek beef stew made with small onions. This is my mom's recipe, and every Fall--without fail--you could smell it simmering in the kitchen. Serve it with a...

Every winter I prepare this wonderful soup, and I am convinced that an important part of its distinctive flavor comes from the black mustard seeds--that I faithfully purchase from The...

When I needed to prepare a salad to accommodate unexpected guests one afternoon, this artichoke and olive pasta salad recipe came about. I made it from some of my favorite...