Cook County Lifestyle
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Parents, kids differ on toy choicesNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Ask moms what they plan to buy for their kids for the holidays, and they all sort of have the same idea. "Learning games -- where they don't know they're learning," said...
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Refusing to retire, French chef goes back to the countryNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - A native of France, Michel Saragueta started out as a commis de cuisine in the country's Basque region, then worked his way up the ladder to serve as executive chef at p...
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Food and wine classesNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - TODAY Italian Comfort Foods Join chef Armando Lopez of Francesca's Intimo of Lake Forest and Francesca's Famiglia of Barrington as he prepares some of his favorite ...
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Kosher cooking can be quick: See for yourself hereNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Jamie Geller firmly believes kosher cooking need not be time consuming. And she makes a good case for it in her cookbook "Quick & Kosher" (2007, Feldheim Publishers, $34...
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Pedometers can help encourage weight lossNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - A $20 fitness gadget stood up to multiple research studies, helping people walk an additional mile each day -- but only if they logged their steps. Those who did lowered...
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Winterize your lips and stay kissable through New Year's EveNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - The skin on your lips isn't like the rest of your face. It's more vulnerable. Your lips lack sweat glands and oil glands and the protective barrier they provide. The ski...
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Dennis Bucalo knows high-end custom homesNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Dennis Bucalo knows high-end custom homes. He has been building them for 20 years, most recently in the prestigious Wynstone community in North Barrington. "For awhile t...
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Things to doNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Antiques and crafts • The Kane County Flea Market offers hundreds of dealers with antiques and collectibles from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday or 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 2 at th...
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Enduring an uncomfortable stay at the Comfort InnNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I recently had a disastrous stay at a Comfort Inn in Capitol Heights, Md. When my wife and I checked in, we were given the keys to a room that was a mess. The uph...
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Several properties on the auction blockNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Rick Levin & Associates, Inc., a Chicago-based real estate auction marketing firm, will conduct multiple-property auctions of Chicago area residential properties for a m...