Lifestyle Stories from April 24, 2013 (Change date)
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Voices of Hope: Cancer can't stop the music for North Aurora manApr 24, 2013 11:29 am - I'm singing in this concert to celebrate survivors and to remember those who fought cancer. People like my mother-in-law, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor back in 2...
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Voices of Hope: Lombard singer stands by best friend with cancerApr 24, 2013 11:28 am - It happened again. Every time we sing the song “I'll Stand by You” during our weekly Voices of Hope rehearsals, tears well up in my eyes. I try not to let the drops of e...
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Voices of Hope: Music energizes Naperville cancer patientApr 24, 2013 11:26 am - Seven months ago I never imagined how different my life could be. They always say your life can change at the drop of a hat. For me, that is exactly what happened. In mi...
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Parsley, Olive, Egg and Ricotta SandwichesApr 24, 2013 6:00 am - 4 large eggs ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt ¼ cup packed, finely chopped flat-leaf parsley 4 slices bread from a crusty, country-style loaf (may substitute half of a baguette,...
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Pasta With Chickpeas, Celery and ParsleyApr 24, 2013 6:00 am - 1 teaspoon fine sea salt, plus more for the cooking water 1½ cups celery pieces, cut on the diagonal ¼-inch wide (first cut vertically if the ribs are especially wide) 8...
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Book notes: Meet Gabby Douglas at Skokie’s B&NApr 29, 2013 6:09 am - Ÿ Chicago-area writer Amy Timberlake celebrates the release of her new novel for children, “One Came Home,” with a reading and book-signing event at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Ap...
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Soupalooza: Mushroom Barley Soup brings a flood of good memoriesApr 26, 2013 9:55 am - Every time I look at the overstuffed, overflowing mess that is my recipe box, I vow to clean up my act by scanning everything and organizing it in some nice tidy folder ...
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Parsley deserves a starring role on your plateApr 26, 2013 6:17 am - There are two kinds of cooks in this country, the reductionist in me argues: the parsley pushers and the parsley-ambivalent. I was led to that generalization through an ...
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Frugal living: Tips for freezing yeast, juice and riceApr 24, 2013 6:11 am - Q. Is it OK to put dry yeast packets in the refrigerator? My house gets hot inside in the summer, so I'm thinking it would keep better in there. S.S., California A. Yes,...
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Mushroom Barley SoupApr 24, 2013 6:00 am - 7 cups chicken or vegetable stock, divided 1 ounce dried porcini or morel mushrooms ½ cup pearl barley 2 tablespoons butter or mild vegetable oil 1 large onion, chopped ...