Lifestyle Columns
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Jamie Bordoshuk makes Panko-crusted chicken breastsAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Amid the high unemployment following 9/11, when Jamie Bordoshuk lost his job and became a stay-at-home dad, he discovered a love for cooking and teaching. Over the years...
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Right recipes can turn zucchini from yuck to yumAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When I was a little kid, Grandmother Mauer, usually a kitchen magician, cooked fresh zucchini until it turned to mush. And, she seasoned it so lightly that it had very l...
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Watch Top Chef Masters finale with a Top Chef-testantAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm counting the minutes until Frontera Grill chef Rick Bayless wins Top Chef Masters on the finale of the hot Bravo show. No, I don't have any insider information, that...
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Reader finds simple solution to ear painAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. A while back, you had a column about ear blockage. It reminded me of a similar problem that I had several years ago. One of my ears felt plugged, and my hearing d...
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Unexplained skin lesions? Be very suspiciousAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The middle school student was in for his annual physical, and his mother took this opportunity to bring me up-to-date on her child's recent, prolonged and pesky, though ...
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Tepid 'Cat' never hits boiling pointAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Circle Theatre's revival of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opened last week just as a mini heat wave gripped the suburbs. The weather provided a fitting ba...
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As deadline nears, more tax-credit questions arriveAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My husband says we can get that first-time homebuyer tax credit, $8,000, for any house we buy this year, whether it's new or old. I said I'd double-check. Is that for...
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You want a watertight seal with a patio deck over a garageAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. We have a side patio (measuring 24-by-15 feet) over our garage. It was originally covered in concrete, which the previous owners painted. It had two stress cracks the...
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Poor housing market can justify tax breakAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. There have been numerous foreclosures in our area over the past two years. We have been following what the homes have been sold for after they were foreclosed by the ...
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'One Hundred Years of Johnny Mercer' celebrates lyricistAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago Come rain or come shine If you grew up listening to crooners, here's a chance to get your fill of popular tunes from the 1930s through the mid-'50s. The Tri...