Food
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A favorite go-to Caprese salad is made with arugulaOct 25, 2023 6:00 am - This is one of my favorite go-to salads. I used different color tomatoes in the recipe because it was the end of summer and I had an abundance of fresh tomatoes from my ...
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Dining out: Fall means barrel-aged stouts, cocoa crawls and prepping for ThanksgivingOct 25, 2023 6:00 am - PB and bourbon stout It's barrel-aged stout season, and Riverlands Brewing Company in St. Charles is bringing back their Barrel Aged Orbital Velocity on Friday, Oct...
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'You're representing a lot of culture': Affy Tapple still an original at 75Oct 20, 2023 5:00 am - In 75 years, Affy Tapple has changed ownership and locations, but the iconic caramel treat remains the same. Celebrating its diamond anniversary this fall — the peak of ...
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St. Charles woman turns hobby into TV appearance on Food Network's 'Halloween Cookie Challenge'Oct 18, 2023 11:00 pm - Liz Suwanski isn't bothered that people are often reluctant to eat her cookies. They have a good reason. It's not that they taste bad. It's that they look like yummy li...
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Trick-or-treat: Giant Raisin Cookies give us something good to eatOct 18, 2023 6:00 am - Last month I asked you to send me your favorite zucchini recipes, and Daily Herald alum Joan Broz was kind enough to share one of hers. If that weren't enough, she also ...
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Kale, crispy bacon upgrades grilled cheese to an adult level
Oct 18, 2023 6:00 am - Satisfying, tasty and quick, a grilled cheese is a weeknight staple for a reason. But we use a couple of tricks to spruce it up, taking it from an after-school kids' tre...
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Dining Out: Crawl-O-Ween, Fall-O-Ween, and other fall-iday happenings in the suburbsOct 17, 2023 11:00 pm - Lots of Halloween happenings and fall flavors around the suburbs. Trick or drink Rosemont's Parkway Bank Park entertainment district hosts its annual "Crawl-O-W...
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Dining out: Bar Louie adds a pumpkin spice cocktail, Nekter gives out free smoothies SundayOct 12, 2023 2:45 am - It is fall Pumpkin spice continues its quest for world flavor domination by coming for our cocktails. You can get your fall fill at Bar Louie () with their Fall Spi...
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Where to find tastes from around the world right here in the suburbsOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - There are worse dilemmas, but it's a dilemma nonetheless. You want to go out to dinner, but you're tired of the same old choices. You know you don't want Mexican again....
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Chicken Scarpariello the perfect protein for casual dinner partyOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - It was my turn to host a friend's group we call The Four Chefs. Quite simply, it's four couples where the men are really good home cooks. Calling us The Four Good Home C...