Lifestyle Stories from October 3, 2012 (Change date)
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Online voting winnersOct 03, 2012 7:49 am - Each week two people who vote in the Fan Favorite competition are randomly selected to win prizes from our sponsors. Round 1, week 4 Amy Wright: jar of Vulvan’s Fire Sal...
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Frida Kahlo comes back to life in culinary taleOct 04, 2012 4:42 pm - At 18 years of age, the now iconic Mexican painter Frida Kahlo nearly died in a streetcar accident. She was left with a crippled back and leg that destined her to a life...
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From the food editor: Getting your bacon fix during the aporkalypseOct 04, 2012 6:17 am - How are you preparing for the aporkalypse? Have you started hoarding spiral cut hams and slabs of applewood-smoked bacon to see you through the predicted pork and bacon ...
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Lupe Fiasco raps masterfully on new releaseOct 04, 2012 4:42 pm - Lupe Fiasco, “Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1” (Atlantic Records) Lupe Fiasco blacked out his album cover, except for the explicit content parental ...
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Pinstripes keeps to successful formula of bocce, bowling, bars and foodOct 08, 2012 7:09 am - Pinstripes has built a reputation as a place for a great day or night out, whether you're going with your family, a big group of friends or a date. The chain's fourt...
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Meet this week’s Cook of the Week Challenge judgesOct 03, 2012 12:51 pm - For the Round 1, Week 4 challenges we had ingredient help from College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Fortune Fish Co. in Bensenville and Suparossa Pizza, a client of Porte Br...
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Meet the Cook of the Week Challenge Elite 8Oct 03, 2012 7:47 am - Over the past four weeks we’ve seen 16 cooks sharpen their knives and put forth some incredibly creative dishes in our Cook of the Week Challenge. Using such pantry stap...
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Dad’s the name; vocabulary is the gameOct 03, 2012 5:50 am - By Kent McDill My father had a trick he used on my sisters and me as we were growing up. It was an attempt to improve our vocabulary. We hated it. He would go out of his...
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Style evolution: What goes around comes aroundOct 03, 2012 5:40 am - We live in a land of upgrades. It’s not like this in most of the rest of the world, but here in America we upgrade our french fries, our carwashes and our puppy insuranc...
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Daily Herald photographers share their expertise on getting great pictures of your kidsOct 05, 2012 1:48 pm - Editor's note: Christopher Hankins is the Daily Herald's assistant director for photography for the Fox Valley. He pulled together some of his favorite tips on getting t...