Lifestyle Columns
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Unusual ingredient adds crispness to chocolate chip cookiesJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - As a pastry chef, I'm always on the lookout for appealing and interesting dessert recipes. While researching for this column it's not unusual for me to peruse dozens of ...
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'Puttering gourmet' raises the bar for home cookingJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Long before the Food Network infected so many of us with the urge to cook there was Graham Kerr, "The Galloping Gourmet" of public television fame. Wacky and entertainin...
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Zubaz is taking the lead in Super Bowl fashionJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Lots of guys watch football in their pajamas or, if friends are coming over, clean pajamas. Now, just in time for Super Bowl Sunday, a Wisconsin business is making ...
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Key lime pie without the guilt, or the KeyJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - A friend, upon accepting my dinner invitation, quickly requested that I make her favorite dessert: Key lime pie. While my mouth muttered "Sure, no problem," my mind thou...
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Drink up! Tea a bonus in a healthful dietJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I enjoy drinking decaffeinated green and black tea and herbal teas with my meals, especially in winter. I am a vegetarian, and a nutritionist said that I am losin...
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Donkey Kong documentary nets high score on DVDJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters" -- Being a child of the 1980s, I knew that at the very least, "The King of Kong" would provide me with a sweet dose of nost...
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Keeping it platonic can be done, but why?Jan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Do you believe men and women can legitimately be platonic friends even if romantic love exists between them? That is, sublimating the sexual feelings because they are...
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Parthenon endures a probing by 'Nova'Jan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicagoans love architecture, but I have to admit a new PBS "Nova" episode on "Secrets of the Parthenon" is a hard sell even here on WTTW Channel 11. "Nova," of course, ...
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Oxygen therapy shows promise against variety of ailmentsJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - A number of years ago, it was believed that doing surgery in large pressure chambers (hyperbaric chambers) would improve outcomes. To that end, some medical centers bega...
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Cancer Society provides transport for port surgeryJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Ports bring to mind exotic places, as in ports of call. However, there are other ports most people don't visit. Placed just under the skin below the collar bone, they ar...