Thanksgiving Feasts: Dialing for Dinner
By Grace Kuikman & Kristin Boza Thanksgiving is a day of family and feasting, and, traditionally, a day (or week!) of cooking. Busy schedules can make it hard to feed a dining room full of guests, but local businesses can help streamline the process by offering delicious dishes from appetizers to dessert. Here’s a menu […]
Laine’s Bake Shop – So Good in So Many Ways!
By Maureen Cullnan In the front window of Laine’s Bake Shop, 11057 S. Homewood Ave., the sign reads, “The artisan bakery with a social mission.” Intriguing. I stepped inside the store and was instantly distracted by the banana pudding with vanilla wafers in a mason jar. A total sucker for food in mason jars, I […]
Village Viewpoint
Dear Neighbors, Another Chicago summer has come and gone, and for many neighbors and families it’s time to get back into the routine of the school year. I’m not gonna lie, I have some mixed emotions about it all as we gear up for early mornings, lunch-packing, too many afterschool activities and homework instead of […]