Food
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Zia Alda’s Banana CakeMay 03, 2012 11:19 am - 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened, not melted 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 1 cup sour cream 2-3 well-ripened (blackened) bananas, mashed 1 cup chopped walnuts, optional 2 cups fl...
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Cauliflower CasseroleMay 03, 2012 11:19 am - 1 large head cauliflower ½ cup white wine ½ cup canned chicken broth, see note 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 teaspoon dried oregano Salt and freshly gr...
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Chicken MarsalaMay 03, 2012 11:19 am - 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts ¼ cup flour ½ teaspoon salt Pepper to taste ½ teaspoon dried oregano 4 tablespoons oil 4 tablespoon butter or margarine 1 cup sliced...
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Prepping family meals builds cooking enjoymentMay 03, 2012 10:00 am - For years the only cooking Alex Grattoni ever did was "put things in the oven." Things like fish sticks and TV dinners. He had no need to learn how to cook since he gre...
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Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse flourishes in new homeMay 03, 2012 6:00 am - Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar has been operating in Crystal Lake for a dozen years, but only since it moved into a more visible spot earlier this year have peopl...
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Rhubard Crosta PieMay 02, 2012 3:20 pm - Pastry 1¼ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface and rolling pin ¼ cup finely ground cornmeal 1 teaspoon light brown sugar 8 tablespoons unsalt...
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Rhubarb TorteMay 02, 2012 3:20 pm - 1 cup all-purpose flour 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 5 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar 2 large eggs, well beaten ¼ teaspoon salt ¾ teaspoon baking powder 1 c...
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The truth about mezcalMay 02, 2012 11:00 am - What I used to know about mezcal — tequila's brawnier brother — could have fit into a shot glass. That was before a tasting in Mexico City with Cornelio Perez, president...
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Palatine’s Spunky Dunkers to open Arlington Heights doughnut shopMay 02, 2012 10:00 am - A single bite of any of Spunky Dunkers’ chocolate icing offerings practically ensures today’s first-time patron will be tomorrow’s repeat customer. The crowd favorite is...
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Stir it up: Tart rhubarb a fresh taste of springMay 02, 2012 8:00 am - Think of a long, bleak, 19th-century New England winter, when food was running low and a typical meal might be salt pork, milk gravy and, if you had "put by" enough in t...