Franco Files
Highland Park’s Betsey Pinkert first heard French at 4 years old in ballet class, and it was a coup de foudre, a love-at-first-sight-like attraction to the sound of the language…
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by Allison Duncan •
Highland Park’s Betsey Pinkert first heard French at 4 years old in ballet class, and it was a coup de foudre, a love-at-first-sight-like attraction to the sound of the language…
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by Bill McLean •
The moment Patrick Roemer saw Cici for the first time at a Libertyville shelter dog fair in 2014, he flashed a smile that his mother, Fronzie, continues to recall every…
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by Monica Kass Rogers •
This quick dish is a family favorite, full of flavor and freshness. The ingredients lean to Greece and the Mediterranean—ground lamb, onion, garlic, spinach, artichoke hearts, olive oil, lemon, and…
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by Bill McLean •
The Wondrous Whirlwind from Winnetka, also known as Jenny Oelerich, has to sit still, finally. It’s a recent midafternoon at the Community House in Winnetka, where the Winnetka native and…
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by Monica Kass Rogers •
The week after Easter, home cooks around the country puzzle through the same question: What do I do with all of these hard-boiled eggs? They prepare eggs on toast, deviled…
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by Bill McLean •
Joe Torgerson was born in Hong Kong, moved to Taiwan at the age of 12, attended colleges in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Deerfield, worked and studied in Missouri, returned to…
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by Monica Kass Rogers •
Eggs have been a symbol of Spring and rebirth for hundreds of years. For those who celebrate Easter, fridges fill with eggs by the dozen to decorate with children, and…
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by Bill McLean •
When Karen Firsel was an associate producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2004, she came up with an idea that she hoped would punctuate the latter part of the…
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by Monica Kass Rogers •
I’m a carrot top who loves carrot cake! I’ve made many over the years, never quite as unusual as this one which has a cheesecake top baked right with the…
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by Bill McLean •
Charles “Corky” Leighton was a strapping lad while growing up in Toledo, Ohio. He had reached the height of six feet before the end of seventh grade, a veritable Gulliver…
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