Food
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Grilled Radicchio with Bagna CaudaJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - ½ cup plus 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 8 large cloves garlic, peeled and minced 8 anchovy fillets, minced 2 heads radicchio, about 8 ounces each, ...
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Cook of the week: Quinoa SaladJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - 1½ cups quinoa 3 cups of chicken broth or stock ½ red pepper, diced 1 jalapeno, diced 1 can (15 ounces) chick peas, rinsed ¼ cup jicama, diced 3 scallions finely sl...
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Grilled SaladJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes Olive oil Salt and ground black pepper 1 lemon, halved 1 lime, halved 3 hearts of romaine lettuce, halved lengthwise Heat a co...
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Grilled Marinated Vegetables with RadicchioJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - ⅓ balsamic vinegar ½ cup olive oil 1 tablespoon honey 1 clove crushed garlic 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme or rosemary Salt and pepper to taste 1 head radicchio, c...
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Retiree gets schooledJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - Dan Bessler, recent winner of the Elgin Community College Culinary Arts and Hospitality program/ Fischer Nuts competition, may not be your stereotypical college student....
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Radicchio Wrapped Goat CheeseJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - ½ cup olive oil 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 4 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 12 radicchio leaves, blanched slightly in simmering water ...
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Grilled Corn and Poblano Potato SaladJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - 2 pounds medium red-skinned potatoes 3 ears corn, husks removed 2 poblano chilies, charred, peeled, stemmed, seeded and chopped 1 cup chopped scallions (white and p...
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Sweet tips for blue-ribbon bakingJul 25, 2011 12:00 am - It is fair week in DuPage County and this morning I am out at County Farm Road fair grounds judging the annual foods competitions where local bakers never fail to surpri...
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Roselle's family-friendly Impecca does Italian rightJul 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Doggie bags are a must at Impecca Restaurant in downtown Roselle, where hearty traditional and contemporary Italian dishes are best shared with a group of friends or fam...
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Moline woman’s salsa business growingJul 23, 2011 5:41 am - MOLINE, Ill. — Jodi’s Top Shelf Gourmet Salsa hit local grocery shelves this spring, but it’s had a loyal following for years. When Jodi Haxmeier, of Moline, first perfe...