Articles filed under Cook of the Week
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Debbie Zuehlke makes Mexican Lasagna-style EnchiladasNov 06, 2021 9:15 pm - At 16, Debbie Zuehlke was a runaway who fibbed about her age and landed a job as a live-in housekeeper/assistant/cook for a young Arizona couple who thought she knew wha...
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Deb Levar shares her "Over My Dead Body" chickenNov 06, 2021 8:13 pm - Deb Levar is a big-hearted gal, always willing to bake a treat for clients and co-workers, prepare dinner for family get-togethers and share her best recipes. Well, almo...
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Julie Goelz creates Creamy Chicken EnchiladasNov 06, 2021 4:22 pm - How romantic is this? Julie Goelz and her husband, Rich, were out exploring Rome one day during the summer of 2006 when they spotted a cozy little restaurant with seatin...
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Tom Bertrand cooks "Skate Two Ways"Nov 06, 2021 2:29 pm - When he was first learning to prepare fish, says Tom Bertrand, "I made bricks." Instead of testing for doneness as it cooked, he followed the recipe. If it said 20 minut...
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Russell Schwem serves up "Tasty sour eggs"Nov 06, 2021 1:14 pm - Nearly four decades after his wife, Carolyn, was featured as a Cook of the Week with peanut butter pie and pork chop suey, 76-year-old Russell Schwem is following in her...
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Terrie Ann Jones cooks "Scallop, orange and asparagus stir-fry"Nov 06, 2021 10:55 am - Wouldn't you know it? When I contacted TerrieAnn Jones about being a Cook of the Year, she was preparing a meal for a needy neighbor. TerrieAnn's friends call her "the s...
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Louann Zundel shows how to make "Farfalle pasta"Nov 06, 2021 10:59 am - Life has taken a dangerous spin since we met Louann Zundel last February, the Des Plaines woman with the well-stocked pantry. She is working at the Deer Park Williams-So...
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Peg Sheaffer prepares Spinach Souffle with Leeks and Gruyere CheeseNov 06, 2021 10:57 am - As co-owner of Sandhill Organics farm in Grayslake, inspiration is never far from Peg Scheaffer's kitchen. With 40 acres of vegetables and "hoop houses" for winter cult...
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Phyllis and Jim Clegg form "Braided Bread"Nov 06, 2021 10:15 am - Jim and Phyllis Clegg really know how to mess with college kids' minds. Just serve them dinner in the dining room on the good china with crystal water glasses and watch ...
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Kay Chisholm makes Sauteed Vegetables with CouscousNov 06, 2021 1:56 am - Kay Chisholm calls her basement pantry "the bomb shelter," stocked with enough food that "we could live there a couple months." She's got pastas, canned tomatoes, chicke...