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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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Smoked Mozzarella Bread Pudding for Mother’s Day Brunch

A savory bread pudding makes a fabulous brunch dish or vegetarian dinner.

When everyone else is going out to eat is my favorite time to stay home. Who needs the crowds, the stressed-out waitstaff or the “special” menu, where special is just a euphemism for “overpriced?” That’s why you won’t see me eating out [...]

May 9th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: baking, cooking, Parenting, Recipes | 2 comments

Maple-Glazed Breakfast Cookies with Dried Cranberries and Pepitas (Nut and Peanut Free)

A healthy and yummy breakfast cookies with no nuts or peanuts? Yes please!

After I spent all last week wanting to eat my Glazed Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies for breakfast, it occurred to me: why not eat cookies for breakfast? I brought up the idea of a breakfast cookie to my friend Chef Druck, who [...]

May 7th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: baking, cooking, food allergies, Recipes | Leave a comment

Glazed Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies

Fluffy rolled oats from Hazzard Free Farm

Back in March when I attended the Good Food Festival, I met some folks from Hazzard Free Farm, a Certified Naturally Grown farm near Rockford, Illinois. Hazzard Free Farm grows heirloom grains, like blue and red cornmeal, barley, wheat and oats, and sells them to many of [...]

May 1st, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: baking, Chicago, cooking | 2 comments

Eating our Curds and Whey

Homemade ricotta from the new cookbook Homemade with Love by Jennifer Perillo.

Many of my food and mom blogger friends are raving about the new cookbook Homemade with Love by Jennifer Perillo. Perillo is a professional food writer based in Brooklyn, author of the popular food blog In Jennie’s Kitchen, and mom to two [...]

April 24th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: baking, Books, cooking, Culture | 2 comments

Green Tea (Matcha) Shortbread

Green tea shortbread would be a lovely addition to your tea party or to serve with coffee.

Whenever my mom comes to visit, we make a point to visit Todd & Holland, an adorable tea shop and boutique in Forest Park. Todd & Holland carries an impressive selection of loose-leaf teas and tea accessories [...]

March 14th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: baking | Comments are closed
 
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