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The best ways to cook broccoli, beyond roasting florets

Becky Krystal
Jan 14, 2025 5:04 am - Cooks love easy roasted broccoli florets. But that method is just one path to broccoli bliss. Here are other techniques and recipes to try for different textures and preparations.
This roasted vegetable bibimbap brings balance to every bite

G. Daniela Galarza
Jan 14, 2025 4:54 am - A sheet pan and a hot oven do most of the work for these Korean vegetable bibimbap bowls. While a medley of vegetables and mushrooms soften and brown, make a pot of rice and mix together a simple sweet-and-spicy gochujang sauce.
Better late than never: Lombard contractor uncovers forgotten Christmas present from 46 years ago

By Barbara Vitello
Jan 13, 2025 6:36 pm - Tim King was doing some renovation work in his childhood home last month when he discovered hidden behind a wall a Christmas gift he was supposed to have received in 1978. The Lombard man said he’s now saving the Matchbox Thunder Jets to give to his future grandchildren.
Best Bets: New Elmhurst History Museum exhibit opens

By Barbara Vitello
Jan 13, 2025 3:06 pm - A new Elmhurst History Museum exhibition chronicles the transformation of the community, Martin Luther King Jr. tributes take place in Chicago, and Disney on Ice skates into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena next week.
If Dry January is too daunting, try drinking less but better

By Emily Saladino
Jan 13, 2025 2:07 pm - Dry January isn’t for everyone. Fortunately, another movement is rumbling throughout the wine world: Drink less, but better.
Flavorful chorizo brings meaty depth to a paprika pinto bean soup with collard greens

By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL
Jan 13, 2025 1:58 pm - Meat is the star of most stews, with vegetables and aromatics sometimes feeling like an afterthought. But meat can make an excellent accent ingredient in a pot of silky greens and creamy beans.
Carriage rides, sled dog demos add fun to Vernon Hills Winter Fest

By Brian Hill
Jan 13, 2025 12:31 pm - A pack of huskies was a crowd-pleaser as Century Park Pavilion came alive Saturday during Winter Fest in Vernon Hills.
Arlington Heights prayer breakfast set for Feb. 6

Daily Herald report
Jan 13, 2025 12:02 pm - Arlington Heights 38th annual Mayor's Community Prayer Breakfast hosted by the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce will take place from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. ...
Carolyn Hax: Retired parents won’t ask for help from nearby family

By Carolyn Hax
Jan 13, 2025 10:03 am - Retired parents won’t ask for help from nearby relatives and no one is offering to lend a hand. Carolyn Hax says don’t suggest to family members that parents need help. If the parents moved with the intent to lean on the cousin network for care, then they needed to say so to the cousin network beforehand.
Tiptoeing through tulips on a cruise in the Netherlands and Belgium

By Katherine Rodeghier
Jan 12, 2025 5:30 am - In Northern Europe, the river cruise season begins in spring with one of the most popular itineraries focused on Holland’s favorite flower, the tulip. “I always wanted to see the tulips,” said Naperville resident Kay Grossmann. “It’s been on my bucket list.”

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