Dinner - Beef and vegetable soup

This was a great supper!!!  I used top sirloin for the beef and cut it into small pieces.  I browned them first.  Then added the cartons of no salt beef stock (always have at least one half a carton left over in case you need to add more liquid as the soup condenses), frozen lima beans, frozen cut green beans, 1 can of dark kidney beans and carrots.  To this I added burgundy wine (2 gluggs - professional cooking term), 5 cloves of garlic, chipolte pepper powder and salt. I left it on the lowest setting on the stove and stirred it occasionally for about 2 hours.  It was very rich and full of flavor and little fat.

Restaurant Review - Kitsch'n on Roscoe, Chicago, IL

We found a great place for breakfast.  Kitsch'n on Roscoe - 2005 West Roscoe Street, Chicago. We were sat in the back porch area.  What was nice about it is that you felt like you were outside, with just a tarp between the sky and you.  But with the heaters, it was nice and toasty.  The best of both worlds.....outside and warm.  The service was friendly and attentive. Great place we will be going back to for sure.

If you have been reading my blog for awhile, you know my affinity for eggs benedict.  Here is their version - Bayou Crab Cakes Benedict.

 These are crab cakes with poached eggs, habanero corn bread hash, bayou hollandaise sauce (I had it on the side) and a green salad.

It was great with everything all smashed together.  The hash was delicious.  It was made with grated potatoes.   And the texture and slight sweetness of the corn bread hash was so great with the smooth, rich yolk and crab-full cakes.

My favorite cookie

I have found it....my favorite cookie in the whole, wide world.  Doesn't it seem like we are always looking for that elusive "best cookie ever"??  I have found it.

 Here it is...the Ranger Cookie.  Chocolate chips, coconut, rice krispies, and oats.  The perfect combo with the perfect texture.  Crunchy on edge, soft in the center.

 Look at this perfect cookie.....I will never eat another cookie again, except if it is a Ranger Cookie from Sweet Mandy B's.

Sweet Mandy B's in Chicago - 

1208 W Webster Ave

Chicago, IL 60614

T: (773) 244-1174