This spring, the editors of RecipeChatter.com and SeamsandScissors.com paired up for a great cause with our Love & Oven Mitts Charity Drive! We collected gently-used and handmade potholders, dishcloths and oven mitts. The donations are intended for Love INC of Lake County, which does great work in helping families make a fresh start in safe […]
There are so many home comforts that we take for granted. For instance, try to imagine baking anything without your oven mitts! It’s amazing how something so simple can be a luxury if you have to live without it. In the spirit of helping others, we’re hosting the Love & Oven Mitts Charity Drive through […]
The holiday season reminds us all to give back and be thankful for what we’ve got. When we visited Feed My Starving Children’s site in Libertyville, IL last week, we were inspired by the huge difference you can make in just an afternoon of volunteering. In four total hours (on two separate days), our team […]
At Misericordia Hearts & Flour Bakery, residents of Misericordia‘s housing for people with developmentally disabilities can gain work experience. This May, the bakery started featuring a resident cookie of the month. Beth Woytek, bakery supervisor, said residents have been very excited to have the featured recipe. Learn more about Misericordia Hearts & Flour Bakery. It […]
At Misericordia Hearts & Flour Bakery, staff, volunteers and residents wear their hearts on their bakery coat sleeves. Kali Kordewick, bakery packaging manager, said it’s impossible to have a bad day at the bakery. Misericordia Hearts & Flour Bakery is part of a larger community on Misericordia’s 31-acre Chicago campus. Misericordia serves and houses more […]
Nine Prime Publishing employees volunteered at Misericordia’s Family Fest Sunday, Sept. 13, selling Hearts & Flour Bakery’s goods to raise funds for the Misericordia community. Editor Emily Ramirez helps a customer at the bakery’s booth. Family Fest is the biggest annual fundraiser for Chicago’s Misericordia, which serves and houses more than 600 children and adults […]
Volunteering to feed the hungry conjures up certain images – people sitting at large benched tables, or shuffling down a line to have the day’s menu scooped onto their plates. While there’s no wrong way to fight hunger, JUF Uptown Café in Chicago strives to take it a step further by serving meals with extra […]
We’re excited to announce that our Cookbook Drive was a complete success! With your help, dear readers, we managed to collect over 500 cookbooks to donate to WINGS Program, Inc., one of the largest domestic violence service and housing providers in the state of Illinois. The Prime Publishing Food Team thanks you! You sent us […]
Take a look around your home – how many cookbooks do you have that you’ve barely used for years? Wouldn’t it be great to pass them on to someone who needed them, while simultaneously helping a great cause? Well, here’s the perfect opportunity. (If you donate a cookbook, you could get a prize, too! Read […]
