Turkey-Day Countdown: Shopping
Planned your Thanksgiving menu? Excellent. Now before you race off to the supermarket, go through that menu and see what you need to shop for. Then check your cupboards and...
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Turkey-Day Countdown: A Game Plan
You know the drill: You have about eight days (roughly 200 hours) to pull together the Thanksgiving feast. And you don't want to leave everything until Thursday a.m., right? So...
How to approach Thanksgiving preparations
My colleagues Judy Hevrdejs and Bill Daley presented some really interesting Thanksgiving recipes for the Good Eating section Wednesday. I asked them for their advice on having a yummy, fun,...
Turkey made two ways
We have been giving thanks for several hundred years, gathering with friends and family at autumn tables starring an American classic: a plump turkey, roasted golden brown. Its preparation and...
Holiday SOS
Expect the usual drama to be served along with the turkey and cranberries at family gatherings this holiday season. Been that way for years, right? Family and friends show up,...
Rick Bayless’ hot chocolate and a malted version warm winter days
Chilly weather demands hot chocolate to warm to body and soul and chefs have been happily stirring up variations on the concept ever since the Spaniards returned to Europe with...
Chicago’s top chefs hold garage sale, bake-sale benefit
Garage sales with mismatched glassware and old power tools are pretty common. The garage sale scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Michelin-starred NAHA restaurant will be anything but common....
How to prepare an evacuation kit
You figure you've got the whole evacuation kit thing under control. The Band-Aids, flashlight, batteries, phone charger, drug prescriptions. Everyone knows where it's stored. You're prepared for anything, right? Maybe....
How to prepare an evacuation kit
You figure you've got the whole evacuation kit thing under control. The Band-Aids, flashlight, batteries, phone charger, drug prescriptions. Everyone knows where it's stored. You're prepared for anything, right? Maybe....
Grazing the office candy jar without packing on the pounds
Expect to find piles of Halloween candy in the office this week as co-workers rid their homes of excess treats. It marks the start of the season of temptations. Pumpkin...