As Barrington kicks off a summer of sesquicentennial celebrations, the Barrington Country Garden & Antique Faire will mark its own significant milestone: 15 years of stunningly successful events to raise funds for Hands of
Spring has finally arrived in earnest: the flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and the Barrington Country Garden & Antique Faire will soon hold its highly-anticipated 14th annual event on June
Coming up this Friday and Saturday is one of my favorite events in Barrington. Over the years I have enjoyed attending, volunteering, and most of all performing cooking demonstrations at the Barrington
Mother’s Day is this weekend. As a mother of three, I can tell you one thing. Unless she insists otherwise, your Mom does not want to cook. If you haven’t already made
There’s something cooking at the Barrington 220 school district. It’s a Future Chefs competition for all children in grades 4-5. The competition is being hosted by Sodexo, our district’s food service provider,
We hear people around Barrington buzzing about the variety of delicious foods found at Heinen’s. Hot topics include the prepared foods, deli meats, wines, seafood and, above all else, their produce. It
It’s Tasty Tuesday time again at District 220 schools, and the ingredient of the month for February is grapefruit. Tasty Tuesday is a new healthy eating initiative in our elementary schools where
With The Big Game just days away, chefs and associates at Heinen’s Fine Foods are working overtime preparing foods for us to serve to our favorite football fans gathering for parties on
When the Henry and Adams families were planning their annual holiday gathering this Christmas, they decided they wanted to do something different and have a party with a theme. As a surprise
It’s our first Barrington EATS post of 2013 and we’re still talking about our new year’s resolutions, several of which have to do with foods for better health. Whether you aim to
A Christmas Brunch tradition for my family is Sausage Breakfast Strata. At Organizing Dinner, Strata is a dish I love and include in my classes because it is one I call a
Shrimp is a star seafood during the holidays. I love baked coconut shrimp as a main course for my family and as a holiday appetizer for so many reasons so it’s our
A holiday glaze made with dried figs is an elegant way to dress up your turkey dinner this Christmas. The presentation is memorable, the flavor is decadent and we’re sharing our Fig-Glazed
When we say Heinen’s makes holiday beef easy, we don’t just mean via another one of their fabulous prepared food options. The focus of this family business has always been offering the
A lot of thought goes into the dishes you’ll serve or bring to this year’s holiday dinner. But what about Christmas morning? For the perfect, festive dish to serve at breakfast this