MORE Introduces new Margarita Cupcake on WGN TV

Still trying to figure out what to serve your party guests this holiday season? MORE owner, Patty Rothman, was on WGN TV's "Lunchbreak" today with a special cupcake recipe that's sure to please. Rothman helped WGN reporter Dina Bair prepare MORE's new Margarita Cupcake and gave her tips on perfecting her frosting technique. On hand were several of MORE's other flavors, including their signature "MORE" cupcake, a moist chocolate cake with a housemade marshmallow filling (a guaranteed show-stopper).

Want to steal the show at your next party? Check out MORE's Margarita cupcake recipe here. MORE's cupcakes range from $3.50-$4.25 each, or $39.50-$49.50/dozen. MORE also offers flights of six MOREsels, including the new Cocktail Flight and Sunday Morning Flight, which make perfect hostess gifts. Call MORE at (312) 951-0001 to place your holiday order today!

Green City Market Offers First Year-Around Market

Green City Market is kicking off its first-time year-around market, starting January 17 and running through April 18, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every first and third Saturday at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N. Cannon Dr. The market is located in its South Gallery.

The coming season will feature sustainable, heirloom and ark products in an effort to restore agricultural biodiversity. Along with offering fresh, local produce, the Green City Market plans to have themes for each market day with a special culinary event featuring and promoting local farmers and producers and the chefs who work closely with them. This will include tastings that highlight products available at the market.

The market will host the Snout to Tail event 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, January 17, showcasing Green City Market pork.

Participating chefs providing tastings include:

Rick Bayless - Frontera Grill and Topolobampo
Troy Graves - Tallulah and Eve
Paul Kahan - Blackbird, avec and The Publican
Mark Mendez - Carnivale

Sarah Stegner and George Bumbaris - Prairie Grass Cafe
Paul Virant - Vie
Gary Wiviott - author of the upcoming book Low and Slow: Mastering the Art of Barbeque in Five Easy Lessons

Mark your calendar for these upcoming Green City Market events:

Saturday, February 7 and Saturday, February 21, 2009: Meat and potatoesSaturday,

March 7 and Saturday, March 21, 2009: Artisanal cheese

Saturday, April 4 and Saturday, April 18, 2009: Bacon and eggs

Admission is free, but RSVPs will be required. If you'd like to attend, e-mail admin@chicagogreencitymarket.org.

ASLF Online Store Now Open

Just in time for the holidays, A Silver Lining Foundation's new online store is open for business. Holiday shoppers rejoice!

Looking for clothes? ASLF's popular "Save the Girls" t-shirt can now be purchased online. The tee comes in two colors and a variety of sizes.

Need some bling? ASLF has jewelry-lovers covered, with its signature spiral logo featured on two varieties of necklace: there's the sterling silver version, and the timeless diamond version.

And don't forget the holiday tunes. The ASLF store also offers autographed copies of Chicago's own Ron Hawking's holiday CD, "Christmas." Visit Ron Hawking's web site here: http://www.ronhawking.com/.

Visit ASLF's online store here: https://www.asilverliningfoundation.org/store/index.php. All proceeds from the store support The Buy A Mom A Mammogram program, and other ASLF programs. For more information on ASLF, visit http://www.asilverliningfoundation.org/.

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Deerfields Gluten-Free on WLS-TV

In case you missed it, Deerfields Bakery's own gluten-free baker, Lisa Albertson, appeared on WLS-TV this morning to prepare holiday gluten-free treats. With the help of anchors Linda Yu and Judy Hsu, she demonstrated how to make her gluten-free Chocolate Pecan Pie, just in time for the holidays.

Deerfields not only offers its gluten-free pies for the holidays, but also has gluten-free brownies, cookies, cheesecakes, and even gluten-free stuffing cubes!

To view the segment online, press here: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=resources&id=6556225.

For more information on Deerfields' gluten-free line, visit http://www.deerfieldsglutenfree.com/.