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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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Can You Affair-Proof Your Marriage?

In honor of my ninth wedding anniversary later this week, I’m writing about divorce and infidelity.

My husband and I will celebrate our ninth wedding anniversary this week.

Not to worry, no one in my house is getting divorced or having my affair. To the contrary, I rather like my husband. We are united against our common [...]

Weeknight Dinner Solution: Savory Vegetable Tart

A savory potato, asparagus and cheddar tart

As a weeknight dinner solution, a savory tart has much to recommend it. It’s a quick and cheap one-dish meal much of which can be prepared in advance. Moreover, a savory tart requires only ingredients that you are likely to have on hand – namely milk, eggs and cheese — and is infinitely [...]

Staying Connected through Email

Thank you to Yahoo! Mail for sponsoring this post about staying connected. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do.

When I studied abroad in Paris in 1994, I had to write letters home.

Technology and the internet have changed our lives [...]

Making Time for My Big Kid

So, Zuzu is my mini-me, even more so from the back!

For the past few months, it has felt like interactions with my daughter are limited to: “Zuzu, do your homework.” “Zuzu, practice piano!” “Zuzu, your room is a mess.” “No Zuzu, you can’t watch the episode of ’Sonny with a Chance” where Sonny discovers there are two [...]

No Babies at the Symphony

This post originally appeared earlier this week on my new blogging community, The Chicago Moms. I hope that you will swing by and check out some of great voices being featured there.

Outdoor concerts are great for all ages. Not so much the Symphony.

I have written before about my love for the CSO’s Kraft Family Matinee series. [...]