An Essay, Or Something, About Love and Acceptance

Living
rainbow palm trees

I haven’t articulated any thoughts or opinions about what happened in Orlando this past weekend because really truly, the only word that I can think to describe it is horrific. What I am going to comment on though is number of posts and memes I’ve seen over the past few days drawing lines between mental illness and gun violence.…

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A Conversation with Carrie Meghie

Food, Tastemakers
carrie meghie family

Here’s the thing, and I know it sounds bad: I was never a kid person until my friends started having them. For the past few years though, I’ve been getting to know some of these tiny humans and as it turns out, some of them are really freaking cute. If I think they’re adorable, I can only imagine how their parents feel.…

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Vanilla Pound Cake

Breakfast & Brunch, Recipes, Sweet Treats
vanilla pound cake

Sara Lee pound cake was pretty much a staple in my freezer growing up. It was what my mother would serve guests and a great breakfast treat when we were feeling especially decadent (or more likely, when my mom was feeling particularly averse to preparing breakfast, because what child doesn’t want to eat any kind of cake for breakfast?…

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A Conversation With Dana Lanier

Food, Tastemakers
doodles doughnuts

There are doughnut (donut?) shops cropping up all over Chicago that take the much beloved pastry beyond old fashioned and chocolate glazed. One of these such wonders is Doodle’s Doughnuts, an Old Town shop known for three glorious things: doughnuts, bacon and coffee.…

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