Welcome back to Midweek Meal Planning for the week of 12/17/15! It’s more traditional to meal plan on the weekend, but since our Chicago grocery deals mostly flip on Wednesdays and since midweek is when many of us start running out of steam, we buck the trend here. As always, I'm a big fan of …

Cooked low & slow, Italian Pulled Pork makes tangy delicious sandwiches! Enjoy easy pulled pork sandwiches for dinner tonight. Welcome to the December 13, 2015 edition of Sunday Scratchups: Your weekly recipe from scratch around grocery sales and affordable ingredients. This week big old bone-in pork shoulder roasts have been cheap, and I got a …

Welcome back to Midweek Meal Planning for the week of 12/11/15! It’s more traditional to meal plan on the weekend, but since our Chicago grocery deals mostly flip on Wednesdays and since midweek is when many of us start running out of steam, we buck the trend here. Or, you know, post on Friday because …

Cheater Chipotle Cheddar Latkes: A great miracle happened here, because these are sooo good -- without the knuckle-scraping authenticity of traditional latkes, but with the added kick of cheddar cheese and chipotle peppers! Welcome back to Sunday Scratchups, your weekly recipe from scratch: Chanukah edition! It's no longer Sunday, true, but luckily for all of …

Happy first night of Chanukah, everyone! I hope all of you that celebrate had as lovely an evening with friends and loved ones as we did. Plus the advantage in getting your Chanukah present early is that you can use it to make a delicious (if not necessarily traditional) pot roast for dinner on the …

Welcome back to Midweek Meal Planning for the week of 12/3/15! It’s more traditional to meal plan on the weekend, but since our Chicago grocery deals mostly flip on Wednesdays and since midweek is when many of us start running out of steam, we buck the trend here. Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner -- I really …