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All Stories from October 1, 2025 (Change date)

Each ingredient matters in this simple Red Lentil Soup

By M. Eileen Brown
Oct 01, 2025 5:55 am - For the most part, soup gives us freedom. We measure only when we must, cook by taste, and love to experiment. But not this time. For this simple Red Lentil Soup, the flavors depend on following the recipe.
Instant ramen is a pantry superhero that can turbocharge your cooking

By Aaron Hutcherson
Oct 01, 2025 5:50 am - This upgrade to instant ramen is inspired by Mexican stewed beans and requires only a handful of ingredients. It’s “an excellent canvas for a wide range of garnishes, allowing you to take it in numerous directions based on whatever you have on hand,” writes Peter J. Kim in his “Instant Ramen Kitchen” cookbook.
Chardonnay for autumn’s colors and flavors

By Mary Ross
Oct 01, 2025 5:35 am - As leaves morph to yellow, oranges and eventually brown, our markets provide apples to bake with pork chops, pumpkin to stuff in ravioli and mushrooms to be sautéed for risotto or grilled steak. There’s a shade of Chardonnay for each of these dishes, especially because they incorporate butter.
Laughter is the worst disease

By Marc Munroe Dion
Oct 01, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Sometimes it takes courage just to write a joke.
A tiring assault

Letter to the Editor
Oct 01, 2025 4:00 am - I get a kick out of witnessing authors of letters embarrass themselves such as the Naperville letter on Sept. 16 that declared, “It is from the left that all of this hate...
No ‘taking sides’ over tragic death

Letter to the Editor
Oct 01, 2025 4:00 am - Sept. 10, 2025, will be one more date that will forever live in infamy in these United States. I strongly disagree with the Daily Herald editors who felt it was appropria...
Today’s editorial cartoon

Oct 01, 2025 4:00 am -
2 years later, 'much of the world no longer remembers Oct. 7'

By Debra J. Saunders
Oct 01, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
Wonderful exposure to a great president

Letter to the Editor
Oct 01, 2025 4:00 am - We finally brought our grandchildren and their parents to Springfield. I had long wanted to introduce them to my all-time favorite president, Abraham Lincoln. He’s been m...

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