As a life long city girl, I used to think the suburban food scene was a mix of TGI Friday’s (are those still around?), mall food courts, and pick-up joints for over 50 divorced people. I am humble enough to admit that I was dead wrong. A couple of weeks…
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Easy, Breezy, Boozy They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. That’s nice, but it won’t get you buzzed. Let’s put a pin in that and move on to another fruit: Cranberries. Cranberries are neat. Did you know that farmers flood cranberry fields as part of the harvest…
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Someone I know always orders the chopped steak at restaurants because he is afraid it will be taken off the menu and go extinct if people don’t order it. I’m not exactly sure where the concern comes from, but clearly the dish evokes a memory he doesn’t want to lose.…
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Ten Foodie Spots To Visit In Rogers Park For Tacos & Tamales I moved to a neighborhood of Chicago called Rogers Park over a decade ago. Originally, I planned to stay a year or two, sell my condo, and buy a house back in my old neighborhood. After living here…
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A great dip can make any party special. Why? Because nearly any snack, even a bowl of bland chips or dry pretzels, instantly becomes irresistible when covered in a good dip. This is a safe place to admit if you don’t have a devilish dip on hand. Are you ashamed…
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Good Food and Good People My parents started coming to the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan & The Northwoods of Wisconsin twenty years ago when they were dating. Specifically, they came to Watersmeet, Michigan which sits immediately over the border of Land O Lakes, Wisconsin. They would camp in the…
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Continue ReadingI often hear younger people tell me they were never taught to cook. This is such a bummer to me! Cooking is such an important skill, both to feed yourself and to make connections with others. Most tell me that they find cooking overwhelming, expensive, and defeating when recipes don’t…
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