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A Michelin Star Meal with Cuisinart

What could be better than an evening at Michelin-starred restaurant Acadia in Chicago with hosts from the Cuisinart company and table mates being cookbook authors and magazine editors?  Talk about lively conversation!  Sometimes I have to pinch myself that I am able to attend these amazing events.  My daughter Kristina and I had another one of our food […]

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Abby Mandel: The Martha Stewart of the Midwest

Most people remember Abby Mandel as the Cuisinart expert and spokesperson.  She wrote a food column for the Chicago Sun-Times titled “Turned on Kitchen” starting in the 1970’s.  Abby also wrote for Bon Appetit magazine with a monthly column called “Shortcuts with Style.”  I still have many of her excellent recipes torn out from the […]

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