With so many gorgeous Chicago summer days, homemade macaroni and cheese is perfect for a quick, kid-friendly dinner. This recipe isn’t as easy as the one from the box, but it’s pretty close. And it tastes a whole lot better. HOMEMADE MACARONI AND CHEESE 1 package cooked
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Happy Fourth of July weekend to all our Feed to Succeed families! Make sure to celebrate with family time and of course, lots of good eats! There are loads of ideas for fun 4th of July activities and crafts for families online. Most of the desserts,
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It wasn’t until I got rid of cookbooks that I started to enjoy cooking. Sure, I still use them a bit, but looking back and forth at a recipe is tiresome. Throwing ingredients in a bowl and coming up with something halfway decent is fun. A little
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Move over Bomb Pops, these red, white & blue Patriotic Pops are just as fun and a whole lot healthier. Ingredients: Red Layer: 1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries 1/2 cup orange juice 1T honey or maple syrup White Layer: 1 overripe banana 1/4 cup plain yogurt
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When I was a little girl, we spent every holiday in a little farm town, in west-central Ohio where my mom grew up. My grandparents still lived in the house where my grandma was raised–the house that her father had built. They were farm people, with a
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With all the joy and family time approaching during holidays comes a lot of food. Pretty much any time with holidays brings a lot of food. It takes a lot of discipline to keep from overeating when we’re surrounded by food for days at at time–in the
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Growing up, Fourth of July with my family always meant a trip to my uncle’s lake house in Oklahoma. We spent the days blackberry picking, stuffing our faces with watermelon, playing in the lake and spending time with family. Most of all I remember my aunt’s homemade
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May brings the beginning of popsicle season in Chicago, a great, healthy treat when homemade. You can use something as simple as paper cups as a mold or buy them at many stores or on Amazon. Tropical Pops 6 oz orange juice or skim milk 3-4
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