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February 9, 2009

Step by Step: Homemade Chicago Style Pizza

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As much as I’d like to, I can’t take credit for the pizza you see above. Even though I’ve lived in Chicago my whole life, watched Lou Malnati’s make authentic Chicago pizza firsthand, and seen many a chef (or Top Chef) make it on TV,  I’ve never made Chicago style pizza myself. It’s always been a daunting task, well, until now. This past weekend I watched a friend make an authentic deep dish Chicago style pizza (with whole wheat crust at that!) from scratch and it has never looked so easy.

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October 13, 2008

Make the Switch to Whole Wheat

We’ve all known that whole wheat bread is healthier than white bread, but have you actually made the switch? These days, places like Potbelly’s, Panera and Go Roma are smartening up to the benefits of whole wheat and offering whole wheat bread on sandwiches, whole wheat baguettes as sides, and whole wheat crust for pizza (respectively). And the list doesn’t stop there. Anything that’s made with flour can be made with whole wheat: pastas, cookies, muffins, you name it. So when you have the choice, do you choose whole wheat?

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