Food
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Golfers and sports fans alike give Club Casa a shotJul 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Eight years ago the owner of Casa Royale Banquets in Des Plaines opened Club Casa Cafe as a place to host casual affairs he wouldn't do at his other property. Located i...
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J. Alexander's pleases even picky eatersJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - Everyone needs a fail-safe restaurant — a place for taking out-of-towners and getting together with fussy friends. And while J. Alexander's is a chain, its attention to ...
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Celery takes a ribbingJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - I've gotten serious mileage out of joking about celery. At events promoting my new cookbook, I've been saying that in a dozen years of writing about food, I've looked at...
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Night life: Porter's brings martini flights to ElginJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Drinks, your way Have it your way daily at Porter's Pub where martini flights are $15 and beer flights are $14. Choose from the martini list or specialties such as ...
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Climbing that healthy eating mountainJul 05, 2011 2:00 pm - Pam Valnoha discovered that cooking, like climbing a mountain, is best approached one step at a time. It wasn't so ago the Fox Lake resident said she had a difficult ti...
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America’s Chefs to help Batavia GoodwillJul 05, 2011 1:00 am - Did you miss seeing America’s Chefs at Naperville’s Ribfest last weekend? They will grill a hamburger for you Thursday if you bring a donation to the Goodwill store in B...
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Keep Epsom salt on handJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - Epsom salt brings thoughts of a relaxing bath. you might pour it directly into your bath water or incorporate it into homemade bath salts or bath bombs. It can be used f...
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Mahi-mahi With Braised CeleryJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - One 6-ounce mahi-mahi fillet (may substitute swordfish) Kosher or sea salt Pinch celery seed (optional) 4 ribs celery, with leaves 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive o...
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Cold Celery Soup with Apple and Blue CheeseJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - 1 bunch (about 1½ pounds) celery (with leaves), rinsed, bottom ends trimmed, ribs separated, then cut into 1-inch pieces 2 large shallot lobes, chopped 4 cups lo...
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Tips for cooking favorite summer veggiesJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - What vegetable shouts summer? Corn tops my list. I can't wait until Illinois corn shows up at local markets. I may not like the corn bits that stick between my teeth as...