Hands-down the best way to have eggs, don't you agree? The best part is that it's so fast and simple, but there are a few essential steps to achieving a plump white with a perfectly runny yolk rather than something resembling a Portuguese man-o-war with its egg-y tentacles floating around in the water.The Perfect Poached … Continue reading Breakfast Bite: The Perfect Poached Egg
Lake Bluff Farmers’ Market
Cocktail Hour: A Simple Crisp White + Smoked Whitefish Spread
Sometimes nothing is better than a crisp white on a warm summer evening. Yesterday marked the summer solstice, and we spent it on our just finished stone terrace with chilled sauv blanc and this smoked whitefish spread. I picked up the smoked whitefish fillets from a fisherman's stand at the farmers' market in Lake Bluff … Continue reading Cocktail Hour: A Simple Crisp White + Smoked Whitefish Spread
the aesthete and the dilettante 