Lifestyle Stories from January 11, 2017 (Change date)
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Caramelized Blood Orange Tipsy TrifleJan 11, 2017 5:00 am - For the tipsy cake 6 blood oranges 1 cup sugar ½ cup water 1 cup whole milk (see note) 1 cup whipping cream (see note) 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise in half 4 large e...
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Basketball tourney lives on in former student's honorJan 11, 2017 10:25 pm - An emotional presentation played out Sunday at St. Mary School in Buffalo Grove as Jim McInerney, for the 25th consecutive year, awarded trophies to the winners of a mem...
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Robbie Fulks wrapping up local music residency, looking to GrammysJan 17, 2017 1:13 pm - There's a moment on his 2007 live album, “Revenge,” where suburban musician Robbie Fulks jokingly tells the audience that he has a hard time writing songs as a middle-ag...
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5 habits worth cultivating in 2017, according to a dietitianJan 16, 2017 5:32 am - Whether you make formal New Year's resolutions or not, the changing of the calendar often leads to contemplating what changes we might like to see in our lives. On the n...
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This grain salad might be the key to healthier eatingJan 16, 2017 5:32 am - If you're anything like the rest of us, you might tend to needlessly overcomplicate your life. You plan an elaborate dinner for a Wednesday night. You schedule a meeting...
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5 predictions for wine lovers in the coming yearJan 12, 2017 7:08 am - Care for a "corta" bottle of Rosso di Napa? If there are two words for wine in 2017, they're experimentation and exploration. An unquenchable thirst for the new means wi...
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Breakfast fans have another go-to spot: Elly's in NapervilleJan 17, 2017 1:13 pm - Given the choice of eating breakfast or dinner out, I would choose brunch hands-down. Maybe it's the fact that I love the sweet (fresh fruit, I'm looking at you). Or it'...
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Dining events: Let the chef decide at Heaven on SevenJan 12, 2017 7:08 am - Heaven on Seven's ‘Feed Me' Heaven on Seven makes it hard to decide. So don't. Instead, say “Jimmy Feed Me!” and the chef will make all the hard decisions for you....
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Farro With Roasted Winter VegetablesJan 11, 2017 5:00 am - For the roasted squash 4 tablespoons olive oil 1¾ cups (about 8 ounces) diced butternut squash 1¾ cups (about 8 ounces) diced acorn squash For the farro bowl 3 tablespoo...
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Don't let detox diets deceive you, says chef, health writerJan 16, 2017 5:32 am - I still chuckle when I think about the tweet put out years ago by the famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson: “The likelihood that a person uses the word ‘toxin' corre...