Lifestyle Columns
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Why rush moving in with new boyfriend?Mar 22, 2012 12:00 am - Q. I'm a gainfully employed graduate in my early 20s, and my parents and I have a pretty open and trusting relationship — almost daily contact, despite the 3,000-mile ga...
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Leftover risotto rolls into tempting aranciniMar 21, 2012 6:00 am - Italian cooks have been using leftover risotto to make risotto balls (arancini) for ages. But this tempting treat has just entered my culinary life, and oh my stars! I w...
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Bread and cereal just the start of whole-grain optionsMar 21, 2012 6:00 am - Q. I want to eat more whole grains, but besides changing my bread and cereal, what else can I do? A. Brown rice, as well as whole-wheat pasta and whole-grain tortillas, ...
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Rushing into a relationship after a bad experienceMar 20, 2012 2:00 pm - Q. My last relationship was several years ago. We'd been together for four years and engaged for one. Right before we were supposed to do the deed, he informed me that h...
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Time is right to go nuts for nutsMar 20, 2012 2:00 pm - Happy 90th birthday Fisher Nuts. Yes, you read that right. The four-generation, family-run John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., based in Elgin, marks 90 years in business thi...
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How federal capital gains tax worksMar 20, 2012 1:20 pm - Q. I built my house in 1988, and as of 2010, I’ve paid it off. I’m looking to sell and wondering if the capital gains tax break is still in effect. I think I read in one...
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Arlington Heights native matches designers, celebritiesMar 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Thirteen minutes after the “Today” show reported Madonna's fondness for $125 pink suede Steve Madden boots with pompom laces, the company had received 240 orders. When s...
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Finding treasures in the sea of gluten-free recipesMar 19, 2012 11:00 am - At first glance it may seem like eating gluten-free foods is a recent diet trend, but my interest eating “g-free” eating started more than 20 years ago, when my niece Em...
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Daughter can stay healthy while on a dietMar 19, 2012 6:00 am - Q. My 15-year-old daughter wants to go on a diet. How can I make sure she stays healthy while losing weight? A. My first question is whether your daughter really needs t...
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Keeping those Oreos as memories making a differenceMar 19, 2012 6:00 am - You just don't realize the willpower you're called upon to exercise when you're trying to reboot your life until Oreo celebrates its 100th birthday. Seriously. Here I am...