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A Perfect Winter Dinner
Staring down the first big snowstorm of the pandemic winter, I knew I wanted to prepare a hearty meal full of warmth and flavor. I...
sarahlovinger
- Dec 27, 2020
- 2 min
What We Cooked This Week, #3
It's a holiday week and Natalie is home from college, so the kitchen was a busy place. Natalie asked to make dinner for us on a day I was...
sarahlovinger
- Dec 13, 2020
- 3 min
What I Cooked This Week, #2
I am spending a lot of time indoors as cold and gray weather arrives in Chicago, and to create that feeling of comfort that we all crave...
sarahlovinger
- Dec 6, 2020
- 2 min
What I Cooked This Week, #1
Thanksgiving behind us, I ramped up my cold-weather cooking. Here are a some of the dinners I cooked this week. On Monday, I prepared an...
sarahlovinger
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Thanksgiving, 2020 Style
Like most Americans, I love gathering around the Thanksgiving table with friends and family every November to eat turkey, gorge on sweet...
sarahlovinger
- Jun 21, 2020
- 2 min
Flatbread--Perfect for the First Night of Summer
I made flatbread for the first time last night, and it turned out to be the perfect impromptu summer dinner. I started with a simple...
sarahlovinger
- Sep 16, 2019
- 1 min
The Best Neighborhood Flea Market...Ever
I love a good flea market. Browsing tables and racks of cast-off clothes, jewelry and household items is almost always fun and...
sarahlovinger
- Sep 10, 2019
- 2 min
“The Wind is in from Africa”—Joni Mitchell, ‘Carey’
We’re spending a week on Crete, the rugged island at the southern edge of Europe. It’s a place of wild beauty, fierce winds off of the...
sarahlovinger
- Sep 4, 2019
- 3 min
Two Days in Paris
David and I flew took an overnight flight to Paris on Sunday, then hit the ground running. Or at least walking a lot in comfortable...
sarahlovinger
- Aug 6, 2019
- 3 min
Letting Go
The other night, I organized a picnic at Millennium Park for the organization I run, Chicago Physicians for Social Responsibility. The...