Food: Restaurant Features & Recipes - Chicago North Shore Moms

9 New Year’s Eve Cocktails & Mocktails!

Cheers to the new year, from our families to yours! And a special toast to you, moms, for shepherding your herd through it all. Here’s a shortlist of New Year’s Eve cocktails and mocktails—perfect for the 31st or any time you have something to celebrate....

Seasonal Sip: Cranberry Gimlet

  The perfect holiday cocktail to take you all the way through New Year’s.The homemade candied cranberries are beautiful and tasty–and easier than they look to make. Serving a crowd? They’re easy to batch and can even be stored in the freezer. Thanks to Alston...

The Night Before Christmas Cookies

These festive ice cream sandwiches are perfect for a Christmas party—or as a new spin on milk & cookies for Santa. Thank you to Katie, the mom and recipe creator behind Witten Kitchen, for sharing! The Night Before Christmas Cookie Sandwich INGREDIENTS Serves 30...

Delicious Game-Day Turkey Chili from Kat Ashmore!

  What makes this delicious game-day turkey chili from Kat Ashmore a game-changer? It could be that it checks all the boxes of the classic dish: healthy, hearty and bursting with flavor. Or maybe it’s the unexpected dash of cocoa powder. “The tomato paste adds...

Maple & Cinnamon Roll Pancakes!

Cinnamon rolls are a favorite cold weather treat, but the maple-infused pancake version below, from Nicole Washington—the talented mama behind the Brown Sugar blog—is beyond!  It uses simple ingredients you probably have in your pantry—including pancake mix to make...

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