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Fab Happenings: Top 5 Things to Eat and Drink at Chicago’s Christkindlmarket

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Jalapeño Stuffed Pretzel at Christkindlmarket // Photo: @topchicagoeatsIt’s that time of year. With the Christmas music playing aloud and pretty lights all around, you can’t help but get into the holiday spirit. I can’t think of a better place to spend a day, during this time, than at Chicago’s Christkindlmarket.

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Fab Happenings: Top 5 Pumpkin Treats in Chicago

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Pumpkin Meringue Pie at Sweet Mandy B's // Photo: @topchicagoeatsThe weather is cool and crisp and the leaves are changing colors. Now that the temperature is dropping and it’s sweater weather, it can only mean one thing… the holidays are approaching! It’s almost Thanksgiving, which obviously means it’s the season for treats that taste like fall aka pumpkin flavored treats.

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Fab Recipe: The Eng Family Holiday Butterhorn Cookies

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Fab Recipe: Eng Family Butterhorns // Photo: @fabsooparkIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Hubby made his family’s butterhorn cookies this past weekend and they were divine. Yes, my husband baked. The buttery and nutty cookies melted in my mouth and the bottoms were deliciously caramelized.  …

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Fab Happenings: Chicago Christkindlmarket

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IMG_5188The holidays are my favorite time of the year, and in Chicago, the holidays are truly magical. There is nothing quite like watching bustling crowds shopping for holiday gifts, sipping on warm drinks while bundled up, or staring at all the Christmas lights around the city. But my favorite thing about the holidays in Chicago is that there is always something fun to do. So this year, I decided to check out the annual Christkindlmarket on Daley Plaza in the Chicago Loop. I had heard about the market for years, but I had never been – and boy was I missing out….

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