Written by Mila Furman, the Girl and the Kitchen In the blink of an eye, the warm Chicago summers I was looking forward to through all of the polar winters,

Written by Mila Furman, the Girl and the Kitchen Years ago, when hubby and I were just dating, we would have some of our best nights sitting in his kitchen

Written by Mila Furman, the Girl and the Kitchen Growing up, every Sunday I willingly jumped out of bed early at the ungodly hour of 7am and hurried downstairs

Written by Mila Furman, the Girl and the Kitchen Aghhh the dreaded hangover.  We got used to them in our 20′s after late nights at the dance clubs and

Written by Mila Furman, the Girl and the Kitchen On Sunday mornings I find myself barely able to lift my head off the pillow when the munchkin starts screaming

Written by Mila Furman, the Girl and the Kitchen I sometimes forget that there was once a time that I was completely clueless on how to dice, slice and cube an

Written by Mila Furman, the Girl and the Kitchen Seafood.  Shrimp. Scallops.  What do all of they items have in common?  Home cooks are terrified of cooking

Written by Mila Furman, the Girl and the Kitchen Summer is here and my grill is roaring and ready to go.  And in this heat wave that I am hoping will be

Pavilion offers the best of Eastern Europe When you sit down for a meal at Pavilion in Northbrook, you’re not just trying new foods but rather an entirely new

“…tie for fourth place… Pavilion of Northbrook.” On these sizzling days, the popular drink for adults in Highwood is not spiked lemonade, but Bloody Marys,