Lifestyle Columns
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From dabbling to cateringOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - For a Christmas gift 15 years ago Jim Krupka's wife gave him a series of cooking lessons at a prestigious culinary school in the area, igniting a fervor for food that ha...
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Nutmeg holds its own in a medley of spicesOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - After years of working with spices, nutmeg remains my favorite. I could tell you it's the multi-dimensional aroma that piques my interest, but that's only the beginning....
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Trial and error consistenly have been my instructorsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Recently someone asked where I learned to cook. You might assume that since I teach others how to cook in this column, in my cookbooks, at cooking demonstrations and som...
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Gushing grates on her after awhileOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. How should one interpret repeated effusive praise and appreciation? I love compliments as much as the next person, but my new guy is so effusive, I'm wary. I don'...
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DVD packages superb acting of 'Volcano,' rich featuresOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - "Under the Volcano: The Criterion Collection" -- The Criterion brand on a DVD is as powerful as the little blue box from Tiffany: You know that whatever's inside has to ...
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'The Night of the Iguana' revival pays off for Raven TheatreOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Over the past few months, Miller, O'Neill, Odets and Williams have been well-served by Steppenwolf, Actors Workshop, The Hypocrites, Timeline and Shattered Globe, all of...
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Hoof-dressings come to the rescue of soft nailsOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - The world is pink in October, officially designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. With one more week to go, nobody has mentioned that horses can play a role in paint...
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Strict diet not always best way to reduce your triglyceridesOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I recently had blood work done, and the results were high (triglycerides 323). My doctor told me to take alcohol and sugar out of my diet as well as pasta, bread, ric...
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Lower blood pressure just a few deep breaths awayOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Hypertension is very common and a significant risk factor for two leading causes of death, heart attack and stroke. It can be effectively treated by lifelong medication...
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Points to see in DeKalb, the barbed wire capitalOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Displayed in a museum in DeKalb, a lively university town tucked into the cornfields of northern Illinois, is a poster featuring singing cowboy Gene Autry. It might seem...