Barbara Sullivan

Oatmeal cookies might taste the same regardless of where they're made, but there's something to be said for sifting flour and creaming butter with a panorama of Chicago just beyond...

Four women stand around a white countertop, poking forks into a cake that literally oozes caramel. "It's really too gooey, too much caramel," one says. "We'll remake it." A few...

Bead it! is a new shop in the Andersonville neighborhood, which sells thousands of beads in a range of colors, sizes and prices. Jewelry designer Donna Golden, who owns the...

A collection of items handmade by Chicago and other Midwest artists will be featured at a new Bucktown shop. But you`ll have to act quickly, because it will only be...

Here`s how to get information or order from Replacements. For unidentified china, send a clear photograph or photocopy of the front and back of a dinner plate. For unidentified crystal,...

''Santa Claus is Coming to Town'' was the music in the background, but the mood was all flowers and sunshine as representatives of HG magazine and Ralph Lauren teamed up...

The new Branca Boutique that opened last week at 940 N. Rush St. is an appealing and fun ''little sister'' to the Branca home furnishings and accessories gallery in the...

Herb butter packets, geared for the seasons, are the newest zestful products from the folks who make hearty dried soup mixes such as Illinois Prairie Corn Chowder. The new mixes...

Although the number of soups that are available on supermarket shelves is vast, vegetable soup is one that always has been among the most popular. Whether it was poured from...

Oak Park designers Sandy Meade and Nita Kubricht were on to something when they roped themselves a Western-theme bedroom look for a showhouse last month. Fast-forward to the International Home...