Caroline Clough

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• Posted Turkey Roundup, 2007 to Chicagoist
  Last year, perhaps a little earlier, we gave you a quick run-down of where you could buy yourself a turkey and at what cost. We felt that it would be nice of us to do that again for you ... not to mention the fact that we haven't had time to get a turkey for ourselves. So, without further ado, a decidedly skewed to the north side turkey roundup. Dominick's located at 6009 N Broadway...
• Posted Cheese of the Month Club: November Edition to Chicagoist
  This month we were originally going to look into one of the cheese readers recommended in October. But then we had all this apple pie to eat. And we had one of those zap-zippity-zap brain moments where we connected the dots and came up with the quite-brilliant plan of picking a cheese of the month that also complemented the apple pie recipe we shared with you last week. So we we went to the new...
• Posted Chicagoist Cooks: Mint Apple Lamb Chops to Chicagoist
  Last week we had a hankering for some lamb. We get this craving with some frequency, most often while in nice restaurants. But we have a problem with cooking certain kinds of meat at home. When at a restaurant we don't hesitate in ordering something medium rare and - when the cut of meat warrants it - even straight up rare. However, we have a hard time recreating those meat conditions when in the comfort...
• Posted Chicagoist Cooks: Apple Pie All Around to Chicagoist
  Last year we told you about our apple picking and subsequent experience making applesauce. We thought we'd pick apples again late last month, though we knew it was past proper apple picking season. We went to Royal Oak Farm Orchard where, chagrined but unsurprised, we learned that there weren't many apples left on the trees. Those that remained were, much of the time, unreachable to our five foot five self. We persevered and collected a...
• Posted Current Conditions: This Time It's Personal to Chicagoist
  This week Chicagoist received an email from the Chicago Department of Public Health, announcing the immediate closing of The Great American Bagel at 1248 W. Belmont. The list of serious violations included cockroach infestation and the serving...