We’re all searching this time of year: for the perfect holiday cookie recipe, the most gorgeous trimmings for our home, the ideal gift for everyone on our list. And after all that is accomplished, we might even search for a little serenity. We’ll leave the serenity to you, but meanwhile, we’re helping by giving […]
Just start with a local, fresh turkey, don’t overcook it, and you’ll have a main course that will remind you why we serve turkey on Thanksgiving in the first place. The ideal Thanksgiving turkey has moist breast meat, fall-off-the-bone dark meat and crisp browned skin. The smell fills the house for hours before your hungry […]
The holiday season means quality time with family and friends, and of course, gift giving. If you’re like me, most of this will occur while cooking, eating, or planning the next meal. Gonna need a cookbook for that! Here are some new releases that your giftee will be thrilled with.
Think you’ve seen enough productions of “A Christmas Carol” to last a lifetime? Don’t be so sure. The Goodman Theatre in Chicago, which has presented Charles Dickens’s perennial salute to Christmas annually for more than three decades, has a surprise for you. Adapter Tom Creamer and director William Brown have given us a fresh retelling […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, supposedly – even though sometimes it feels like just a lot of work. Well, don’t think you have to re-decorate your entire house to get in the holiday mood. Here are a few “half” ideas that will do the trick and fit your schedule. If you […]
The store aisles are filled to overflowing with beautifully crafted velvet tree skirts, hand-stitched stockings, boxwood wreaths and elegant blown-glass ornaments. I am drawn … but today I am searching for something else. Where, I wonder, can I find a tablecloth for our Hannukah dinner? “Oh, you’re looking for Hanukkah decorations,” says the impatient […]
With the holiday prep clock tick-tocking in our ears and our To Do list refilling itself before our eyes, even the most organized, upbeat, holiday-loving gal can feel the stress of the season. Our advice? Take a breath and a break to share holiday memories between the generations. Never-heard-before stories may make you see someone […]
