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Home & garden calendar, May 11-17

May 06, 2025 12:00 pm - Monarch butterflies, dahlias and plant sales.
Inside the Met Gala: Under a petal-filled sky, guests honor Black style, hail a ‘monumental night’

By JOCELYN NOVECK
May 06, 2025 7:40 am - “Well, it took a minute,” said Spike Lee, surveying the glittering Met Gala crowd during cocktail hour through bright orange glasses that matched his New York Knicks cap. “But we’re here now, that’s the most important thing.”
My grandmother’s cherry walnut mandelbread is a sweet, nostalgic treat

By Ellie Krieger
May 06, 2025 6:01 am - Mandelbread, also known as mandelbrodt, are often called Jewish biscotti because the two are essentially the same — twice-baked, crunchy cookies ideal for dipping in coffee, tea, milk or wine.
Sheet pan lamb chops scottadito does weeknights and celebrations with ease

By Olga Massov
May 06, 2025 5:58 am - Although lamb chops scottadito is traditionally made on the grill, this sheet pan version achieves similar results. Scottadito means “burn the fingers” in Italian, and while you won’t get the same level of smoky char that grilling delivers, the broiler-cooked chops pack a ton of flavor that belies the simplicity of the ingredients.
This family-friendly sheet pan shrimp boil is TikTok grandma-approved

By Aaron Hutcherson
May 06, 2025 5:46 am - Grab a sheet pan for a streamlined version of a traditional shrimp boil with sweet corn, smoked sausage and tender potatoes. This recipe from TikTok’s favorite grandma Barbara Costello — or Babs, as she’s known to her more than 4 million followers — comes with an herbed butter, flavored with Old Bay seasoning and smoked paprika for extra oomph.
Does the size of a garlic clove really matter in a recipe?

By Aaron Hutcherson
May 06, 2025 5:36 am - What is meant by “cloves of garlic” as a measurement? Most cooks simply rely on experience to know the size of an average clove, using more or less in a recipe to compensate for differing sizes. For those who favor precision, there is an answer.
This crisp and colorful romaine and radicchio salad eats like a meal

By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL
May 06, 2025 5:29 am - This crisp, colorful salad gets meaty, briny flavor from oil-cured olives and fruity tang from pomegranate molasses. It’s light and fresh, but hearty enough to serve for brunch or a light supper.
Elgin church hosts spring plant and craft sale

Submitted by Joanne Clevenger
May 05, 2025 10:48 pm - Annual spring plant, patio, craft and bake sale at St. Hugh Church on May 10th. Proceeds of sale with vendors, plants and baked goods support outreach ministries.
Trinity Wheaton celebrates Historic Preservation Month with chapel open houses

Submitted by Karen Ehrisman
May 05, 2025 10:35 pm - Trinity Episcopal Church in Wheaton celebrates 150 years of history and community impact with a series of chapel open houses and a special art exhibition.
Met Gala pays tribute to Black style and menswear

By LEANNE ITALIE
May 05, 2025 7:58 pm - A rainy Met Gala got underway Monday with a tuxedoed choir and a trend true to the menswear theme: Emma Chamberlain, Zendaya, Teyana Taylor and many other women in pinstripes and other traditional men’s detailing.

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