The Tipsy Housewife AKA April Lee Wiencek is a chef, recipe blogger, newspaper columnist, and social media influencer in Chicago. She has a passion for creating the kinds of recipes that bring people together and especially loves putting new twists on retro classics. Her recipes are meant to be enjoyed,…
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Continue ReadingA Crunchy Delight One of my favorite things to do is to make a big salad, eat it during the week for lunch, and send some with Mister Tipsy for his lunches at work. Mister Tipsy’s Dad also enjoys having a salad on hand, therefore I experiment with making different…
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Continue ReadingAn Elegant and Easy Dinner A couple of years ago my aunt taught me a recipe she had learned almost 40 years ago from a recipe card she found in a magazine at the check out counter. It was an elegant and easy dinner that deserved to be brought into…
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The Perfect Football Snack Who is ready for some football? Frankly I could care less about watching anything to do with sports, but I do love football season for the food. Mister Tipsy loves to sit around on Sunday and watch his games with a snack. This works out because…
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A Light and Delicious Summer Sandwich. I have been resurrecting a lot of classic recipes that I find in my Grandma’s cookbooks and giving them a modern day makeover. Recently I came up with this recipe for an Asian Grilled Chicken Sandwich using a classic kitchen hack where you marinate…
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A Perfect Bread Pudding This Overnight French Toast Casserole is a recipe that anyone can make and everyone will love. You make this French toast casserole using a specialty food item made here in Chicago called Chateau Bread Dumplings. Bread dumplings are a Czech food. They are similar in size…
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Continue ReadingEasy Meal, Ethnic Twist This Polish Stir Fry is not a traditional Polish meal but you can make it with traditional Polish ingredients. You can imagine it kind of like the Polish version of Chinese takeout! It is a quick and easy meal that still has a lot to offer.…
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A Light Lovely Dish That Tastes Like Early Spring Everyone loves an easy skillet dinner, especially one that includes pasta. This Cheesy Chicken & Shells with Peas and Prosciutto is going to be a family favorite at dinner time. There is a complete recipe at the end of this post…
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