Lifestyle Columns
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Don't cry: Dinner will be sweet with rustic onion tartJun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Onions are the character actors of the kitchen. They make recipes sing but rarely get a starring role. Not this time. Today's tart takes a lovely variety of onion - swee...
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CSO opens 'summer of anniversaries' Monday at RaviniaJun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - The 2010 Ravinia Festival has been offering a wide range of popular music and jazz concerts during its opening three weeks, but for classical music listeners, Ravinia me...
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'Knight and Day' delivers lots of speed, little substanceJun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - If you took all the breathtaking stunts and wild chase sequences in "Knight and Day" and pressed them together so tight that they squeezed everything else out, you'd sti...
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Jeremy Morgan makes creamy peanut butter fudgeJun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Almost 13 years ago, Jeremy Morgan, a 14-year-old Grayslake boy who was gobbling up blue ribbons at the Lake County Fair with his banana breads and decorated cakes, was ...
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Ben & Jerry's ice cream toasts the competitionJun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - If you want to make a great ice cream treat, start with great ice cream. And for great ice cream, grab a pint of Ben & Jerry's. The Vermont-based ice cream company earne...
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Whether beginner or pro, it's time for a grilling refresher courseJun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - The granddaddy of all cookout holidays is rapidly approaching, so whether you're a seasoned pro or a newbie, a refresher course in Grilling 101 will help ensure success....
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How to keep your kids safe at the poolJun 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Most childhood drowning deaths occur during momentary lapses of supervision
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Landlords can hire process server to find elusive tenantJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. My husband and I own a condominium that we have rented out the past few years. All had been going well until this year, when our tenant stopped paying rent. We we...
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Five inescapable truths about financial disastersJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - "Since financial disasters are entirely man-made, in principle they should be easier for governments to deal with than natural disasters, which cannot be controlled. Do ...
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Surface preparation is the key to a durable paint jobJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. The town hall building adjacent to our property is an old, wood-clapboard, plastered building with an unvented slate roof sitting on a new poured-concrete foundat...