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The next Chicago Food Swap will take place on May 12 at The Scrumptious Pantry in Logan Square. Registration is now open. As always, to find out more about the Chicago Food Swap, check out our website or join the conversation on our Facebook page.

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Winner!

And the winner of the rhubarb conserve is…Wife and Mommy! (I used random.org to generate a random number between 1 and 11. 8 was the number it gave me and Wife and Mommy left the 8th comment.) Congrats! I will put the conserve in the mail next week.

Don’t be disappointed if you didn’t win. I [...]

A Simple Trick for a Fancy Dessert: Sorbet Served in a Frozen Lemon

Raspberry sorbet served in a frozen lemon half

My daughter loves to put up a lemonade stand in our front yard.  The minute the weather gets above 65 degrees, she drags out the table and chairs and makes a sign.  I can’t tell if she is more enamored of the money – and [...]

Rhubarb conserve (and a giveaway)

Saturday May 22 was the day I had waited for since last October: the re-opening of the Oak Park Farmers’ Market! I leapt out of bed at the crack of dawn – okay, I eased out of bed at 8 am, but still, I was excited.  As I walked into the church parking lot that [...]

Peapod Warehouse Tour (and a coupon for $20 off your first order!)

Save time or save money? That is typically the trade-off.  And typically people will prioritize whatever they have less of.  When I was growing up, my mother would pick convenience over price because she was a working mom who never had enough time.  So, she would pay a few dollars more for an item rather [...]

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