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12 Kitchen Essentials for Your Wedding Registry

May 17, 2018 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

Wedding Registry

Every couple getting married should include these 12 Essential Kitchen ...

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GIVEAWAY! Win a WÜSTHOF Uber Cook’s 8″ Knife and Extra-Wide 4″ Paring Knife (Value $200) – Closed

July 26, 2017 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

Wusthof Knives

** Contest is now closed  – Winner Robert has been notified by email I'm ...

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Top 5 Italian Food Finds at 2017 Restaurant Association Show

May 27, 2017 by Cara Kretz 1 Comment

I attended the 2017 National Restaurant Association Tradeshow in Chicago at ...

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Filed Under: Ingredients, Product Reviews, Recipe Index, Special Events Tagged With: ACV, balsamic vinegar, coffee, events, mozzarella, pistachio

FREE GIVEAWAY! Win a KitchenAid Pasta Attachment Set (Value $250)

May 14, 2017 by Cara Kretz 3 Comments

Giveaway Past Attachment Set

CONTEST HAS ENDED.  WINNER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY EMAIL  A Deluxe KitchenAid ...

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Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: giveaway, KitchenAid, pasta

Eataly Class: Homemade Sweet Italian Sausage

February 11, 2017 by Cara Kretz 2 Comments

Making Sweet Italian Sausage from scratch is fun and easier than you think! ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Cooking Classes, Meat & Fish, Recipe Index, Special Events Tagged With: Eataly, italian, pork, sausage

Fan Favorite but Not Enough to Win

September 14, 2016 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

Submitted plate steak yams beans vanilla

Congratulations to my opponent Craig Brannan for winning Challenge One of ...

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Filed Under: Meat & Fish, Press, Recipe Index, Special Events Tagged With: daily herald, purple yams

Who Will Win the Daily Herald Cook of the Week Challenge?

August 31, 2016 by Cara Kretz 1 Comment

Daily Herald Cook of the Week Challenge 2016

As one of the 16 home cooks in the 2016 Daily Herald Cook of the Week ...

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Mrs. Dash Tomato, Basil & Garlic Bread

August 23, 2016 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

Mrs Dash Garlic bread

This is an amazing and unique version of garlic bread. It uses Pecorino ...

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Filed Under: Bread & Pizza, Product Reviews, Recipe Index Tagged With: bread, mrs dash

New Grand Prix World Recipes Series

March 19, 2016 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

Formula One Ferrari

Today I am starting a new recipes series that follows the 2016 Formula One ...

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Filed Under: Grand Prix Recipes, Press, Special Events Tagged With: Australia, F1

The Best Coffee Makers: Ninja Coffee Bar Brewer, Nespresso Citiz, and Technivorm Moccamaster

December 4, 2015 by Cara Kretz 2 Comments

Ninja Coffee Bar Brewer

We are serious coffee drinkers. When the nice people at Ninja sent me a ...

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Filed Under: Drinks, Product Reviews, Recipe Index Tagged With: coffee

Dinner with D’Artagnan

November 4, 2015 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

Ariane Daguin & Cara

What would five of Chicago's top chefs cook for other top chefs, restaurant ...

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Filed Under: Recipe Index, Special Events Tagged With: dartagnan

Fresh Peach Bellinis

September 23, 2015 by Cara Kretz 1 Comment

fresh peach bellini

A Fresh Peach Bellini is the perfect drink for a ladies Tuscan lunch. We ...

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Filed Under: Drinks, Product Reviews, Recipe Index

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