“...truly amazing cooking isn't really so much about technique, it's about heart and soul...” — Stacey Ballis Cooking Copy Share Image
“Going to the gym...all those people who always told me that you get addicted to it, that endorphins kick in, that eventually… — Stacey Ballis Addicted Copy Share Image
“I make the creamed spinach, as close as I can get to the memories I have of eating it at Lawry's Steak… — Stacey Ballis Food Copy Share Image
“Don't knock homespun. All comfort food is homespun, and according to you and my cooking magazines, comfort food is the trend. You… — Stacey Ballis Advice Copy Share Image
“darling Eloise. You own the space you take up in this world. Abraham Lincoln said, ‘You have to do your own growing,… — Stacey Ballis Blessed Sister Copy Share Image
“Deciding that he was essentially useless, I made him a large glass of sangre del tigre- "blood of the tiger"- a lethal… — Stacey Ballis Alana-and-patrick Copy Share Image
“My friend Alana comes over with her husband RJ, and they both kiss me simultaneously on my cheeks. They live in the… — Stacey Ballis Alana-and-rj Copy Share Image
“After escargots swimming in garlic butter, steak with the crispiest, thinnest fries imaginable, and simple salads of butter lettuce in a peppery… — Stacey Ballis Bread pudding Copy Share Image
“We shared deep passions. John Hughes movies, the New Romantics, the Chicago Bears. We both loved chicken-flavor Ramen and hated the shrimp… — Stacey Ballis Desire Copy Share Image
“Last night I read about a dish Gemma made for the staff for breakfast, which sounded really good despite its horrible name.… — Stacey Ballis Anneke-stroudt Copy Share Image
“Milk and cookies, anyone?" Elliot reappears from the kitchen with a large platter of chocolate chip cookies, and a little wire holder… — Stacey Ballis Jenna-and-elliot Copy Share Image
“Bubbles enters with a plate overflowing with rugelach. The three of us fall silent as we indulge in the small snail-shaped pastries… — Stacey Ballis Apricot Copy Share Image
“I grab the nonstick skillet, put it on the stove, and fetch four slices of bread from the breadbox. I've been playing… — Stacey Ballis Bread Copy Share Image
“Can I offer you a slice of this amazing caramelized white chocolate apricot brioche made by my favorite granddaughter?" "You may indeed."… — Stacey Ballis Apricot Copy Share Image
“Stirring the pastry cream and putting it in the blast chiller in the island, a total chefly indulgence that I have never… — Stacey Ballis Baking Copy Share Image
“Iceberg wedges with a homemade Thousand Island dressing and bacon bits. Prime rib, slow roasted in a very forgiving technique I developed… — Stacey Ballis Brown sugar Copy Share Image
“These. Are. AMAZING," Caroline says around a mouthful of apple cider zeppole. We're at the Logan Square Farmers Market, and have eaten… — Stacey Ballis Apple cider Copy Share Image
“On the coffee table is a bottle of Madeira, a plate of dark chocolates, a bowl of tiny tangerines. He opens a… — Stacey Ballis Caramel Copy Share Image
“There is a gate across the entrance, which Liam moves aside for me, and there is a scrabbling noise as a red… — Stacey Ballis Dogs Copy Share Image
“In ten minutes I am at the massive Whole Foods on Kingsbury. I go to the salad bar. I fill containers with… — Stacey Ballis Chopped Copy Share Image
“With the heady scent of yeast in the air, it quickly becomes clear that Langer's hasn't changed at all. The black-and-white-checked linoleum… — Stacey Ballis Bakery Copy Share Image
“Between culinary school, a year and a half of apprentice stages all over the world in amazing restaurants, ten years as the… — Stacey Ballis Alana-and-patrick Copy Share Image
“Jack was the kind of guy you could take into any situation and he would figure out how to fit in. Wayne,… — Stacey Ballis Autistic Copy Share Image
“Yeah, just what I needed, a massive three-day Hostess binge, followed by a week of trying to replicate recipes so that if… — Stacey Ballis Cake Copy Share Image
“There will be a cauldron of spiced hot cider, and pumpkin shortbread fingers with caramel and fudge dipping sauces as our freebies,… — Stacey Ballis Candy Copy Share Image
“I cooked with so many of the greats: Tom Colicchio, Eric Ripert, Wylie Dufresne, Grant Achatz. Rick Bayless taught me not one… — Stacey Ballis Chefs Copy Share Image
“I look over the recipe again. It sounds very simple. You boil some rice in water like pasta, I can do that.… — Stacey Ballis Anneke-stroudt Copy Share Image
“That's too bad, Anneliese, the house is really spectacular. Anneke is a true talent." "It will be a new standard-bearer for the… — Stacey Ballis Anneke-stroudt Copy Share Image
“Herman and I have been doing a lot of talking about the cake the past couple of days, and we think we… — Stacey Ballis Bases Copy Share Image
“I have been all over the world cooking and eating and training under extraordinary chefs. And the two food guys I would… — Stacey Ballis Alana-ostermann Copy Share Image
“The menu is spectacular. Passed hors d'oeuvres include caramelized shallot tartlets topped with Gorgonzola, cubes of crispy pork belly skewered with fresh… — Stacey Ballis Bloody mary Copy Share Image
“Caroline has laid out a beautiful spread, which is a combination of some of my favorite things that she has cooked, and… — Stacey Ballis Around the world Copy Share Image
“But every once in a great while, the pull of her heritage would hit her, and Grand-mere would cook something real. I… — Stacey Ballis Anneke-stroudt Copy Share Image
“There is nothing wrong with believing in yourself, in your heart. It always knows the path you should take, and often, the… — Stacey Ballis Advice Copy Share Image
“Naomi at TipsyCake is doing the cake, and it should be amazing." "Mmm, cake. What kind of cake?" "Almond cake with a… — Stacey Ballis Alana-and-rj Copy Share Image
“Chicken and vegetable pakoras, chickpea fritters with delicate spices. Aloo samosas filled with spicy potatoes, peas, and cilantro, with a fiery green… — Stacey Ballis Cuisine Copy Share Image
“I'm making lunch. Who wants pasta?" "We have leftover caramelized cauliflower and some cannellini beans soaking," Lois says. "There's a chunk of… — Stacey Ballis Best friends Copy Share Image
“Laid out on the rustic farm table that sits to the side of Maria's enormous kitchen island is a lovely spread of… — Stacey Ballis Comfort food Copy Share Image
“Time to cut the cake, newlyweds." Caroline ushers us over to the sweet little two-tier cake, round and covered in white fondant… — Stacey Ballis Cake Copy Share Image
“Lois and Eloise and Benji have been cooking from the book all week in preparation, making everything from homemade marshmallows and chewy… — Stacey Ballis Baked goods Copy Share Image
