Carpentersville Lifestyle
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Artists transform homes from bland to brilliantJan 21, 2011 12:00 am - Your walls are scuffed and dirty, or maybe that neutral beige just doesn’t do it anymore. Wallpaper seems too traditional and slapping on a new coat of paint is simply b...
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Scouts kick off 'Friends of Scouting' campaign Jan. 20Jan 19, 2011 10:00 pm - For over 100 years, the mission of Scouting has been to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of t...
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Chef brings farm to-dining concept to SchaumburgJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - I can't imagine his sons were too thrilled when John State left his job at the Happiest Place on Earth and moved back to the Midwest. State, who trained at Chicago's Was...
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Ways and means of scraping up some bread doughJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. Dough scrapers: metal or plastic? Which do you prefer? I don't have one yet and want to buy it only once! Rosie, Canada A. I like them both. I use them for different ...
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Lean and lovin' it column by Don Mauer: Expounding the benefits of a Mediterranean dietJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - We've all read that forming a food plan around the way Mediterranean folks live can mean healthy eating. But, what goes into a Mediterranean diet? If you say a Mediterra...
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Whole-wheat cinnamon breadJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Though the health benefits of whole grains are well known, plenty of people still can't get over the taste. Accustomed to the puffy softness of white breads, some people...
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Cook of the week: Retiree passes along sage adviceJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - I like to call her the Professor. She's 76-year-old Pat Julian, a mega-watt retiree brimming with culinary tips collected during decades of meal preparation, and she'd l...
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They nourished our souls: Cooks of the Year 2010Dec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - A wise kindergarten teacher once told me that the best parents are nurturers. The best cooks are the same way.
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Scout leads food drive for FISH Food PantryDec 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Andrew Trulock of Boy Scout Troop 32 in West Dundee organized and led a food drive to stock the FISH Food Pantry in Carpentersville. The food drive is a service Project ...
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Holidays are good time to assess senior healthDec 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Family visits around the holidays are opportunities for adult children to evaluate how their senior relatives are functioning living on their own, according to Jennifer ...