Here’s a dish that will definitely impress your holiday party guests. It features a savory phyllo strudel filled with mushrooms, Brussels sprouts, greens and chestnuts served with grilled carrots and onions and topped with a cranberry vinaigrette. This recipes is shared courtesy of Chef Sarah Stegner, co-chef/owner of Prairie Grass Cafe in Northbrook, IL. She...
Nut milks are a staple in my kitchen. I enjoy almond milk and cashew milk, store bought or homemade. I was excited to learn that Prairie Grass Cafe now offers freshly made pecan milk. Pecans are high in antioxidants, rich in monounsaturated fats, high in fiber and high in minerals. In addition, Chef Sarah Stegner...
Holiday cookies make great gifts and also wonderful to have around for entertaining family and friends. Here’s a recipe for ginger cookies courtesy of Prairie Grass Cafe of Northbrook, IL, that’s easy to make. The cookies feature a nice mix of spices with cinnamon, ginger, and clove and a bit of orange zest. Ingredients (makes...
Here’s a holiday cocktail recipe courtesy of Daniel Sviland of Prairie Grass Cafe in Northbrook, IL. This cocktail combines fresh blood orange juice with sparking wine and triple sec. Blood Orange Sparkler Ingredients: 1 oz fresh blood orange juice 0.5 oz Cointreau 5 oz Prosecco Flamed orange zest Directions: Shake juice and Cointreau over ice....
Prairie Grass Cafe, in Northbrook, Illinois, shares a recipe for their Caramel Apple Martini, available at the restaurant throughout the season. Caramel Apple Martini 1.5 oz North Shore Vodka 3 oz Caramel Apple Cider Mix Shake and Serve up Caramel Apple Cider 4 cups Apple Cider 1 cup Homemade Caramel Sauce Blend 10 seconds.
Meat pies make delicious and hearty comfort foods. Shepherd’s pies or cottage pies are made with roasted meat and mashed potato cooked in a pie dish. Technically, a shepherd’s pie is made with mutton and a cottage pie is made with beef, but you’ll often find shepherd’s pie used synonymously with cottage pie regardless of...
Prairie Grass Cafe will be hosting a special dinner on Sunday, July 20th to celebrate the official launch of The Green City Market cookbook. The dinner is at 6pm and will feature recipes from the cookbook. The cost for the dinner is $65 plus tax and gratuity. The Green City Market cookbook will be available...
Rhubarb is technically a vegetable and sometimes considered a fruit. It kind of looks like celery but the stalks are pinkish green or red. It was a very tart taste and quite commonly used to complement flavors in sweet pies, compotes, and desserts. Here’s dessert recipe featuring a rhubarb compote over a vanilla bean panna...
The ramp, also known as the wild leek, is an early Spring vegetable. It’s flavor is often described as a combination of onions and garlic. Although pretty pungent, ramps can also add a very wonderful flavor to dishes. Chefs Bumbaris and Stegner of Northbrook, IL’s Prairie Grass Cafe, share their recipe for Ramp Crustini with...
Prairie Grass Cafe is hosting a special brunch this Sunday, March 30th from 10am to 2pm. Meet The Breakfast Queen, chef and author, Ina Pinkney and pick up a signed copy of her cookbook, Taste Memories: Recipes for Life and Breakfast. Published in 2013, the cookbook shares the many recipes she’s created and served over...