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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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What I Am Making for the Chicago Food Swap

Pumpkin seed pesto has a nutty flavor without nuts.

The April Chicago Food Swap is only a few days away and I am excited to see the returning swappers and meet the first-time swappers. Our host for the April swap is Local Goods Chicago, an adorable boutique on the far north side of the [...]

Opening the Doughnut Vault

Clockwise from top left: vanilla glazed, chestnut glazed, buttermilk old-fashioned, chocolate birthday cake, gingerbread stack and chocolate glazed.

The March issue of Saveur was dedicated to exploring all things doughnut. And why not? Deep-fried dough is a food that is common to almost all cialis canadian pharmacy

cultures. Cakes fried in [...]

Join me for the Good Food Festival March 16 at UIC

Photo courtesy of the Good Food Festival

Are you a devoted farmers’ market shopper? Do you look forward to your CSA (community-supported agriculture) delivery each week? Are you interested in eating more local and seasonal foods? Are you concerned about the safety and sustainability of our country’s food supply? Or do you just love [...]

The International Home and Housewares Show 2013

I love the new Water Bottle Cleaning set from OXO.

This past weekend, I had the chance to attend the International Home and Housewares show as a member of the media. This annual event, which takes place at Chicago’s McCormick Place, is the premier home products show in the world featuring the best in [...]

Baking Pies with the Girl Scouts

Zuzu’s Girl Scout troop has done a wide variety of activities over the years from touring a local bank to singing for residents of a nursing home. And, of course, they sell those famous cookies. (More on that another time.) But this year, when asked what kind of activity they wanted to do, the girls [...]