Short-Rib Stroganoff
For many during childhood, unexpected company meant Mom whipping up the two cans of condensed soup, ground beef, bacon, and sour cream stroganoff. Although that was a comfort classic for then,…
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Carrie Onward
Early in their courtship, nearly 30 years ago, Carrie and Tom Buchwald took a Chicago Architecture River Cruise. While traversing all three branches of the Chicago River, they passed more…
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Banana Pudding With Homemade Vanilla Wafers
This is comfort, pure and simple. Smooth and creamy vanilla pudding, fresh sliced bananas, crisp little vanilla wafers, and a dollop of whipped cream. Perfection. When I was little, we…
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Hoppin’ John
We could all use a little good luck to kick off the new year—platefuls of it, in fact. Good thing eating “lucky” on New Year’s Day is a worldwide tradition….
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From Culkin To Covid
Thirty years before the onset of COVID-19 in the United States, Kevin McCallister screamed, “This house is so full of people, it makes me sick!” Later, after being picked on…
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Mincemeat Tarts
Among traditional holiday foods, mincemeat is perhaps most ancient. Dating back to the 11th century, mincemeat pie originally packed (along with the meat, fruit, sugar and spice) a lot of…
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Keep Smiling
If you’re going to be in a world turned upside down by the pandemic, it’s good to live on the North Shore. News might be unusual, but you have the…
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Mindless Mystery
There are decorative trees in front of a North Shore office building. The kind with little red berries. A bunch of birds found them and are chomping away. You happen…
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His Exelon-cy
Chris Gould’s father, Alan, posed a question to his son more than three years ago: “What are you doing in February 2018?” “Why?” Chris asked. “I’d like you to join…
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