We’ve been looking for ways to cut out butter in our diet. As the holidays approach, we’ve been playing around with different favorite holiday dishes that usually require the use of a heavy amount of butter. This pie crust is a perfect way to accomplish our goal. It’s flakey, flavorful, and better than a crust with …
Anyone who knows us, knows that we love incorporating shellfish into our meals. I just started learning to cook mussels, clams, etc. within the last couple of years. This recipe for Clam Linguine is so simple. Likely, you’ll have all of the ingredients at home already! With just a few ingredients, you can have an …
In our household, we LOVE seafood, especially shellfish. My favorite way to prepare shellfish is to deep fry it. I know, I know… so unhealthy. But there’s nothing better than fried softshell crab, friend lobster bites, or fried shrimp. Since going on the low carb diet, I haven’t been able to enjoy fried shrimp like …
When was the last time you were truly satisfied with the buffalo shrimp you got at a restaurant? For us, it is few and far between. Either the shrimp are too small, not fresh, or they are just all breading, or somehow worse, soggy. We have finally perfected the breaded buffalo shrimp – light and …
In Chicago, there’s this iconic restaurant, Cheesie’s, that just about everyone on the North Side knows about. They specialize in… well… you guessed it: cheese based recipes. They have the best grilled cheese sandwiches I’ve ever had. Their most popular one is a grilled cheese with mac and cheese on it and it’s so good …
Mexican food might be our favorite of all time. When we used to constantly eat take out food, we’d be stopping at our local Mexican restaurants on the reg. I’m not sure if you all know this, but Chicago has some of the best Mexican food EVER. Now that we’re trying to budget a little …
