Food
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Night life events: Take a Chicago Brew Bus tourJan 20, 2012 5:00 am - Chicago Brew Bus You drink, they drive on the Chicago Brew Bus brewery tour. Start at Goose Island Clybourn and hop on the bus. Visit Haymarket and Moonshine brewer...
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Homemade CaramelJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk 1 cup light corn syrup 1 cup sugar ½ cup brown sugar ½ stick butter 1 tablespoon real vanilla extract In heavy 3 quar...
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Pasta with Peas, Ham, and Parmesan CheeseJan 18, 2012 12:00 pm - ½ cup light sour cream 1 box (10 ounces) box frozen peas, thawed 8 ounces uncooked whole-wheat orecchiette or bow-tie pasta 4 ounces lean, boneless ham, thinly s...
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Weight-loss cookbook for carb loversJan 18, 2012 12:00 pm - Who doesn't love carbohydrates? Some of my favorite foods — chocolate, bread and pasta — are all carb heavy (mostly refined carbs, a known body baddie). High-protein, l...
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Laura's Sticky Toffee Pudding Apple PieJan 18, 2012 5:00 am - Pie Crust 1½ cups of flour ¼ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar ¼ cup cold butter cut in small pieces ½ cup of refrigerated shortening Apple Fi...
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Glen Ellyn mom helps take stress out of mealtimeJan 18, 2012 5:00 am - I'm so less stressed when I actually take time to plan the week's dinners that you'd think I would do it more often. But alas, I do not. Sometimes circumstances are such...
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Dehyrating foods and no-bake cookiesJan 18, 2012 5:00 am - Q. I want to make no-bake cookies with oatmeal and peanut butter, cooked on the stovetop. Other people make them and they are moist, with a glossy sheen. Mine are dr...
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Basque-style chicken stewJan 18, 2012 5:00 am - Six months ago, I spent the summer in Paris. While I cooked quite a bit in my small but efficient apartment kitchen, it was the plethora of restaurants right outside my ...
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Chicken BasquaiseJan 18, 2012 5:00 am - 1 teaspoon hot paprika ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon red cayenne pepper, optional 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 4 thinly sliced boneless, skinless chicken breast...
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Fowl playJan 18, 2012 5:00 am - FLEURUS, Belgium — When Eric Pierart takes in the chaotic wiggling of thousands of hens caged in his renovated barn, he's reminded of how tough it is for Europe to unite...