Elgin Lifestyle
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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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St. Raymond reminisces about the 7-year-old Joey SykesJan 09, 2011 10:00 pm - It was an emotional time last Thursday as St. Raymond School eighth-graders met with Joe and Debbie Sykes, the parents of one of their classmates who died. The occasion ...
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Families discover fun and games at specialty storesJan 07, 2011 10:00 pm - Looking for a new way to spend some quality time with your family during the long winter months? Local game stores offer special board game nights so customers can spen...
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Handel gets a jazz twistJan 07, 2011 10:00 pm - Nice Handel bars Breaking the classical sound barrier, the annual Too Hot to Handel: Jazz-Gospel Messiah will have you leaping to your feet and throwing in a few “a...
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Food packed in Hoffman Estates to feed HaitiJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Bright Hope, a Hoffman Estates-based charity, will host a food packing event from Jan. 12-15 at the Bright Hope Center to pack food for 212,000 meals for children in 17 ...