Ingredients

Gerber is NOT a Food Group

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Gerber has officially taken over whole food isles in grocery stores!  I have had a few clients that when asked what their baby or toddler eats they respond, “the Gerber.”  What?  Did Gerber all of a sudden become a food group? I don’t think there is anything wrong with feeding your baby a few Gerber […]

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Irish Boiled Dinner

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Happy almost Saint Patrick’s Day! To celebrate, I made an Irish Boiled Dinner last night.  This dish is traditionally made with corned beef or a smoked “picnic ham” shoulder. My roommate, however, is vegetarian so we each had a soy sausage link with the dish.  You can use this recipe and just add the corned beef or smoked “picnic […]

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Happy Cereal

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I love cereal!  As a kid, I once ate only Franken Berry cereal for three months straight.  My mother said she cried herself to sleep every night.  It also didn’t help that the closest place to purchase this cereal was 45 minutes away from our small town. I DON’T recommend doing that! However, if you are […]

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Olive Oil, Spices, and Wine…Oh My!

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Last Wednesday, I co-hosted a foodie networking tour with Anne Milling.  The tour was held in Old Town, which is one of Chicago’s cutest neighborhoods.  It was called, “Olive Oil, Spices, and Wine…Oh My!”  The foodie tour started off at Old Town Oil, where we had an amazing food demonstration by Chef Ranelle Kirchner with tasting.  Guests […]

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Have you heard of Z Trim?

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Last Wednesday, I attended a GastroIntellectual Property Law Symposium at Chicago-Kent College of Law.  It was great listening to Nick Kokonas, Jackie Leimer, Brian Chaiken, and Charles C. Valauskas dicuss how new innovations in food and technology may or may not need to be protected by patents and copyrights.  One food innovation that stood out that night […]

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Food and Facebook

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As Facebook is growing more and more complex everyday…it dawned on me that I like Facebook the way I like my food.  SIMPLE. I must have been the kid that didn’t like their food touching…haha!  I hate going out for brunch in the city and not being able to order the basics.  I don’t like fancy pancakes with […]

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