Lifestyle Columns
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Turning fondue, sans the flame, into a cool summer treatAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - This hot and sizzling summer quickly stops me cold whenever temptation arises to turn on my oven. Ice cream neatly cools the palate, but occasionally my taste buds desir...
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Classic sloppy Joes made as many ways as there are enthusiastsAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Editor's note: Don Mauer is taking some time off. This column originally appeared Aug. 22, 2001. Sloppy Joes: what an awful name for a terrific, homemade dinnertime san...
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Guide to the 'New American Plate' method of weight lossAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I love the New American Plate as a simple model for healthy eating. Does it matter how much of the two-thirds of your plate that is plant foods comes from vegetab...
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Getting fresh: Schaumburg's Seasons 52 lively and localAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Ripe plum tomatoes and roasted garlic topping a crisp flatbread, corn kernels floating in a sweet broth, bright raspberries mingling with creamy gorgonzola and organic b...
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Take a stand against salty snacks: Too much sodium puts kids at riskAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - She was in a real pickle. The 8-year-old girl craved the crunchy green pickled cucumbers, and while dad was more than happy to indulge hers, mom worried about too much s...
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Property transfers take place with delivery of signed deedAug 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. When it comes to deeds of conveyance, is the property officially transferred on the date when the deed is signed or when the deed is filed? I have always been con...
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Metal drip edge needed on roof behind guttersAug 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I wrote to you recently about the gauge weight of 6-inch commercial gutters. As I write this, the crew is installing them, but another issue has arisen. All the w...
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How to ensure a lender's price quote is legitimateAug 14, 2010 11:00 pm - "Mortgage interest rates are currently at record lows, and it would seem that they couldn't possibly fall any lower. Would you recommend then that borrowers obtain a rat...
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Month-to-month leases can be terminatedAug 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I have a tenant who signed a one-year lease that ended in June. He sent me a check for July for the same amount as the prior year's rent and I cashed the check. H...
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Teen feels the heat from parents fighting in other roomAug 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. My parents are fighting more and more, and now in front of my brother and me (we're in our teens). When they are alone and fighting we can hear them, and I see my...