Erica Kane, Founder of CheekyChicago.com, is a Jewtalian who loves to cook. View all recipes here.

Recipes

Erica Kane posts an ongoing and ever-growing collection of her favorite home cooked recipes.

Cheeseburger Meatloaf Erica Bethe Jewtalian

Cheeseburger Meatloaf

Erica Bethe Levin February 3, 2019

I’ve been eating the same meatloaf recipe my entire life. It’s my mom’s very simple recipe that is pretty much perfect. I’ve adapted it to be a bit healthier over the years by substituting ground turkey instead of beef, but I couldn’t resist making this version when I heard it tasted like a cheeseburger. This is anything but healthy, but wow…it’s every bit as good as it sounds, and I will be making it for my family for years to come.

Beef Stew Jewtalian

Guinness Beef Stew with Cheddar Biscuits

Erica Bethe Levin January 24, 2017

I'm Italian and Jewish so there are a TON of foods from my culture and childhood that evoke culinary memories that make me salivate. My husband is Irish, however, so I wanted to cater to his culture for once and make some beef stew. I used the most Irish of Irish ingredients - Guinness - to form the base of one of the best soups I've ever had (Husband said it's THEEEE best stew he's ever had - so there's that). I happened to make this with cheddar dumplings, but without them, this is a gluten-free dish and it's everything right about Irish food.

Bacon Wrapped Dates

Fontina-Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Dates

Erica Bethe Levin September 5, 2016

These bacon wrapped dates stuffed with Fontina cheese rival any that I've tried at restaurants (except Avec's - those are on a different level). This easy appetizer is a hit for any party and takes less than 20 minutes to prepare.

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“The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.”

— Julia Child

“Only the unimaginative can fail to find a reason for drinking Champagne.”

— Oscar Wilde

“Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good.”

— Alice May Brock

“Souffle for dessert - that always means a party!”

— Julia Child

“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.”

— Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

“There comes a time in every woman’s life when the only thing that helps is a glass of Champagne.”

— Old Acquaintance

“Food is our common ground, a universal experience.”

— James Beard

“He who distinguishes the true savor of his food can never be a glutton; he who does not cannot be otherwise.”

— Henry David Thoreau

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“Just think of all those women on the Titanic who said, ‘No, thank you,’ to dessert that night. And for what! ”

— Erma Bombeck

“Three be the things I shall never attain; envy, content and sufficient Champagne.”

— Dorothy Parker

“I do wish we could chat longer, but I’m having an old friend for dinner.”

— Silence of the Lambs

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”

— Virginia Woolf

“The problem with the world is everyone is a few drinks behind.”

— Humphrey Bogart

“There is no love sincerer than the love of food. ”

— George Bernard Shaw

“Let’s get out of these wet clothes and into a dry martini.”

— Mae West

“You know that cellulite is the main ingredient in corn chowder?”

— The Devil Wears Prada

“Everything you see, I owe to pasta.”

— Sophia Loren

The Jewtalian

Erica Kane, Founder of CheekyChicago.com, is a Jewtalian who loves to cook. View all recipes here.

The Jewtalian is your go-to spot for recipes for the home chef, cooked up by Erica Bethe LEvin, founder of CheekyChicago. The website features Italian, Jewish, gluten-free, Mexican, Asian and Southern recipes, along with local restaurant reviews and recommendations and a blog. Consider the Jewtalian your newest lifestyle destination.