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Sensational Sunday: RibFest Edition

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on July 3, 2011

in dinner out, friends, grilling, pork, Sensational Sundays

Chicagoland is famous for many things throughout the Summer: great beaches, outdoor dining, baseball games at Wrigley Field (we don’t talk about that other team)…but my favorite thing about Chicagoland in the Summer are the festivals and fairs. There’s something about the ferris wheels, tilt-a-whirls, funnel cakes, and silly carnival games that just put a [...]

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With a Bang

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on April 13, 2011

in Asian, fish or seafood, shrimp, simple recipe, sushi

First of all, I’m overwhelmed by the response to my request for donations to the 5K I’m walking in a few weeks! The donation page is going to be up until April 30, so please stop by if you can even spare a dollar! I got a few inquiries about the blogger “flea market” I’ll [...]

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Cute Food Saturday!

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on April 9, 2011

in Cute Food Saturday

Happy Cute Day! We’re still celebrating Adam’s birthday around here, so today’s Cute Food Saturday is dedicated to all things “Adam”. [source] [source] [source] [source] [source] [source] [source] [source] Happy birthday Adam!

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Fancy Lunch + Cookie Dinner

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on April 3, 2011

in Baking, dessert, friends, photography

I know I don’t usually blog about lunches, since, you know, this blog is called “What’s for Dinner?” and all, but yesterday’s lunch was definitely “blog-worthy”. I do have to rewind a bit. When I was in college, I was in a sorority. I met some of the most amazing women during my time there, [...]

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Cute Food Saturday!

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on March 26, 2011

in Cute Food Saturday

Happy Cute Day! It’s Spring Break around these parts…but you’d never know by the weather. I’ll believe it’s Spring when I see it. In any case, here’s some cuteness to brighten up your Saturday! [source] [source] [source] [source] [source] [source] [source] Got any cute food to share?

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Cute Food Saturday!

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on March 12, 2011

in Cute Food Saturday

Happy Cute-day! I hope you all had a lovely week, but if you’re anything like me, you’re probably pretty glad it’s the weekend! We’re going to focus today on the tiny. Some are edible, some are not… can you guess which is which? There’s something remarkable about things that are supposed to be LARGE but [...]

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