Try something a little different this Easter, with these out-of-the-ordinary options.
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We can’t promise you a gig at Kitchen Stadium, but the next best thing is a chance to sample some of the winning dishes from “Iron Chef.” A traditional margarita from Guanajuato in Glencoe, which serves more than 40 tequilas, as well as specialty margaritas including mango and blood orange, acai pomegranate and jalapeno. (Photo by Jim Frost.) Tomorrow is National Margarita Day! What’s your favorite version? The traditional lime version or fancy fruity options? Blended frozen slushy margaritas? According to Gourmet [...] The guacamole flight at Salsa 17 Mexican Grill and Margarita Bar in downtown Arlington Heights, $9.95 with warm tortilla chips, offers freshly prepared avocado dip three ways: a traditional style with fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic, jalapenos, cilantro and lime juice; mango guacamole, which adds in fresh mango and tequila añejo; and a house version seasoned [...] Every week, “Eat this!” highlights recipes for classic, unique and seasonal dishes, as prepared by Chicago-area chefs. Recently, we compiled a list of the top 10 most popular recipes of 2010. That list wasn’t chosen by us, but our readers, who clicked through to those recipes most often. Here they are again, because they’re worth [...] Top 10 most-popular recipes of the past year from Dining Chicago. You don’t have to cook on Christmas Day in Chicago. Scores of restaurants and bars will be open to serve you, many serving special holiday meals. Call ahead to check on hours and menus; reservations may be required. 33 Club, Old Town, American 676 Restaurant and Bar, Loop, American Allgauer’s Restaurant, Alsip, American Ann Sather, [...] What it is: Enchiladas are tortillas soaked in chili sauce and rolled around a filling, a comforting, homey dish from Mexico. Where it comes from: Enchiladas are served throughout Mexico. The word enchilada derives from Spanish enchilar, “to season with chili.” Enchiladas were mentioned in print in what’s believed to be the first Mexican cookbook, [...] Day of the Dead, Mexico’s answer to Halloween on Nov. 1, honors the souls of the deceased with rituals remembering friends and relatives who have passed away. Some believe the souls of the departed visit the living on this day. Whimsical images of skeletons, including skulls crafted from sugar, are a big part of the [...] What it is: A type of Cucurbita pepo, acorn squash is an edible gourd related to pumpkins and zucchini. A hard-shelled winter-storage squash, most traditionally it has a dark green exterior shaped something like an acorn, and a finely grained, sweet orange flesh, but you can also find acorns with golden, white and even striped [...] |
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