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Consider planting an extra row for the hungry in your garden this spring

By JESSICA DAMIANO
Mar 18, 2025 8:27 pm - If you’re gearing up to plant fruits, vegetables or herbs this spring, why not grow some extra to donate to your local soup kitchen or pantry? The national Plant a Row for the Hungry campaign encourages home and community gardeners to do just that to help feed neighbors in need of fresh food.
Home & garden calendar, March 23-29

Mar 18, 2025 8:14 pm - Garden club meetings, plant sales, grafting and more.
Projects to consider before moving into a home

Metro Creative Services
Mar 18, 2025 7:23 pm - It may be best for homeowners to complete several home interior projects while the residence is still empty.
BBB: Spring scams are in full bloom

Submitted by Better Business Bureau
Mar 18, 2025 1:21 pm - The Better Business Bureau says warm weather is the perfect environment for con artists to get inside your home and wallet.
Hoffman Estates community garden signup begins April 7

Daily Herald report
Mar 18, 2025 11:10 am - Hoffman Estates residents may rent plots in the community gardens beginning Monday, April 7, for $25.
A spicy, herby peanut salsa adds punch and crunch to seared grouper

By Ellie Krieger
Mar 18, 2025 6:09 am - A bold salsa — packed with herbs, garlic, hot peppers and peanuts — makes a thrilling topping for pan-seared grouper (or any firm white fish you like). One taste, and you’ll understand why chef Eric Adjepong featured it in his debut cookbook, “Ghana to the World.”
Throw out the rules. Pairing beef and white wine is great.

By Emily Saladino
Mar 18, 2025 5:46 am - As tastes and menus evolve, forward-thinking wine professionals are bucking convention by pairing beefy dishes with bone-dry rieslings, bubbly blanc de blancs and other white wines.
Baking fails happen. Here are 4 things that might have gone wrong.

By Becky Krystal
Mar 18, 2025 5:36 am - Sometimes all we can do is shrug our shoulders and chalk it up to bad luck. At other times, there’s a diagnosable reason your recipe went awry.
Jalapeño poppers are great. These shishito popper tacos are better.

G. Daniela Galarza
Mar 18, 2025 5:22 am - Inspired by jalapeño poppers — a popular bar and game-day snack — these shishito pepper tacos are well-suited for a crowd. Mild shishitos turn silky when they’re stuffed with a savory cream cheese mixture, topped with shredded cheese and baked on top of tortillas.
Salty pancetta and fermented pepper paste lend deep umami to this meaty pasta dish

By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL
Mar 18, 2025 5:12 am - Zuppa forte, an old-school Neapolitan dish, traditionally was made with odds and ends of meats, including offal. This spicy pasta dish from Milk Street uses salty cured pancetta as a stand-in.

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