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Here is another quick meal I wanted to share with you. This dish took under 10 minutes to prepare. There was some left over pasta in the fridge and we have not been to the market this week, so pickings were slim. I was in the mood for some garlic,...

Mother Earth News recently put up a nifty map with region and monthly breakdown of when to get your gardening on. You can check it out here.
I don't have any land to garden so I just have some herbs and leafy green growing in the kitchen, you can...

The makers market has Chicago based Windy City Glass for sale. Local artist Nick Paul recycles used silk screened bottles into one of a kind drinking glasses.

I have some beautiful Brugge Bottles I've saved so I can cut the tops off and make...

The trouble with stir fry. We all have experienced it. Water chestnuts flying everwhere, baby corn tumbling across the stove top and then Bam! A shrimp in the eye.

Well put down those safety goggles friend. Wok cooking just got a whole lot easier...

Generally speaking I have not fallen prey to the onslaught of cutsie kitchen utensils that are available everywhere from Sur La Table to Target.  I don't have anything against say... a tou'can' opener, but I usually like my food to be the bes...

They just jealous.

Ever wish you could boil that third grade macaroni art and have it retain all it's fancy glitter and gold, well now there's a solution!

Esslack Food Spray turns that boring old food into blingtasstic wizzack fizzood!

The spray c...

Family Farm Expo at UIC Forum.  It is a three day event of locally grown and responsibly produced food and artisanal goods!

This three day event runs Thursday through Saturday March 11th to 13th, 2010. 

From the FamilyFarm web site:

I don't know if this ever happens to you, but every so often something clicks in my brain and says, 'why haven't you made blankety blank in so long?', and suddenly there I am, remembering one of my favorite standby dishes that has somehow fallen b...

Last Sunday eggs were not not working out for us. What was supposed to be a nice, simple breakfast of soft boiled eggs and toast turned into a headache and a mess. I don't know if it was the eggs, the weather or some other supernatural force, but...

New York upstart A.B Smeby Bittering Company has started a line of local, seasonal bitters in NY.

The line of bitters includes cranberry, vanilla, lemon and hibiscus among others. I'm really into this idea. I've wanted to start making my own bitte...

I play Capture the Flag almost every weekend in Humboldt Park.  I am so dedicated that I capitalize the words Capture the Flag.  If you are reading this you should play too.

In the interest of full disclosure I will admit that it can get...

While I patiently await my birthday and all the delicious treats that come along with the holiday season, I have decided to get a jump on the holiday cookies that I intend to make every year, but never get around to.  I never know when to sta...