Monica Kass Rogers

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It’s a busy morning at the Colbert family’s Hinsdale household. Ten-year-old Nina scampers down the stairs with Gavin, 7, close behind, eager to show off the new toy top he sets spinning across the kitchen counter. Dylan, 15, comes next, heading to the back door where the family’s 10-month-old English bulldog Biggie is barking his

Spirit Elephant

The one-year anniversary for any restaurant at any time is a monumental achievement. But for those who came through the past year’s international health crisis, it’s an even bigger deal. Winnetka’s Spirit Elephant, the North Shore’s first fully-plant based restaurant and bar, opened its doors in January 2020, serving dishes with organic, locally sourced,

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 used to put store-bought vanilla wafers into the warm pudding, letting them soften as the pudding chilled. But making the cute little cookies from scratch

Traditional Christmas Pudding

STIR IT UP! That is the chorus in Britain on Stir it Up Sunday, right before Advent. Churchgoers hear, “Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people,” and anyone— churched or not, with a love for boozy Christmas puddings stirs up the fruity mix to get the holidays going. Loaded

Traditional Christmas Pudding

Persian Quail with Pomegranate Walnut Sauce (Fesenjan)

SWEET, TART, EARTHY AND RICH, this beautiful celebratory Persian dish originated thousands of years ago in the Iranian province of Gilan on the Caspian Sea. Today you will often see it as a stew with chicken, but the sweet-sour sauce is exceptional with game birds. Here, we have elevated the dish by serving it with

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