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Party Crasher!

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on August 15, 2010

in dinner out, friends, Italian

**LONG POST AHEAD** Months ago, when it was announced that the Healthy Living Summit would be held in my hometown of Chicago, I got really excited! To be honest, it wasn’t because I necessarily wanted to go to the conference, but because DOZENS of my favorite bloggers would be coming to our fair city! Then, [...]

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Gilt is Good

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on August 3, 2010

in dinner out, family, friends

Ok, I promise, this is the last birthday-related post since, well, my birthday was almost a week ago. On Saturday night, a group of my closest friends and family joined Adam and I at Gilt Bar, a new gastropub here in Chicago. I’d heard a few great things about it in recent months, but the [...]

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Celebrate! (Giveaway Post)

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on August 1, 2010

in Baking, dinner out, family, giveaway, pork

Have you all missed me?? I know I’ve missed you all… but it’s been a SUPER busy week full of celebrations that went way past my bedtime most nights. Therefore, blogging has taken a back seat. But I’m back today, and make sure you’re in a comfortable seat, you have about 3 days worth of [...]

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Sociable

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on June 22, 2010

in dinner out, family, fish or seafood

Today was a rarity in my book. Usually, every summer, I get ONE day off during the summer between the end of school and the next school year. This year, due to various issues, I’ll be getting MANY days off this summer, and today was the first of those. I spent the morning sleeping in [...]

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Memorial Day

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on May 31, 2010

in beef, family, family recipe, pork

I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day, whatever it was that you did with your day I spent much of the morning relaxing and baking bread for my mom’s barbecue this afternoon. I ended up making two types of bread since I thought the first didn’t come out well…but I was wrong! Type [...]

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Foodbuzz 24×24: Dragged Through The Garden, A Chicago Hot Dog Tour

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on May 30, 2010

in beef, friends, pork

It’s no secret that I’m a proud Chicagoan. I love the city, the people, the amazing skyline, and, as long as I can remember, I’ve loved the food. There are quite a few things that Chicago is famous for, including deep-dish pizza, Italian beef, and probably most famously, the Chicago-style hot dog red hot. Adam [...]

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