Food Blog

As I greeted my cousin at his house for Thanksgiving, he handed me a beer and led me to one of those contraptions that cause fear in the hearts of otherwise courageous cooks - a propane tank and a pot full of 6 gallons of oil.
Apparently in accepting the beer, I was accepting the position […]

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Another in the theme of ‘how do people eat these things?” I got a coffee and a Cinnabon in O’Hare. Believe it or not, this was my first one. I couldn’t get through half of it. I think I figured out the recipe: Take 30 cinnamon scented car fresheners, boil them into a paste, add […]

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This is why I prefer to go hungry.

I work late, and sometimes options are scare, so I usually wait until I get home, but once in awhile I need food, and am immediately reminded that I don’t need it this bad. Yes, those are 4 finger marks in my Subway sandwich made by the professional […]

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Taking the summer off really put me behind as far as posting food. I’ll be going through ‘em slowly. Here’s a shot of a very good double burger, taken at The Root Beer Stand, (225 Columbia Avenue) in Oglesby, IL near Starved Rock.

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Shauna, The Gluten-Free Girl is in Chicago for the next couple of days.Read her recent posts for her story, or read her Guide to working with gluten free flour to find out what teff is. 

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