Well, we’ve made through Rosh Hashanah! It’s officially the year 5778 and I want to wish all of our readers a Shana Tova U’metikah – and here’s to this year being full of health, happiness, love, laughter and LOTS of good food! And that got me thinking. As we are now in the 10 days of … Continue reading “Meals and Mitzvot!”
Before we get to the fried pickles I want to say congratulations to Anita Jude of Ashland, KY. She is the lucky winner of our reCAP Mason Jar Kit Giveaway. Thanks to folks at reCap Mason Jars for providing the prize. Anita let us know how you plan on using the fermentation kit. I love a good pickle. … Continue reading “Fried Pickles and The Giveaway Winner”
Last Sunday Rachel, Elliott (Rachel’s husband), and I went to the International Home + Housewares Show at McCormick Place on Chicago’s Museum Campus. For those of you not from around these parts, McCormick Place is the nation’s largest convention center with 2,600,000 square feet of prime exhibit space. Needless to say there was an insane amount of … Continue reading “2017 International Home + Housewares Show Review”
Happy Pi day (at least for another few hours) to my math nerd friends, not to be confused with National Pie Day, which next year will be on Tuesday, January 23rd according to Google. For those of you who don’t remember, Pi (π) is the Greek letter used to represent the magical number needed to … Continue reading “Happy Pi Day: Smoked Duck Personal Pot Pie”
Happy Pi Day everyone! Ah, March 14th, 3/14, where everyone stuffs their faces with pie (much more tasty than pi). Math nerds, unite! This latest challenge is none other than (duh)…PIE! #yum. Funny, I almost forgot about “pi” day this year, until my chiropractor’s office provided a gentle reminder of their annual “pie contest” on … Continue reading “Happy Pi Day! Chocolate Sweet Potato Pudding Pie with Maple Coconut Cream”
In honor of the upcoming Jewish holiday of Purim I challenged Rachel to hamantaschen throw down. I figure I should be able to best her easily, as they are usually high in sugar and carbs which are Kryptonite to my compadre. While hamantaschen usually take the form of a sweet triangular cookie, I went in a completely different direction creating … Continue reading “Barbecue Chicken Hamantashen”
I must admit, I was a bit perplexed when I was given “lamb bacon” and “quail eggs”. No, not because I didn’t know what to do with BACON, but because I had just too many ideas running through my head! Do I go with a breakfast dish? Snack? Maybe even a dessert? Hey, bacon and … Continue reading “Lamb Bacon French Fries topped with Quail Eggs and Chopped Parsley”
Meat Your Vegetables is the food blog brainchild of Daniel Peikes, a rabid carnivore, and Rachel Katzman, a creative pescatarian. Daniel Peikes here. I was born and raised on the north side of Chicago to a father from the lower east side of Manhattan and a mother from the Golder’s Green neighborhood of London. I still live in Chicago … Continue reading “About Us”
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