All Stories from October 7, 2020 (Change date)
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Book review: Dylan Farrow tries her hand at YA fantasy fiction with 'Hush'Oct 07, 2020 6:00 am - "Hush" by Dylan Farrow (Wednesday Books) Dylan Farrow is best known for accusing her adoptive father, Woody Allen, of molesting her when she was 7 in her...
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A stuffed portobello only food writer Nigel Slater could designOct 07, 2020 6:00 am - Nigel Slater is a food writer's food writer. The prolific British author's famously brief recipe introductions read like haikus: "Roasted pumpkin. Smooth, silky mash." "...
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Chicken cutlets can stretch your dollar in a delicious wayOct 07, 2020 6:00 am - Sometimes stretching an ingredient - making it feed four instead of two - can be detrimental to a dish, but on rare occasions it can actually make it better. Case in poi...
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Neo-Futurist Theater premieres new online show celebrating America's 'First Ladies'Oct 07, 2020 6:00 am - When someone suffers a concussion, medical personnel sometimes test that person's alertness by asking if he or she can name the president. Bilal Dardai, one of the writ...
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A story spanning nearly 6,000 miles: Stevenson senior, grandfather in China team up for bookOct 07, 2020 6:00 am - When schools closed in March due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Lily Jiang took the social isolation as an opportunity to reconnect with her roots by co-writing a bilingual b...
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St. Charles' Scarecrow Stroll a pared-down version of annual festivalOct 07, 2020 6:00 am - Due to the pandemic, the St. Charles Business Alliance will not be hold the traditional Scarecrow festival. This year, a Scarecrow Stroll will take the place of the trad...
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Making your own Italian-style beef is an easy one-pot affairOct 07, 2020 6:00 am - As soon as the weather starts to get chilly, my first thought is to make beef in my Dutch oven. Not just any beef - Chicago Italian Style beef! If you love Italian beef,...
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Gingery carrot-apple pancakes welcome fall with a subtle sweetnessOct 07, 2020 6:00 am - These are not typical flapjacks with bits of apple and carrot mixed in for seasoning. Here, the produce leads the way with mounds of shredded green apple and carrot boun...
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A flavor-packed sauce can be the linchpin to weeknight meal planningOct 07, 2020 6:00 am - In the early weeks of the pandemic, two distinct camps of home cooks emerged online and among my friends. There were the sourdough early adopters, let's call them, who b...
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Sound check: Set sail with The Mild West cruise shows on the Chicago RiverOct 07, 2020 6:00 am - On deck with The Mild West The warm days of summer are slipping away, but you're not out of opportunities for a boat party just yet. Chicago rock band The Mild West...