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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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Become a 2013 Illinois Farm Families Field Mom

Image courtesy of Illinois Farm Families. That’s me in the red taking notes during my tour of an Illinois dairy farm.

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Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches with Molasses Cookies

One of my dirty little secrets is that, long before I was a blogger, I was living part of my life online. In 2001, when I was planning my wedding, I began participating in chat rooms and online journals on The Wedding Channel, a wedding planning website. It all started with flower arrangements and bridesmaid [...]

August Chicago Food Swap Recap & a Mayo-Free Chicken Salad Recipe

This past Sunday was the fourth Chicago Food Swap and we had a record thirty-plus swappers. Perhaps word has spread about how fun and inspiring these food swaps are. Perhaps it was the presence of celebrity food blogger Marisa McClellan from Food in Jars who was there to meet the swappers and sign copies of [...]

Union Sushi and Barbeque Bar Review

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June Chicago Food Swap Recap

Drink syrups were a popular item at the June Chicago Food Swap.

The third Chicago Food Swap took place last Sunday, June 3. It was our biggest and best swap yet! We had a new location and a lively mix of veterans and first-time swappers. Not surprisingly, the range of offerings was more diverse [...]