Cooking Chemist

You may have started to notice that I am a big fan of using citrus in cooking.  I’ve already mentioned how much I love using my microplane to zest citrus.  This leads me to my next “must have” kitchen gadget which are citrus juicers.  There are a few different types of tools that can help [...]

First off, let me apologize for the lack of posts in the past week.  I’ve had some distractions arrive which prevented me from focusing on my blog.  I promise to get back on track!  I’m going to review my next “must have” kitchen gadget as well as provide one of my go to pork tenderloin [...]

As promised, I’m going to review each of my must have kitchen gadgets in a bit more detail.  I still remember the first time I learned about the microplane – I was taking a cooking class at The Chopping Block and all of the sudden the chef whips out a microplane and starts rapidly zesting [...]

If you are like me I’m sure you have a few “must have” tools in your kitchen.  I’m going to be doing a series highlighting my top ten favorites in the kitchen along with some product reviews so hopefully this will get you started and may even expose you to a new kitchen gadget.  Here [...]

Okay – the Barefoot Contessa would probably frown upon some of the shortcuts I took when making her version of Italian Wedding Soup but I doubt any of your friends or family will notice the difference!
It’s a cold, snowy and blustery day here in Chicago and nothing hits the spot better than a warm bowl [...]

Happy World Nutella Day!  For those of you not familiar with Nutella, it’s a delicious chocolate hazelnut spread founded by an Italian company.  It used to be more challenging to find but now you can pick it up at most local grocery stores and trust me, it’s worth it!  Simply spread on a piece of [...]

I am a big fan of fish tacos – they are easy to make, healthy and muy delicioso! I’ve been noticing more and more restaurants adding tacos to their menus – and not just your standard chicken or beef options but really interesting combinations of ingredients and flavors. No doubt the following recipe [...]

I love fried chicken – I mean, who doesn’t?  However, it’s not exactly a figure friendly dish and I’m not really a fan of deep frying in my house.  I live in a condo which means I have a small kitchen and deep frying is messy and stinky so I prefer not to do it.  [...]