… As summertime staples, fresh pasta salads are versatile and delicious. Learn to prepare three creative variations inspired by the Mediterranean cuisines of Greece, Italy, and Mallorca. These are sure to become your go-to make-ahead dishes for picnics, potlucks, and warm-weather gatherings. Meg Dhamer, private …
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… Create your own colorful macramé plant hanger perfect for adding texture, style, and height to your indoor garden. Get introduced to square and spiral knots, then choose to follow a pattern or create your own adventure. All supplies included. Plants are not provided. …
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… These foods were not only tasty but very nutritious. In this class you will learn how to prepare fermented foods such as sauerkraut, berries, and cultured salsa. Tamara Mannelly will share tips to get your whole family to enjoy these foods (yes…even the little ones). Bring a pint-sized mason jar and lid to make and …
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… New! Vinegar and citrus add brightness and an element of flavor contrast to a finished dish. Discover how acid has the power to “cook” delicate fish and hearty greens in this demonstration cooking class. Learn how to season to taste, prepare a gastrique, sear duck, and use different knife cuts like brunoise, …
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… Dare to walk an eerily enchanting path, aglow with artist-carved pumpkins for Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns—featuring glowing tributes to Chicago sports teams, plant monsters, famous vampires, pets in Halloween costumes, and fan … costumed characters, and enjoy playful frights around every corner. With five extra nights to explore and light bites available for purchase, it’s a spirited evening of family-friendly …
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… Almost all cyclamens are native to the Mediterranean basin, but some, like Neapolitan cyclamen, are cold hardy and can be grown … if protected by snow cover. Neapolitan produces pink or white flowers in late summer to early fall on 3 to 6-inch stems bearing decorative gray-green leaves with prominent markings. Its roots grow from …
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… This perennial native anemone grows to a height of 2 feet in full sun to partial shade and dry soil conditions. It has five-petaled white blooms with clusters of … ripen, the seedhead turns into a ball of white fluff. The deeply divided leaves have three to five deeply-toothed segements and long petioles, growing in clusters of three to ten on the …
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… The red buds of Ormiston Roy crabapple open to white flowers, followed by orange fruit that persists into winter. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants …
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… Rose-pink buds open to fragrant white flowers on Professor Sprenger crabapple. The orange fruits persist into mid … are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants …
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… The coral buds of Red Peacock crabapple open to white flowers, followed by persistent orange fruit. Crabapples are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants …
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