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- Soup (6)
- Broccoli Potato Dill Soup
March 15, 2010, 17:31
Another soup. Potato broccoli and dill! Sound exciting? This soup is actually pretty simple, in flavor and in prep. There's no big kick or real surprise…
- Cauliflower Soup
February 21, 2010, 10:45
Ok, so I'm a huge fan of soup. I love eating it. I'd eat it every day. However, I've always felt like there are not enough soup options out in the public for…
- Lentil and Kale Soup
January 11, 2010, 08:04
A soup made with ingredients on hand; this hearty lentil stew is a warm and filling meal perfect in the cold months of Chicago's winter. The recipe can easily…
- Carrot Ginger Soup with Edamame
December 20, 2009, 17:42
Type is becoming blurry, street signs only exist the closer I get, and people with glasses can see better than I... time to get my eyes examined. Aye. In the…
- Savory Butternut Squash Soup
November 4, 2009, 19:14
I have to admit, I don't really like eating squash. I generally don't even like squash soup. I like how squash looks, I like that it's a very seasonal food,…
- Asparagus Lemon Soup
April 18, 2009, 12:00
I love soup! Whether it’s creamy, brothy, hardy, vegetable, lentil, or noodle, it most likely is nutritious and delicious. Within the past few years I have…
- Broccoli Potato Dill Soup
- Breakfast (5)
- Granola
April 17, 2010, 15:01
With the arrival of spring comes the urge to get back into shape and lighten our diets. Regular exercise routines start now and for breakfast we'll have…
- Camp Cooker
August 30, 2009, 11:29
Last week Joe and I went on a little vacation to Minnesota with some friends (Todd, Gage, Robert, & Joshua), Todd and Joshua are brothers who have a family…
- Kale Smoothie
May 22, 2009, 18:57
Over winter Joe and I fell in love with kale. Because it is more of a cooler climate crop it was easy to find and very inexpensive in the fall/winter…
- Young Coconut Banana Smoothie
April 29, 2009, 23:22
Our never-ending quest for health has brought us to the young coconut. For the past six months, we have been doing Kundalini Yoga via DVD with Ana Brett and…
- Huevos Rancheros - B Style
April 26, 2009, 12:00
Huevos Rancheros can be served in many different forms. It seems as though every restaurant has their own way of preparing essentially the same meal. This is…
- Granola
- Snacks (13)
- Cheddar Pecan Crackers
April 12, 2010, 20:57
Better than Better Cheddars. These cheddar crackers are packed with pecans and spiced with thyme and hot sauce. Yes, a real treat that makes me nostalgic for…
- Parmesan Black Pepper Crackers
April 11, 2010, 15:26
Last weekend I went on another internet cracker hunt. I found two recipes that had a similar method but completely different ingredient ideas. One is this…
- Mini Egg Rolls
February 16, 2010, 12:25
I've been making little egg rolls for years now and I've never been disappointed. I've switched up the ingredients and the proportions many times. Some…
- Stuffed Mushrooms
February 2, 2010, 19:28
There are definitely many right ways to make stuffed mushrooms. It's an extremely easy dish to make and to improvise with whatever you have. With the…
- Chickpea Snack
January 27, 2010, 19:58
Over the past year or so crunchy chickpeas have been flooding the food blog world. There's a good reason for it too! They're inexpensive, simple to make,…
- Roasted Pepper and Olive Spread
January 9, 2010, 08:01
Of course you'll need something delicious to dip your homemade crackers into... how about a roasted red pepper & olive spread? Ingredients used : 2…
- Poppy Crackers
January 8, 2010, 07:59
I love crackers but have not made them myself until recently. I noticed that we haven't purchased many, if any, crackers in the past year and when I came…
- Radish Snack
October 19, 2009, 19:34
Radishes are not something I often buy, not because I dislike them rather I'm not always sure what to do with them. Sure you could always dip them in something…
- Potato Chips and Cottage Cheese
June 25, 2009, 12:04
I very rarely buy potato chips but if I do, I like to take them with cottage cheese. I don't remember who revealed this trick to me but I do know that this…
- Tomatillo Sauce
May 15, 2009, 10:24
I can’t believe it took me this long to experiment with tomatillos! Seriously, I have always loved salsa verde and have wanted to try making it for a…
- Who Loves Salsa?
April 26, 2009, 10:37
Salsa is one of the most obvious and easy snacks, especially when you can just pour it out of a jar or pick up a fresh batch from your local grocer. But…
- Tabbouleh•Hummus•Pita
April 23, 2009, 07:50
The other night Joe and I decided that we would try to make a “Mediterranean” style meal. We wanted it to be relatively easy and fresh – so we chose to…
- Samosas Made Easier
April 17, 2009, 19:30
Indian inspired foods and flavors are some of our favorites. Samosas are an absolute treat; whenever I have the chance I order a few and love them! So, why…
- Cheddar Pecan Crackers
- Lunch (4)
- Walnut Goat Cheese Pita Pizza
June 16, 2009, 08:44
Our roommate Matt went away for the weekend and brought home a new meal idea. He and his lady Jane made it together first, then Joe and I were lucky to try…
- Huevos Rancheros - B Style
April 26, 2009, 12:00
Huevos Rancheros can be served in many different forms. It seems as though every restaurant has their own way of preparing essentially the same meal. This is…
- Tabbouleh•Hummus•Pita
April 23, 2009, 07:50
The other night Joe and I decided that we would try to make a “Mediterranean” style meal. We wanted it to be relatively easy and fresh – so we chose to…
- #1 Best Tofu
April 19, 2009, 14:47
This Tofu recipe is inspired from the Grit and my friend Rebekka who first introduced me to this meal. Tofu and Broccoli! I have been eating it regularly…
- Walnut Goat Cheese Pita Pizza
- Dinner (10)
- Garden Green Pizza
July 5, 2010, 18:56
This would be our second time enjoying this year's greens from our garden - spinach & Swiss chard. It's also the second variation of this pizza... but…
- Potato Rosemary Pizza
February 14, 2010, 15:56
I think it's safe to say that making your own pizza will change your life. At least it changed ours in the way we feel about eating it... Let's face it,…
- Pumpkin Lasagna
December 2, 2009, 00:31
I'm continuously on a quest to find ways to prepare squash and pumpkin in a satisfying way. I mentioned in a previous post that I don't care much for squash…
- Gourstada
August 20, 2009, 12:00
Gourstada, as in gourmet tostada. Tostadas have to be one of the easiest and quickest meal or snack to make. We make some sort of variation of a tostada…
- Mushrooms & Basil
July 27, 2009, 21:34
The herbs are the first of what's growing in our garden that are ready to be eaten. In the past week or so we have been a bit pressed for time and have…
- Walnut Goat Cheese Pita Pizza
June 16, 2009, 08:44
Our roommate Matt went away for the weekend and brought home a new meal idea. He and his lady Jane made it together first, then Joe and I were lucky to try…
- Real Ultimate Salad # 1
May 7, 2009, 09:07
Salad is a dish that has infinite possibilities. You can add just about anything you desire and it’s near impossible mess it up (with the exception of adding…
- Huevos Rancheros - B Style
April 26, 2009, 12:00
Huevos Rancheros can be served in many different forms. It seems as though every restaurant has their own way of preparing essentially the same meal. This is…
- Tabbouleh•Hummus•Pita
April 23, 2009, 07:50
The other night Joe and I decided that we would try to make a “Mediterranean” style meal. We wanted it to be relatively easy and fresh – so we chose to…
- #1 Best Tofu
April 19, 2009, 14:47
This Tofu recipe is inspired from the Grit and my friend Rebekka who first introduced me to this meal. Tofu and Broccoli! I have been eating it regularly…
- Garden Green Pizza
- Drink (3)
- Watermelon Lemonade
July 8, 2009, 20:47
Watermelon- what an obvious fruit to make juice from! It's naturally "watery" and the subtle flavor is extraordinarily refreshing. Paired with lemon? Of…
- Kale Smoothie
May 22, 2009, 18:57
Over winter Joe and I fell in love with kale. Because it is more of a cooler climate crop it was easy to find and very inexpensive in the fall/winter…
- Young Coconut Banana Smoothie
April 29, 2009, 23:22
Our never-ending quest for health has brought us to the young coconut. For the past six months, we have been doing Kundalini Yoga via DVD with Ana Brett and…
- Watermelon Lemonade
- Sweet (2)
- Pistachio Lemon Shortbread Cookies
February 28, 2010, 09:40
I'm attempting to broaden my taste for sweets and desire to make sweet treats. To do that, I'll need a few good recipes. Lately I've gone through a few bad…
- Banana Bread
May 10, 2009, 10:38
There are lots of banana bread recipes in the world; they all have similar ingredients yet some are better than others. We make banana bread quite often, we…
- Pistachio Lemon Shortbread Cookies
- Bread (7)
- Jalapeno Swiss Bread
March 22, 2010, 06:55
This recipe is not so new, basically a repeat post, but I had to share it again with only slight change from the first Jalapeño Bread. Really there are only…
- Rosemary Bread Baked in a Dutch Oven
January 6, 2010, 19:48
Over the holidays we were gifted some pretty amazing things. There are two new special tools I am specifically referring to right now, a KitchenAid! and a…
- Peasant Bread
December 12, 2009, 12:06
A bread that takes less than 3 hours to make from scratch! Yay! It's not always easy to find a bread recipe that you can rise within 2 hours and cook in about…
- Sage Bread
September 13, 2009, 20:28
Fall is slowly moving in on us and with it comes the urge to bake more bread! Joe and I love making bread. We don't have much experience or a stand mixer, but…
- Jalapeño Cheddar Bread
May 18, 2009, 07:15
We don’t have much experience in making loaves of bread. So, we have decided to start baking them more often to learn different methods. When it’s time…
- Banana Bread
May 10, 2009, 10:38
There are lots of banana bread recipes in the world; they all have similar ingredients yet some are better than others. We make banana bread quite often, we…
- Crumble Croutons
May 7, 2009, 08:59
I'm always pleased to find croutons in my salad. I love the extra hint of flavor and the additional crunch. However, what I don’t care for is struggling to…
- Jalapeno Swiss Bread
- Salad (7)
- Roasted Beets with Mint
September 21, 2009, 09:00
One item in last week's produce box was a beet- not so pretty on the outside but brilliant on the inside and super nutritional as well. Just so happened that…
- Salad with Our First Cherry Tomatoes
August 17, 2009, 23:47
Our cherry tomatoes are finally turning red! The other day we made our first salad using them- I have to say, fresh picked cherry tomatoes are oh so delicious…
- Grape Almond Cilantro Salad
August 5, 2009, 10:09
My friend Ellen is about to enter her first year of culinary school; a couple of years ago she started her blog- gogochicago as a way to track what she eats…
- Kale Salad
July 30, 2009, 21:31
Raw Kale? I never thought to use raw kale for the base of a salad. I though it would surely be too tough to eat like that. Then I saw a post from Vegan…
- Mango, Chili, Lime
July 10, 2009, 12:02
Sweet, spicy, sour, & salty. Mango, chili, lime, & salt. Mango is an extremely tasty fruit on it’s own but by adding a few simple flavors…
- Real Ultimate Salad # 1
May 7, 2009, 09:07
Salad is a dish that has infinite possibilities. You can add just about anything you desire and it’s near impossible mess it up (with the exception of adding…
- Crumble Croutons
May 7, 2009, 08:59
I'm always pleased to find croutons in my salad. I love the extra hint of flavor and the additional crunch. However, what I don’t care for is struggling to…
- Roasted Beets with Mint
- Miscellaneous (7)
- Rosemary Butter
January 15, 2010, 08:06
A quick entry with a recipe for fancy butter... 1 stick of salted butter at room temperature 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary chopped 1/4 teaspoon crushed red…
- Organic Produce Delivery #4
September 20, 2009, 19:50
Week 4 of our organic produce delivery was delivered on September 2, 2009. The contents of the box included - 1 head of broccoli, 1 large local beet, 2 local…
- Organic Produce Delivery #3
September 2, 2009, 10:02
Week 3 of our organic produce delivery, received on August 25, 2009. Last week the household was unable to make our weekly produce box meal together. It…
- Organic Produce Delivery #2
August 18, 2009, 12:00
Week two of our organic produce delivery, received on August 12th 2009. This week our box seemed a little heavier than last, this is what was in it ::…
- Organic Produce Delivery #1
August 8, 2009, 10:09
We, the mates of our home (Joe, Rachael, and yours truly), have decided to schedule a weekly fresh organic produce delivery from Newleaf Natural Grocery. The…
- One Good Thing About Onions
May 25, 2009, 09:16
Alliums! chive allium ornamental "gladiator" allium leek allium Alliums are beautiful bulbous flowers produced by various members of the onion…
- Welcome
April 17, 2009, 19:24
Welcome to Hold the Onions! This site is dedicated to people who shouldn’t eat onions, as well as all who enjoy eating and preparing delicious food! abou…
- Rosemary Butter
- Garden (6)
- Pepper Garden
July 13, 2010, 06:43
So, it's definitely apparent that our garden is predominantly made of peppers. We have far more peppers than anything else. We started the garden in mid-May…
- Our Garden Moved
June 27, 2010, 13:34
Our garden has officially moved! And so did we, of course. I guess I can blame all of the busyness and work of moving for my slow-to-post attention to this…
- Garden 2010
June 5, 2010, 11:25
The beginning of May was rather cold here in Chicago. I anxiously waited for it to warm up so I could get my potted garden started. I worried that I would be…
- Garden Update
September 1, 2009, 08:52
A lot has happened in the garden since the last post in July. We are now at the beginning of September and the air is already starting to feel like fall.…
- Cherry Tomatoes
August 1, 2009, 18:54
During the last week of July our cherry tomatoes have decided to start turning red. It seems to take about a week or so for them to fully change. So far we…
- Garden
July 21, 2009, 22:22
On May 17th 2009 our potted garden was born. Planting on the porch is something I always look forward to, it happens every year but this time we have decided…
- Pepper Garden
- Preserve (5)
- Dill Seeds
September 12, 2010, 09:00
This is our first year planting dill, one pot holding one sprig of dill! Such a cute little plant with delicate wisps of flavor. It's a great herb to flavor…
- Jalapeno Spice
March 23, 2010, 01:01
Ever since last time we made pepper powder, which was also the first time we made a pepper powder, I've been making all sorts of plans in my mind for the next…
- Canning Salsa
November 27, 2009, 13:37
Throughout spring and summer we prepared fresh salsa about once a week- sometimes even more. As fall set in I noticed that we had not been making fresh salsa…
- Pepper Powder
October 29, 2009, 18:10
This year our porch garden had 5 pots of various peppers: jalapeño, red chili, habeñero, serrano, & ancho. We used about 40 of our red chilies to make…
- Chili Garlic Sauce
October 25, 2009, 08:26
Chicago's fall came quick and is already on its way out. Naturally with cold weather moving in our garden has been fading away. A couple of weeks ago, Joe…
- Dill Seeds
- Vegan (17)
- Chickpea Snack
January 27, 2010, 19:58
Over the past year or so crunchy chickpeas have been flooding the food blog world. There's a good reason for it too! They're inexpensive, simple to make,…
- Lentil and Kale Soup
January 11, 2010, 08:04
A soup made with ingredients on hand; this hearty lentil stew is a warm and filling meal perfect in the cold months of Chicago's winter. The recipe can easily…
- Canning Salsa
November 27, 2009, 13:37
Throughout spring and summer we prepared fresh salsa about once a week- sometimes even more. As fall set in I noticed that we had not been making fresh salsa…
- Pepper Powder
October 29, 2009, 18:10
This year our porch garden had 5 pots of various peppers: jalapeño, red chili, habeñero, serrano, & ancho. We used about 40 of our red chilies to make…
- Chili Garlic Sauce
October 25, 2009, 08:26
Chicago's fall came quick and is already on its way out. Naturally with cold weather moving in our garden has been fading away. A couple of weeks ago, Joe…
- Roasted Beets with Mint
September 21, 2009, 09:00
One item in last week's produce box was a beet- not so pretty on the outside but brilliant on the inside and super nutritional as well. Just so happened that…
- Organic Produce Delivery #4
September 20, 2009, 19:50
Week 4 of our organic produce delivery was delivered on September 2, 2009. The contents of the box included - 1 head of broccoli, 1 large local beet, 2 local…
- Grape Almond Cilantro Salad
August 5, 2009, 10:09
My friend Ellen is about to enter her first year of culinary school; a couple of years ago she started her blog- gogochicago as a way to track what she eats…
- Kale Salad
July 30, 2009, 21:31
Raw Kale? I never thought to use raw kale for the base of a salad. I though it would surely be too tough to eat like that. Then I saw a post from Vegan…
- Mango, Chili, Lime
July 10, 2009, 12:02
Sweet, spicy, sour, & salty. Mango, chili, lime, & salt. Mango is an extremely tasty fruit on it’s own but by adding a few simple flavors…
- Kale Smoothie
May 22, 2009, 18:57
Over winter Joe and I fell in love with kale. Because it is more of a cooler climate crop it was easy to find and very inexpensive in the fall/winter…
- Tomatillo Sauce
May 15, 2009, 10:24
I can’t believe it took me this long to experiment with tomatillos! Seriously, I have always loved salsa verde and have wanted to try making it for a…
- Young Coconut Banana Smoothie
April 29, 2009, 23:22
Our never-ending quest for health has brought us to the young coconut. For the past six months, we have been doing Kundalini Yoga via DVD with Ana Brett and…
- Who Loves Salsa?
April 26, 2009, 10:37
Salsa is one of the most obvious and easy snacks, especially when you can just pour it out of a jar or pick up a fresh batch from your local grocer. But…
- Tabbouleh•Hummus•Pita
April 23, 2009, 07:50
The other night Joe and I decided that we would try to make a “Mediterranean” style meal. We wanted it to be relatively easy and fresh – so we chose to…
- #1 Best Tofu
April 19, 2009, 14:47
This Tofu recipe is inspired from the Grit and my friend Rebekka who first introduced me to this meal. Tofu and Broccoli! I have been eating it regularly…
- Samosas Made Easier
April 17, 2009, 19:30
Indian inspired foods and flavors are some of our favorites. Samosas are an absolute treat; whenever I have the chance I order a few and love them! So, why…
- Chickpea Snack