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Pavlova with Red Wine Roasted Rhubarb and Raspberries

“I absolutely LOVE Pavlova. It’s the perfect combination of crispy, chewy, creamy, and fruity. It’s light, easy to make, and beautiful too, so make sure you show it off before cutting into it. This one is special, using spring ingredients, celebrating the fact that winter is over and it’s safe to come out of the

Epically Beethoven

Waiting at a traffic light on Bonn’s Adenauerallee, the mustard-yellow walls of the University of Bonn make the colorful flowers in the parkway alongside pop brilliantly. Students crisscross the facing Hofgarten on bicycles, couples stroll, babies toddle, and the general aura is one of mild friendliness and charm. As the light turns green, to my

Art in the Time of Coronavirus

The irony of the pandemic is not lost on the Barrington area artisans who have been toiling away all year to prepare for the annual Barrington Art Festival. They, like all great masters through the centuries, once craved the luxury of solace to focus on their medium of choice. What we just lived through isn’t

Seasons of Change

When Marianna Shubalis Bannos was a little girl, her mother taught her to always look on the bright side of life, to seek out the goodness in any situation, even if it felt hard or uncertain. Those lessons, and those family bonds, stay with the Oak Brook mother today as she navigates challenges no one

Toon-ed In

The credits begin to roll. Julia Samborski’s 10-year-old mind races. Seconds later, following the premiere episode of the animated mystery- comedy series Gravity Falls in 2012, Samborski’s eyeballs morph into small planets. She then continues to read name after name, as each scrolls north on the television screen. Transfixed and delighted, Samborski—who had identified with

A Monthly Celebration of Seasonal Blooms

PEONY SEASON. Almost unbearably lush and utterly intoxicating, there are no flowers more eagerly anticipated than peonies. And their weighty blossoms, coaxed open each morning by the warm sun, are a gardener’s sweet reward. There is no better way to celebrate this harbinger of summer than with a mass of uninterrupted blooms casually arranged in

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