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Corn is Popping Up All Over!
The corn harvest is fresh, sweet, and plentiful – so now is the time to celebrate nature’s bounty. You will find it everywhere, from roadside stands, Farmer’s Market’s, grocery stores, or maybe even your own backyard garden. Being from Illinois, of course I love corn. I grew up with it and still crave it. Corn […]
Glazed Summer Fruit Pies
Choose your favorite fruits of the summer and create a variety of pies. They are all beautifully glazed and will make summer entertaining a breeze. Glazed Fresh Fruit Pies For each pie of choice: 6 cups fresh fruits (sliced peaches, nectarines, or Bartlett pears; or whole strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, or grapes)1 cup sugar3 Tablespoons cornstarch1/2 cup […]
Have a Side of Antioxidants!
By now, everyone knows from Dr. Oz and countless magazine articles, that berries are good for us. So good for us, in fact, that berries have been proven to be capable of preventing multiple diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurological disorders. The preventative effects of berries are due to their role as antioxidants. I am […]
Could You Eat a 50-Course Meal??
Only the very, very luckiest of eaters will ever be able to say they dined at Spain’s renowned elBulli restaurant, especially since it just closed on July 30th. But you will be able to see what goes on behind the scenes in a new documentary, “elBulli: Cooking in Progress.” The documentary will be an exploration […]
The Loss of a Great Pastry Chef
Chicago and the world recently lost a beloved pastry chef. Chef Lutz Olkiewicz died at the age of seventy-nine, leaving admirers already missing his creations. He was the executive pastry chef at the Drake Hotel in Chicago for 25 years and later worked for the Sara Lee Corporation. The chef could build cathedrals with sugar cubes and paint […]
Not Just Your Grandmother’s Jars – Or Are They?
With the resurgence of home canning and preserving, coupled with a touch of nostalgia, chefs around the country are serving desserts, salads, soups, and other items in home canning jars. Sometimes it may just be some marinated olives, or something as spectacular as the Key Lime Pie seen above from restaurant GT Fish and Oyster in Chicago. The […]
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