Lifestyle Columns
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You'll want to make time for this 'Waltz'Jun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - "Waltz With Bashir" - Here is one of those rare films that leaves you depressed at the real-life cruelty it depicts, but also exhilarated at the bold and brilliant w...
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Book details journey of womanhoodJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - This book is for any woman who has ever struggled to find her own voice; to make sense of being a mother, wife, daughter and lover. But it is not only for women. The nov...
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Leaner macaroni salad a new take on summer classicJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - When it comes to summer salads, a cool and creamy, sweet and tangy macaroni salad rates as one of my favorites. I do love a good ol' American potato salad, but it can be...
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Don't let summer keep you from crafting delicious artJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - My first stint as a professional pastry chef found me in a bakery in New York's Catskills. During the busy summer months I would occasionally take off my apron and mingl...
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Simple is as simple does when it comes to roasted chickenJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm sitting at the kitchen table with John and Nada (Nayd uh) Kostovich, 90 and 86, inhaling the savory goodness of Nada's homemade Chicken Barley Soup and John's signat...
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You don't need to take your vitamin D with foods that contain fatJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. Since vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, does that mean that I need to consume it along with some foods that contain fat? A. No, this need not be a worry for v...
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Nealon bringing 'Funniest Commercials' to ChicagoJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Kevin Nealon brings his TBS "World's Funniest Commercials" franchise to Chicago -- where so many TV ads were made -- at 8 p.m. Friday June 26, in a production taped earl...
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'Transformers' sequel too much of bad thingJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - First it's numbing. Then it's numbinger. Michael Bay's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" launches a full-scale sensory assault on its audiences, pelting them with re...
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Canned potatoes make dinner great - reallyJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - "The fact that this vichyssoise is made with canned potatoes just shocks the pants off me!" And those, dear friends, were the exact words from Alicia as she told me abou...
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Regen Tour featuring Berlin, Wang Chung coming to RosemontJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - It's time for '80s nostalgia at the Rosemont Theatre this weekend, when the Regeneration Tour checks in with ABC, Berlin, Wang Chung, Heaven 17 and Cutting Crew. Everybo...