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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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Farmers’ Market Find: Sorghum Syrup

Half empty jar of sorghum syrup

January is a funny time of year for a Farmers’ Market Find post. The only farmers’ market that I have been to in the past three months is the Saturday morning farmers’ market in Naples, Florida, which is actually quite fun. Zuzu likes it for the freshly made [...]

Cooking without a Recipe: Chili (and a Red Gold giveaway)

The other night I defrosted a pound of ground turkey intending to make a white turkey chili recipe that features green peppers, white beans and tomatillo sauce. It was only once I began to cook that I realized I was out of white beans. That’s odd for me. I consider cannellini beans to be a [...]

Winter Canning

Meyer lemon curd is like a spot of sunshine on a winter day

In case you haven’t noticed the 8 inches of snow outside, it’s winter. Although I miss our beautiful summer fruits and vegetables, wintertime cooking can be very satisfying. Lots of soups and stew and hearty braises. And certainly wintertime is the [...]

Casual Family Dinner Party: The Recap

The first of my Twelve Parties for 2012, a casual family dinner party, went off without a hitch this weekend. That is, unless you consider one of your guests locking herself in the bathroom to be a hitch.

When entertaining with kids, the name of the game is flexibility. Don’t expect to finish a sentence, [...]

Twelve Months of Parties: a Casual Family Dinner

My inspiration

The first of my Twelve Parties for 2012 is scheduled for this Sunday, January 15. The January party is a casual family dinner party. The family that I have invited for dinner is, like us, very into food. When they had us over for dinner a few months ago, they made us [...]