I was contacted some months ago by the AIDS Foundation of Chicago inviting me to judge at their ‘World of Chocolate’ event held annually at Chicago’s Union Station. 22 culinarians would compete in three categories for the best chocolate themed dishes. I tasted many, many dishes and though they ranged from sweet to savory to […]
When I woke up this morning the windows were iced over once again, and there is another 3” of fresh snow on top of the dirty gray snow that has been piling up over the last 2 months. I feel like this winter will never end, and as I make a pot of coffee I […]
Walking over to the back door she reached behind the oven and pulled out the old step stool, snapping it open with a creak and placing it just next to her working space next to the stove. From a high cabinet overhead she reaches for the flour canister, measuring some out into her brown melamine […]
A Cook's Canvas 