Food
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Halloween at home? Here are some tricks for making treats with kids
Oct 28, 2020 6:00 AM - Making Halloween fun at home this year? Here are some tips to get the kids involved in the fun.
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Dining events: City Works, Old Town Pour House expand comfort food options
Oct 22, 2020 4:52 PM - City Works and Old Town Pour House recently added hearty dishes to its expanded menu and Made In Italy in Glen Ellyn is now offering more curbside family meal deals. -
Halloween 2020: Restaurants try to make the best of the situation
Oct 23, 2020 2:38 PM - Halloween is going to be a bit different this year because of COVID-19. But, here are some suburban dining-centric ways that you can make the best of the situation. -
First of the Cook of the Week Challenge recipes are in
Oct 21, 2020 12:25 PM - See what the first four of our Cook of the Week Challenge contestants -- Rick Kennedy, James Knupp, Amanda Marron and Judy Monaco -- came up with using kale, couscous, canned mackerel with lemon and olive oil from King Oscar and a protein of their choice. -
Celebrating autumn and all things apple with salted caramel cake
Oct 21, 2020 7:16 AM - It's the season of colorful leaves, pumpkins and apples. If you love apples, and caramel apples, in particular, you'll love this salted-caramel frosted apple cake.
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Judy Monaco's recipe for Roasted Seafood with Couscous Salad
Oct 21, 2020 7:00 AM - Cook of the Week Challenge contestant Judy Monaco created this recipe for Roasted Seafood with Couscous Salad for the 2020 competition. -
Amanda Marron's recipe for Mackerel Stuffed Filet with Couscous and Kale Gremolata
Oct 21, 2020 6:56 AM - Cook of the Week Challenge contestant Amanda Marron crafted this recipe for Mackerel Stuffed Filet with Couscous and Kale Gremolata for the 2020 competition. -
James Knupp's recipe for Surf n' Turf: Sliced marinated short rib with a side of smokey and crisp mackerel fish cake
Oct 21, 2020 6:52 AM - Cook of the Week Challenge contestant James Knupp came up with this recipe for Surf n' Turf: Sliced marinated short rib with a side of smokey and crisp mackerel fish cake for the 2020 competition. -
Rick Kennedy's recipe for 'Stufato rustico di terra e di mare' ('Rustic stew from the land and sea')
Oct 21, 2020 6:52 AM - Cook of the Week Challenge contestant Rick Kennedy devised this recipe for "Stufato rustico di terra e di mare" (roughly translated as "Rustic stew from the land and sea") for the 2020 competition. -
Two suburban breweries medal at first virtual Great American Beer Festival
Oct 19, 2020 5:11 PM - Penrose Brewing Company in Geneva took home a gold medal, and Light the Lamp Brewery in Grayslake captured a bronze medal, at the prestigious Great American Beer Festival last weekend. Because of safety concerns, the festival was hosted virtually at several breweries across the country and the winners were announced on a livestream.
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