year of the goat
Posts By: Stephanie Izard
Donuts for Fat Tuesday!
I am not really sure how donuts became tied to Mardis Gras, but from Paczkis to biegnets, Fat Tuesday is a day known for it’s fried bread! Here is a quick recipe for making your own little donuts at home! Makes 18 donuts 0.0625 oz dry yeast 1 tbl warm water 3 floz lukewarm milk 1/8… Read more »
Reader Recipe!
I wanted to mix it up a little bit and post a recipe that a reader sent after one of our Flavor cooking demos – love hearing what you guys do at home with the sauces and spices! Here is what Teresa has to say about her creation! I had the opportunity to attend a presentation of… Read more »
Macy’s Superbowl Snacks Demo
The Superbowl was fun and all this year, but I think my favorite part was hanging out with fellow food lovers at my Macy’s game day eats cooking demo. We all know that the best part of watching the game is snacking on dips and chips, so I wanted to show a few easy recipes… Read more »
Collaboration pizza with Piece!
Every month Piece Pizza in Wicker Park partners up with another restaurant to make a special pizza, which some proceeds going to Pilot Light – and this month these asked me! At Little Goat Diner we serve our chili with little pizza poufs, so I thought it was a fun idea to reverse it and… Read more »
Superbowl Recipe Roundup
Let’s face it, the best thing about the Superbowl is the food. Here are a few of my favorite recipes, that don’t take too much time, so you can relax with your friends and have a beer or two!
Cheesy Crab Dip
Cheesy Crab Dip 1 Pound cream cheese, softened 3/4 Cup mayonnaise 1 1/4 Cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded 1 Head roasted garlic, finely chopped 1 Tbsp harissa (You may buy jarred or substitute 2 tsps sambal) 2 Tsp fish sauce 1/2 Pound lump crab meat, picked through 2 Tsp Worcestershire 2 Tsp Frank’s Red… Read more »
Quick Pork Sausage Stew
2 Tbsp. Canola Oil 2 Lbs. sausage (out of casings) 4 Slices thick cut bacon, cut into strips 1/4 Cup garlic 1 Red pepper, seeded and julienne 2 Cups Fennel 2 Cups sweet onion 1/4 Cup Brandy 2 Quarts Chicken Stock 2 Cups canned tomato (no juice) 2 Cans White Beans (rinsed) Peppers, chips, sour… Read more »
Sloppy Goats
Vegetable oil 3.5 cups roughly chopped onions 1/3 cup tomato paste 8 cloves roughly chopped garlic 2 tablespoons tamarind concentrate 3 tablespoons yellow mustard 1 ½ teaspoons dark brown sugar 3 tablespoons malt vinegar 2 ¼ teaspoons soy sauce 2 ½ lbs canned diced tomatoes with juice 3 tablespoons miso a splash of Jan’s Orange Hot… Read more »
My 5 biggest “mistakes”
Food and Wine recently asked me what my 5 biggest “mistakes” are, while it seems like an easy question to answer – who doesn’t make 5 mistakes every day?! – I found that when I really gave it some though, my “mistakes” were really just little lessons in disguise 😀 Click here to read… Read more »