Lifestyle Stories from May 1, 2013 (Change date)
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Chopped Mexican SaladMay 01, 2013 6:00 am - Dressing ½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice 1/3 cup olive oil 1 tablespoon minced cilantro 1 teaspoon hot pepper flakes 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons honey 6 cups...
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Buble stuck in the middle on 8th albumMay 02, 2013 11:55 am - Michael Buble, “To Be Loved” (Reprise Records) Canadian crooner Michael Buble projects a strange dichotomy in his eighth studio album, “To Be Loved.” It combines old and...
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Frugal living: Stretching your meat budgetMay 01, 2013 6:00 am - Meat prices are rising. If you’re not interested in eating a plant-based diet, stretching meat is an acceptable option, within the boundaries of proper nutrition. You ca...
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Bloody Marys morph from hangover cure to brunch faveMay 03, 2013 4:15 pm - I know we should be talking about Mint Juleps on the eve of the Kentucky Derby, but really, when was the last time you had a julep outside the first week of May? Mint Ju...
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Pasta perfect: Elgin's Villa Verone does noodles rightMay 03, 2013 4:15 pm - My recent dinner at Villa Verone got off to a bit of a rocky start when our reservation for two was nowhere on the books on a busy Saturday night before an Elgin Symphon...
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Gonzalez, Junip return with spacey albumMay 01, 2013 6:00 am - Junip, “Junip” (Mute) Swedish singer-songwriter Jose Gonzalez is best known as a solo artist with a side project called Junip. But that band's self-titled second al...
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Music notes: Shoes reignite Fitzgerald'sMay 03, 2013 4:15 pm - Power-pop pioneers In the 1970s, the Zion natives in the band Shoes paved the way for the indie-rock revolution by recording their guitar-based power-pop on their o...
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Cappuccino PavlovaMay 01, 2013 5:50 am - 1¼ cups superfine sugar (sold in most supermarkets) 4 teaspoons instant espresso powder (not instant coffee granules) 4 egg whites Pinch salt 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1 te...
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Shoppers face hurdles in finding clothing made ethicallyMay 02, 2013 9:26 am - NEW YORK — You can recycle your waste, grow your own food and drive a fuel-efficient car. But being socially responsible isn’t so easy when it comes to the clothes on yo...
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Grilled Shrimp TacosMay 01, 2013 5:25 am - 1 pound extra-large shrimp Salt and ground black pepper 1 tablespoon ground cumin 2 medium red onions, sliced ½ cup chopped celery 4 plum tomatoes, chopped 1 chipotle pe...