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How Do You Dine Outdoors?

We've been holding off getting an outdoor dining set, not because we don't eat outside, but because we'd probably have to give up our beloved casual seating. Without room for both, we don't really wan...

Mechanical Kitchen Scale with Clock

We're always eyeing something at DWR, and this double-faced double duty kitchen scale is set to come out June 5. If the digital time on your microwave isn't design-y enough, or you like the large-scal...

5 Home Projects You Can Enjoy Outdoors

With the beautiful spring weather here in Chicago, it's hard to think of a reason to stay indoors. In case your home needs work, but you've got the urge to spend some time in the sun, we've rounded ...

Martha's Cantitoe Corners Kitchen

Two islands offer seating and storage. An overhead steel rack keeps pots and pans reachable but out of the way. Of course perfection can be a little bit off-putting, but a glimpse at Martha Stewart's...

Giraffe Decor: For Adults?

Spotted over the weekend: giraffe measuring spoons at Anthropologie that are ridiculously cute and functional as well as decorative. At the store on Southport we saw the set in both black & white and ...

Look! Vintage Copco Bowl by Michael Lax

A friend spotted this while thrifting and just knew it belonged in my kitchen. Familiar with Copco, but not as much with Michael Lax, we dug through Apartment Therapy archives to find that Lax for Cop...

Hot or Not? ABSTRAKT Red High-Gloss IKEA Kitchen

ABSTRAKT Red High-Gloss IKEA Kitchen ...

Easy Green Resolutions

Last year, we made the relatively painless switch to reusable grocery tote bags, compact florescent lighting, and paying our bills online. This year, our list of realistic resolutions includes... Pa...

Look!: Harry's Open Shelving Storage Solution

Our friend Harry recently moved into a newly rehabbed coach house with his family. One of the many gorgeous details of the new space is the open shelving in the kitchen, but that calls for nice looki...

From Suburban Bliss: Holiday Progressive Dinner

We read a perfect post at Suburban Bliss yesterday which we just had to slink for our entertaining-themed month. Melissa and her husband Logan hosted the dinner and dessert portions of her neighborhoo...

Liquor Goes Local with Death's Door Spirits

Drinkin' local. Wisconsin Chef Leah Caplan recently debuted her Death's Door Gin and Vodka in Chicago. Named for the infamous water passage in Northern WI, the small-batch spirits are created using ...

Where to Buy Local Foods In Chicago During the Winter

Locally grown foods can make great gifts, especially since they're 100% usable. We've been following the Kitchn's inspiring Un-Gift Guide to consuming less. It got us thinking about gifts of food, a...

Chicago Green City Winter Market

There are only a few weeks left for the Green City Winter Market in Chicago which takes place at the Notebaert Nature Museum, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7:00 am to 12:00 noon. The last chef demo is...

Not Martha's Favorites from Everyday Food
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We can relate to latest post at Not Martha. We also have a stash (starting with Issue 1) of the first generation "Everyday Food" magazines on our cookbook shelf. We're happy we do, since reading Meg...

Roasted Pears
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Molly's latest post starts out with the startling reminder that Thanksgiving is just around the corner, which it is...zooming towards us quickly. We love the holiday and are adding this roasted pear ...

Cafesolo Coffee Maker by Eva Solo

We could use a cup of coffee this morning. As the mornings turn chillier and darker, the idea of a hot cup of coffee sounds more enticing. Eva Solo's Cafesolo coffee maker ($99, Unica Home) is one ...

Chicago's Chocolate: Frangos
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Do you love them too? Chicago's long-loved hometown treat gets the Saveur treatment, and it's written by one of our favorite bloggers. Via: Jew Eat Yet?...

Local Eats: U-Pick Apples

Apples fresh from the tree. So much tastier than store bought - we don't know whether it's mind over matter, but we have really enjoyed the apples we picked in Michigan a few weekends ago. We hadn't b...

Look! : Our Farmers Market Buys

The remaining weeks of shopping at the Saturday morning farmers markets are getting fewer. We really try and make it every week at this point in the year, knowing that the long stretch of no outdoor ...

Flickr Finds: Decorative Placemats

The names Art and Chel are becoming synonymous with Flickr Finds. The "happy chefs" often post their gourmet meals and always stylish place settings for us to envy, and this one is no exception. We mu...

Pre-Cycle: Aluminum Cans

Recycling is high up on the list of green living. But we can do better than that! Who says we aren't sometimes our own best recycling center? Before you head down to the dumpster or reach for the b...

City Boy Grill

Transporting a grill, even a mini Weber, to the park is messy and cumbersome (though we will continue to do it on occasion because we don't feel the need to own more than one grill). But the City Boy...

Green City Market Opens

The Green City Market opens today! From this morning at 7 a.m. until October 31 (7 am-1 pm Wed and Sat), the Green City Market sets up shop in the park beside 1750 N. Clark St. (Lincoln Park). Check o...

Snowy Day Dinner: Simple Soups

Today's the right kind of day for a big bowl of soup for dinner. First up, for spice lovers, is Chicago Carless's recipe for his beloved Kimchi Chigae stew. Mike's new post is here, the recipe is in ...

Lovey Dovey for the Kitchen

Opening up our Time Out issue yesterday, we laughed when we saw the Pop Art toaster in all its Valentine glory. Reading "I'm Hot!" or "Bite Me", the toast will certainly get a message across. We're ...

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