Food
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Honey-Thyme Glazed Chickens with Cider GravySep 22, 2011 6:00 am - 2 whole chickens (4 to 5 pounds each), giblets discarded 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt, to taste Ground black pepper, to taste 4 teaspoons dried...
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'Iced' cream, you scream, we all scream for 'iced' creamSep 21, 2011 11:00 pm - A friend of mine called the other day and announced: “I'm making homemade ice cream on the deck today. Come on over.” Funny how all my “straightening up the house” plans...
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Cook of the Week Challenge: Week 2 winners announcedSep 21, 2011 3:00 pm - Cook of the Week Challenge Week 2 contestants got high marks for creativity, but some fell short of putting together balanced, eye-popping dishes. With that in mind the ...
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New uses for plastic ice cream tubsSep 21, 2011 12:00 pm - Plastic ice cream containers seem too good to throw away. They're bulky, so you don't want to save them without having a purpose for them. Some are now available as a sq...
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Rosh Hashana perfect for local, seasonal eatingSep 21, 2011 6:00 am - You may not think of Jewish cooking as trendsetting, but truth is it has been focused on seasonal recipes sporting local ingredients since long before farmers markets be...
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Cook of the Week Challenge: Week 3Sep 21, 2011 6:00 am - Glenn Sasveld had never eaten polenta before, and here he was faced with it as an ingredient for the Cook of the Week Challenge. Jay Deihs of Arlington Heights was in th...
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Hoopers Sports Bar in Elgin keeps things casualSep 21, 2011 6:00 am - Open for 20 years, the family-owned Hoopers Sports Bar & Grill in Elgin has built up a following of local regulars but is still welcoming to newcomers looking for a casu...
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Buffalo Grove bakery to accept Golden BisonSep 21, 2011 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove trustees had a sweet task recently, honoring Deerfields Bakery, 201 Buffalo Grove Road, with the village’s Golden Bison Award. The award honors businesses ...
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Rediscovering ChardonnaySep 20, 2011 4:00 pm - Chardonnay is the grape Americans love to hate. It's our top-selling wine, but the only wine with its own protest group — the ABC Club (that's Anything But chardonnay). ...
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Fruitful snacking for school and homeSep 20, 2011 12:00 pm - I applaud schools for allowing healthy midmorning snacking. At our school the day starts before 8 a.m. and my boys' stomachs just aren't awake enough at 7 a.m. to want t...