Jewel, Roscoe Village, Chicago
First thought that popped into my head, “why would anyone want to swallow LARGER pills?”

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I took these photos of a vacant storefront on Roscoe Street back in August. It was right before Retro on Roscoe, as you can see from the big poster in the window. I can’t remember why, at the time, I was so enamored with the building. Was it the old rusted salon sign? Or The [...]

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Just experimenting with another way to make green beans. This was over the summer and I’d gotten a bunch of beans at the farmers market. I liked them as much as this Green Beans with Caramelized Shallots and Gremolata recipe. Definitely better than when I made Green Beans with Bread Crumbs.
Green Bean Stir-Fry
Ingredients:
1 Tbsp. soy [...]

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Here’s a dip we made while vacationing in Cape Cod. I also made it for a barbecue (the notorious vodka lemonade night). Here are the ingredients -
- Fat-free Greek yogurt - 6 oz. container (I use Fage)
- Juice from one lemon
- A clove or two of chopped garlic
- Chopped up cucumber (take the seeds out. [...]

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“The Bean,” Millennium Park, Chicago

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