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For this recipe for Buffalo Chicken Salad, it’s all about the sauce.

On the fridge: Crispy Buffalo chicken bites add loads of flavor to this crunchy salad

Fried chicken bites tossed in Buffalo sauce are the star of this bar snack-inspired salad. A simple marinade of buttermilk and hot sauce imbues the chicken with flavor and creates a craggy crust. The salad is full of crunch thanks to romaine lettuce, carrots, celery and cucumber, and it gets dressed with blue cheese or ranch dressing.

Cabernet Franc is the genetic father of Cabernet Sauvignon, the world’s most popular red wine.

Talking about Cabernet Franc, genetic father of wine we’ll drink tonight

The first guideline for pairing wine and food — and the easiest — is to find familiar flavors. Good Wine’s Mary Ross starts the lesson with Cabernet Franc, the genetic father of Cabernet Sauvignon, the world’s most popular red wine.

Italian sausage and potatoes.

Roast Italian sausages over potatoes and peppers for a flavorful one-pan supper

Traybakes are a great solution when you want to put dinner on the table but can't or don't want to spend time at the stovetop. With this mostly hands-off technique, Christopher Kimball's Milk Street combines ingredients on a single baking sheet.

The Horticulture program at College of DuPage will be hosting its Spring Plant Sale May 9-11, at the college, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Shoppers will be able to choose from a variety of uncommon annuals, perennials, fresh herbs and vegetables. Hanging baskets, mixed containers and succulents will also be available.

Get your garden ready: Plant sales are popping up around the suburbs

Gardeners can get the growing season off to a good start with upcoming plant sales featuring perennials, vegetables, native and organic plants. It is also a good way to support local nonprofit organizations.

Chicago Ramen serves dishes such as the white miso ramen. It is adding to its list of suburban locations with a new restaurant in Palatine.

Ramen royalty opening new restaurant in Palatine

The man who once opened a restaurant dubbed the “king of Tonkotsu ramen” is expanding his food empire into Palatine. Japanese chef and restaurateur Kenta Ikehata plans a ...

Lilacia Park bursts with color in Lombard, the “Lilac Village.”

‘A lot of purple’: May means Lilac Time in Lombard

The history of how Lombard became a town of lilac lovers is as colorful as the park grounds during Lilac Time, a nearly monthlong celebration starting Saturday.

Sugar mistakenly got labeled as a food that increases hyperactivity.

Does eating too much sugar really make kids hyper? We asked researchers.

“It’s a myth that sugar causes hyperactivity,” says a pediatric expert. Where does that belief come from?