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A cold small plate: burrata with sauteed garlic and tomato fondue I love my little west suburban corner of the greater Chicago metro area. I enjoy the diverse housing stock and the mature trees. I am grateful for the kind neighbors and the excellent schools. I relish being so close to downtown. But the Oak [...] Roasted fennel, pear and blue cheese white pizza As I’ve written before, I probably make pizza for the adults’ dinner once a week. There is inevitably one night of the week where I know I will need to make something quick and easy because one of the kids has a late activity or there is [...] Harvard Yard: now known as where Facebook began Over the Fourth of July weekend, my family traveled to Boston, which seems appropriate somehow. We were there to spend some time with my husband’s brother and his wife, who live in Boston, and my husband’s parents, who lived in Boston in the early days of their marriage. [...] Dinner at Carnivale: breaking out of my suburban rut One of my three New Year’s resolutions was to have a monthly date night with my husband. When you have small children and busy schedules and limited funds, it is so easy to find yourself sitting in front of a DVD — or more likely in [...] Gaetano's special appetizer: foie gras mousse wrapped in bresaola over a bed of arugula and fresh figs When we say the words “Oak Park dining scene” to our friends in the city, they think we mean the T.G.I. Friday’s by the Oak Park Metra station. That’s pretty unfair. Although they are not as many interesting restaurants west of the [...] My husband and I do not get out by ourselves as much as we would like. But, a movie or dinner for two plus the cost of a babysitter is more than we can afford on a weekly basis. Moreover, for parents of young kids, it can be hard to find the energy to actually leave the house on a [...] |
  
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