Food
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Sip your 8-a-day in styleJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - As the weather heats up and the summer sun grows increasingly intense, one piece of advice gets louder and louder: Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Solutions for keeping hydra...
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Night life: Wine meets the woods at Morton ArboretumJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Woods and wine The Morton Arboretum invites you to taste the flavors of summer on Wednesdays. Now through Aug. 3, enjoy wine, cheese and entertainment on the arbore...
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Shelby Campbell's creativity goes beyond bar fareJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - The walls of Shelby Campbell's Almost Famous chronicle the namesake's rather colorful life. Posters tout Campbell for Chicago mayor and pit him against 1920s boxing grea...
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Strawberry jam that preserves flavorJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - A trip to the California Strawberry Festival in Oxnard in May got me thinking about preserving the fresh taste of this succulent fruit. Walking around this hugely popula...
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Farmers market Baked Strawberry PreservesJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - 6 cups hulled and quartered very ripe strawberries, divided 1¼ cups sugar, divided ¼ cup orange juice Heat oven to 225 degrees. Select 2 cups of the ripest c...
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Weighty journey to celebrateJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - Break out the confetti and balloons (no cake, please). This month I celebrate the four-year anniversary for maintaining my 150-pound weight loss; a journey that began ba...
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Asian-Inspired Chicken with Carrots and Snap PeasJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - Marinade ½ teaspoon sugar ½ teaspoon table salt 1 large egg white 2 teaspoons cornstarch 2 teaspoons dry white wine 2 teaspoons sodium-reduced soy sauce 2 te...
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Ravioli with Arugula and PecorinoJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - 1 pound fresh or frozen cheese ravioli, preferably whole-wheat 1 large clove garlic, peeled and minced ½ teaspoon kosher salt ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 large ...
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New comic book to tell Martha Stewart's life storyJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - Martha Stewart's media aspirations just got bigger: Meet Martha Stewart, comic-book heroine. The woman who created her own media empire — television, magazines and more ...
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All-American Apple PieJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - 2 refrigerated piecrusts (see note) ¾ cup sugar ¼ cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon apple-pie spice (see note) Dash salt 3 pounds Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored...