Food
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This glow-in-the-dark Halloween punch is both a trick and a treat
Oct 29, 2025 5:58 am - Sweet, tart and neon-bright, this batched drink is a coconut-melon daiquiri upgraded for Halloween. The recipe produces a bright alien-green drink — but when you serve it in a clear vessel and shine a black light on it, you’ll have a glowing punch that delivers spectacle and spirit.
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Best frozen pizza do-over: This time it’s a home run for Chicago’s own
Oct 29, 2025 5:35 am - Readers had some Big Pizza Feelings after last month’s ranking of the top-selling frozen pizza brands was published. It turns out, the brand with the most mentions in our comments section easily beat out all the competition in the second test.
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How to make a better sandwich, inspired by international favorites
Oct 29, 2025 5:32 am - Ready to say goodbye to that Sad Desk Lunch? Focus on layering flavor, balancing textures and taking advantage of a worldwide pantry to build a bolder, better sandwich.
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This apple, sausage and bean skillet has everything I want in a recipe
Oct 28, 2025 5:45 am - This speedy skillet meal features sweet-tart apples, savory kielbasa and earthy white beans. The apples are gently cooked to retain some of their crispness and offer a textural counterpoint to the creamy beans.
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For a vegetarian borshch with oomph, bust out the tangy sauerkraut
Oct 28, 2025 5:43 am - Tangy sauerkraut, a squeeze of lemon and a cool dollop of sour cream balance the sweetness of the beets in this hot vegetarian borshch. Packed with hearty root vegetables and cabbage, and flavored with fresh dill, it tastes like ultimate comfort food.
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Coconut-herb chutney adds a spark to mild white fish
Oct 28, 2025 5:25 am - Firm white fish fillets are infused with the flavors of coconut, chile, mint and cilantro in these Parsi-style fish packets. In her cookbook, “Pakistan,” Maryam Jillani notes that this dish is “beloved among the Parsi community across India and Pakistan.”
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Comfort meets luxury in this earthy, easy truffle mac and cheeseOct 22, 2025 6:09 am - Grace Carnovale’s truffle mac and cheese hits all the nostalgic notes — tender noodles, velvety cheese sauce — but adds just enough of a gourmet flair to make it special. The secret lies in the sauce and a bit of technique.
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Impress your guests this fall with caramel-glazed ginger applesauce cakeOct 22, 2025 5:42 am - Spoiler alert: This recipe for Don Mauer’s version of Ruth Reichl’s Gingered Applesauce Cake with Caramel Glaze is not low-calorie, low-fat, or low-carb. It is just ... well ... sensational.
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Garlic and bread soup reminds you to stay curious in the kitchen
Oct 21, 2025 5:19 am - Inspired by Spanish sopa de ajo (garlic soup), this pantry-friendly dish includes scallions in addition to garlic in a broth flavored with sweet and smoked paprikas. The soup, featured in “Milk Street Shorts” by Christopher Kimball, is thickened with bread and egg yolks.
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Skillet miso cod with warm slaw brims with protein, fiber and flavor
Oct 21, 2025 5:15 am - An umami-rich mixture of miso paste, butter and honey imbues this saucy skillet cod and warm, gingery slaw with savory-sweet flavor.
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