Food
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Bloody good Halloween treatsOct 26, 2011 1:00 pm - Gore is more when it comes to Halloween cocktails. From classics like bloody mary to newfangled libations inspired by the trend for all things vampiric, mixologists are ...
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Sauce key to French-style sandwichOct 26, 2011 1:00 pm - I thought I knew what a good ham-and-cheese sandwich was all about until I tasted my first croque monsieur. If you're not familiar with the classic French toasted ham-an...
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Meet the judges in the final Round 2 challengeOct 26, 2011 6:00 am - Chef Jean-Loius Clerc French born and trained Jean-Louis Clerc joined the faculty of College of Dupage as executive chef at Waterleaf, the new student-staffed fine-...
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Judges weigh in on vanilla and salmon recipesOct 26, 2011 6:00 am - This last week of the recipe challenges saw some close scoring, but after the flour settled the judges selected Penny Kazmier and Mark Clemens to advance to the Nov. 2 l...
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Cook of the Week Challenge reaches final fourOct 25, 2011 11:00 pm - At first glance you might think that a 32-year-old graphic designer from Schaumburg, a 47-year-old South Barrington homemaker, a 54-year-old managing director from Antio...
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Dressed-up Sloppy JoesOct 25, 2011 2:00 pm - 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped ½ green bell pepper, seeded and chopped 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1 pound lean ground beef Seaso...
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Cookbook shares favorite online recipesOct 25, 2011 2:00 pm - Cookbooks can instruct, inform and entertain. A recent crop offers recipes first published online, in blogs and on Twitter. It seems ironic, to say the least, that a rec...
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Pumpkin Raisin CookiesOct 25, 2011 6:00 am - 3 cups all-purpose, unbleached flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon ground ging...
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Try pumpkin cookies for a Halloween treatOct 25, 2011 6:00 am - Halloween's zipping down fall's highway and will be here before we know it. I'm a lousy pumpkin carver, but I still having pumpkins around during the season and that got...
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Brown Lentils with Sauteed VeggiesOct 24, 2011 11:00 pm - 1 tablespoon vegetable oil ½ sliced carrots ½ cup chopped green bell pepper ½ cup chopped red, yellow or orange bell pepper ½ cup chopped celery ½ cup chopped green...