Lifestyle Columns
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Channel 2 adds 'Monsters and Money' to morning lineupDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Mike North has once again landed jelly side up, along with longtime partner Dan Jiggetts. They'll head a new show at WBBM-TV Channel 2 starting in February called "Monst...
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Is chamomile tea really good for your health?Dec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. Does chamomile tea really have special benefits? A. For thousands of years, people have consumed chamomile tea for its health benefits, though little human resear...
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Recipes for the coming holidays and beyondDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Bake alongside celebrity chef and suburban resident Gale Gand as she leads an interactive virtual cooking demonstration Thursday at mccormick.com. Gale Gand, a busy moth...
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Holiday seasonal salad perks up potluckDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Holiday season has long meant "potluck party season" for us, but we expect this to be even truer in this year's tough economy. And we're completely in favor of it! When ...
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Barb Lewis and Diane Roisland make pistachio almond wreathsDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - If you give Barb Lewis and Diane Roisland some flour, sugar, butter and eggs they're going to want to bake some cookies. And if they bake some cookies they're going to ...
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Recurrent boils need treatmentNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. I'm a generally healthy 24-year-old female. I've been getting recurring boils in between and under my breasts for about eight or nine years. I've been to my famil...
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Replacement windows can be installed without harming sidingNov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. Our house is 25 years old, and the original windows are very drafty, making the house hard to heat in the winter. I want to put in new windows to improve this, but I ...
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Real estate agents deserve commission for their workNov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. We are planning to list our home for sale with a real estate agent who we have known for several years; she has shown us homes from time to time. On my own time, I re...
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'Good sister' may tattle on sibling who partiesNov 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. My younger sister, "Alexis," is a college sophomore, and in the last year or so has gotten very into drinking with her friends (she is underage). It started because s...
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'Christmas Carol' falls flat at Steel BeamNov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - The premiere of "Wild Goat" earlier this year demonstrated that the folks at Steel Beam Theatre know how to stage a musical in a small space. That intimate, appealing ch...