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Vegetable Soup With Chickpeas, Matzo Balls and Herbs delivers all the satisfaction of chicken soup with matzo balls, minus the chicken.

Matzo ball soup gets extra flavor from one simple step

This recipe delivers all the satisfaction of chicken soup with matzo balls, minus the chicken. If you are celebrating Passover, note that kitniyot (which include legumes, beans and some grains, such as rice) are now allowed for the holiday by some communities, though this isn’t universally accepted, so be sure to check with your guests.

A Prairie Plein Air art competition participant paints on the grounds of the village of Schaumburg's Robert O. Atcher Municipal Center.

Schaumburg Plein Air competition takes art outdoors

Schaumburg’s 35th annual Prairie Arts Festival returns Memorial Day weekend, May 25 and 26, outdoors on the village’s municipal grounds, but artists who want to take part in the accompanying plein air competition need to get started soon.

This do-it-yourself solar water heating kit uses a batch design to preheat incoming cold water before it goes to the water heater.

Cut utility bills with DIY solar water heater

A simple batch solar water heater system warms water passively before it enters a powered water heater.

Cool the Matzo Buttercrunch completely before breaking into pieces.

A word-of-mouth sensation, Matzo Buttercrunch earns a place on the Passover dessert table

For AP food writer Katie Workman, there’s one must-have Passover dessert recipe — chocolate-covered caramel matzo. Or as it’s more commonly known, Matzo Buttercrunch.

Rick Bayless at the Cooking Theater at The Inspired Home Show this year. He demonstrated making his Dark Chocolate Tres Leches Cake. The show was held March 2-5 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Truly inspiring: Some nifty new gadgets foodies will want to get their hands on

Every year, Penny Kazmier looks forward to The Inspired Home Show, to see trends coming our way, along with everything from pepper mills and cast iron pans to home pizza ovens and the latest in dessert decorating and displays. Here are some items she thought worthy of highlighting.

The Elgin City Council recently approved an adaptive reuse plan for the building at 62 S. Grove Ave. that will serve as the new home for Side Street Studio Arts.

Elgin’s Side Street Studio Arts getting closer to new home

Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin has taken a couple of steps forward in its effort to move to a new home. The Elgin City Council last week approved an adaptive reuse plan...

This vinaigrette from Chef Grace Goudie is an emulsified dressing just like you’ll find on the menu in restaurants.

Make a restaurant-worthy vinaigrette: It’s as easy as five ingredients and 5 minutes

Visually, spring is a lot of green; that is also the case in the food world. Nothing screams green more than a thought-out yet simple salad to me. While creating various salads during this time of year, one must always include a tasty dressing.