Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

These pumpkin-infused snickerdoodles are a great holiday cookie, with a fall flavor making perfect for Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas.

As WTTW's Chicago Stories explores Al Capone's Bloody Business, try an adapted vintage recipe from Capone's era, courtesy the Milk Room in the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel. 

We invited the America's Test Kitchen hosts Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster to conduct one of their signature taste tests on a Chicago classic, giardiniera, before trying their favorite with an Italian beef. 

The local Jean Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence recognize Chicago's talent, from counter service to fine dining, with a new recognition for pizza this year.

Thomas Cromwell is a close aide to the powerful Cardinal Wolsey and refuses to leave him when he loses favor with King Henry for failing to get the king's marriage annulled so that he can marry Anne Boleyn.

Judith Potts is convinced she heard a gunshot from her neighbor's property, and investigates herself when she feels the police don't take her seriously. 

A woman goes missing from her small town, setting the close-knit community abuzz and turning them against an outsider. Then a body shows up. 

Honey Butter Fried Chicken is cutting their losses on an expansion to the suburbs the same day that Temperance Beer Co. closes after more than a decade in business. 

Michael Lachowicz has received acclaim for his French food in Winnetka, but now he and his longtime partners Miguel Escobar and Sergio Angel are trying out a counter-service Mexican restaurant in the northern suburb.

The team unites behind Hendrik as he faces a frightening future – and distracts himself with trying to decode a medical breakthrough by two murdered scientists.

Susan and Atticus unravel both of their mysteries in the final episode of Moonflower Murders, while Susan also figures out her future with Andreas.

Farman's son Jack becomes ever more implicated in the murder investigation that is now being led by Ridley, who promises Farman to do all he can for Jack.

More than 170 sites across Chicago are opening their doors this weekend during Open House Chicago. We've got some highlights, including some places typically not open to the public.

Lidia Bastianich's chicken rollatini is a sort of inside out chicken parmesan, filled with cheese and artichoke. Try the recipe from the twelfth season of Lidia's Kitchen.

The team investigates the seemingly professional killing of two scientists researching cancer while Van der Valk attempts to convince Hendrik to go to a doctor for his own cancer.