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EventsThe 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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Image courtesy of Illinois Farm Families. That’s me in the red taking notes during my tour of an Illinois dairy farm. I have had so many fun and enriching experiences as a result of writing this blog and one online pharmacy no prescription of the best has been the chance to meet and connect [...] January 10th, 2013 | Tags: agriculture, Chicago, cooking, food, illinois farm families, social media | Category: Culture | 4 comments - (Comments are closed) 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 [...] October 5th, 2012 | Tags: baking, cooking, food, friends, homemade ice cream sandwich, ice cream sandwich recipe, molasses cookies, Recipes, social media | Category: Friends | One comment - (Comments are closed) 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 [...] August 31st, 2012 | Tags: baking, Chicago, chicago food swap, cooking, food, food swap, social media | Category: baking, canning, Chicago, cooking, Social Media | One comment - (Comments are closed) I am recovering from a very full and fun weekend that included a visit from Food in Jars blogger Marisa McClellan, who was in town promoting her cookbook, and the August Chicago Food Swap. I will recap the food swap, which was our biggest yet, later this week. But first I want to tell you [...] August 27th, 2012 | Tags: Chicago, chicago restaurant review, food, marisa mcclellan, restaurants, social media, union sushi | Category: cooking, Culture, restaurants, Social Media, Uncategorized | Comments are closed 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 [...] June 5th, 2012 | Tags: baking, canning, Chicago, cooking, food, food swap, social media | Category: baking, canning, Chicago, cooking, Social Media | 4 comments - (Comments are closed) |
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