Lifestyle Stories from August 25, 2015 (Change date)
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The Basil Lime GimletAug 25, 2015 5:45 am - 4 basil leaves 2½ ounces vodka ¾ ounce fresh lime juice ½ ounce simple syrup Muddle 3 basil leaves with simple syrup in cocktail shaker. Fill shaker ¾ full of ice, ...
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Demerara SyrupAug 25, 2015 5:45 am - ½ cup turbinado sugar ¼ water, just off the boil Stir ingredients in glass measuring cup until sugar is fully dissolved Pour into syrup bottle and store in refrigerat...
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Blackberry Basil Compote with Goat Cheese & CrackersAug 25, 2015 5:45 am - 2 cups fresh raspberries and/or blackberries ⅓ cup dry red wine ⅓ cup sugar Fresh ground black pepper ½ cup sliced basil leaves 6 ounces goat cheese Crackers of cho...
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The SazeracAug 25, 2015 5:45 am - 2 ounces rye whiskey ¼ ounce demerara syrup** ¼ ounce absinthe* 5 shakes Peychaud's Bitters 2 shakes Angostura Bitters Lemon twist *May substitute with an anise liq...
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The SidecarAug 25, 2015 5:45 am - 2 ounces brandy, preferably cognac 1 ounce triple sec 1 ounce fresh lemon juice Sugar Orange twist Rim cocktail glass with sugar. Fill cocktail shaker ¾ full with ic...
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Cook of the week mixes it up with speciality drinksAug 28, 2015 6:34 am - Have you ever given your coffee order (say a grandee decaf cafe mocha …) and wondered how the barista does it? You watch them blending multiple coffee drinks at once, a...
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New Sanguche introduces full-flavored Peruvian sandwiches to NapervilleAug 28, 2015 6:25 am - Sanguche, a common Spanish word used in Peru for “sandwich,” is both the name of a recent addition to the ethnic dining scene in Naperville and a reference to the hot ma...
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Bloomingdale girl's lemonade stands raise money for cancer researchAug 28, 2015 6:34 am - When 10-year-old Gabrielle Burgess set up a lemonade stand recently to help raise money for breast cancer research, she was pleasantly surprised by the generosity of spi...
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Morton Arboretum's Plant Clinic fields questions about tree healthAug 28, 2015 6:36 am - A row of large sprawling trees that once formed a lush canopy over suburban streets lay stacked in manageable lengths along the curb waiting to be hauled away. It is a s...
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BYOB art studio opening in Arlington HeightsAug 27, 2015 6:05 am - A new BYOB art studio is opening soon in downtown Arlington Heights. Bottle & Bottega will open at 10 W. Campbell St. early next month, and owner Chris Bonk said he ...
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