Junior League of Chicago is proud to present our newest cookbook: Peeling the Wild Onion Purchase your copy today! Click here to visit our e-store.  Peeling the Wild Onion Wins National 2nd Place2008 TABASCOŽ Community Cookbook Awards With this honor, Junior League of Chicago receives a plaque, local and national publicity, and a $1,000 cash prize to be used towards a community project.
First established by McIlhenny Company in 1989, the TABASCOŽ Community Cookbook Awards were created to recognize the best of the thousands of cookbooks published annually to generate funds for charitable causes while preserving America's rich culinary history. These awards also honor a uniquely American book format - the community cookbook, first published during the Civil War - and the dedicated volunteers who use it so effectively to benefit charitable causes.
Why Peeling the Wild Onion?
"Chicago" is the Native American word for wild onion. As an onion has many layers, so too does the cuisine of the namesake city. Peeling the Wild Onion uncovers those layers and captures the essence of the Chicago's culinary past, present and future in the new cookbook from the Junior League of Chicago. More than two hundred exceptional and creative recipes have been collected and tested by Junior League members, families and friends. These recipes are organized seasonally and peppered with culinary and cultural facts. Profits from the sale of Peeling the Wild Onion go directly to the community through the projects of the Junior League of Chicago. Through volunteer efforts, the Junior League of Chicago strives to serve at-risk women and families in the great Chicago metropolitan area through direct service, fund-raising, mentoring, advocacy and education.
Features
- 192 artistic pages featuring recipes and seasonal illustrations by Anne Hankey
- 190 tested recipes that highlight Chicago's cultural and culinary diversity
- Introduction from Christopher Koetke, Dean of Chicago's School of Culinary Arts at Kendall College
- Warm anecdotes on Chicago's seasons and poignant community events
- Short stories about local restaurants, geographical and historical highlights, traditions and festivities that are unique to Chicago
- Recipe tips for food preparation and preservation
- Four seasonal menus at each chapter heading that group sequential recipes
- Recipe contributions from notorious local restaurants and personalities
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