Food
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Gobble a GobSep 16, 2011 6:00 am - Trying to start a food trend is a little bit like trying to give yourself a nickname — it almost never works. Yet a young writer/entrepreneur/baker named Steven Gdula se...
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Suburban bars celebrate Oktoberfest with special brewsSep 16, 2011 5:45 am - Summer brews are gone, making way for taps and shelves stocked with Oktoberfest beers. Drink in some fall flavor as suburban bars celebrate with plenty of German beer an...
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Student interest in cooking leads Rolling Meadows to expand culinary programSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - Some students dream of becoming the next “Top Chef,” and the new professional kitchen and new culinary program at Rolling Meadows High School are helping them on their w...
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Dining events: Morton's pairs dinner with fine cigarsSep 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Cigar dinner It's a cigar dinner — a meal under the stars at Morton's The Steakhouse in Schaumburg paired with fine cigars from the Habana Cigar House. The evening ...
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Old-style apples back in fashionSep 15, 2011 8:00 am - Old-fashioned apples are back in fashion. After nearly disappearing from the marketplace, apple varieties that were popular decades or even centuries ago are making a re...
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Learn what's what in added sugarSep 15, 2011 6:00 am - Picture, if you will, 26 five-pound bags of sugar lined up on your kitchen table. That's a lot of sugar, right? Now consider this: Those bags represent how much added su...
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Chopped salad for allSep 15, 2011 6:00 am - Do you like chopped salads? I do! I love that with a chopped salad, you get a little bit of everything in every bite. When my kids were younger, a chopped salad was a su...
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The Chicken and The Egg Chopped SaladSep 15, 2011 6:00 am - 8 cups torn romaine lettuce, chopped 2 hard boiled eggs, chopped 4 ounces cooked chicken breast, chopped (see note) 1 large ripe tomato, unpeeled and chopped ¼ cup ...
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Easy Chicken PaprikashSep 15, 2011 6:00 am - 2 whole skinless, boneless chicken breasts, about 2 pounds, sliced across the grain into thin (about ¼-inch) slices 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 large white onion, sl...
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Creamy Dijon DressingSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon mayonnaise (see note) 1 tablespoon wine vinegar, white or red ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon black ...