Food
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Tasting the heart of Italy's heartlandApr 04, 2011 11:00 pm - “Umbria is Italy's greener half,” says Marco Caprai, winegrower of Umbria's Arnaldo Caprai winery. Umbria is landlocked in Italy's center and, like our Midwest, it's the...
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Eat in and Save: Attack of the teenage vegansApr 04, 2011 11:00 pm - There comes a time in some parents' lives when a son or daughter sits them down to deliver the news: “I'm vegan.” If you are an omnivorous parent, as fond of meat and fi...
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Eat in and save: The shrimp-filled song of the SouthApr 03, 2011 11:00 pm - For those of us who live in the Northeast, March is the month when we hear the song of the South. Not the Disney movie, but the call of a screen door banging, the creak ...
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Spring forward with spring greensMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - As spring gets under way (last week’s snow aside), we get into our annual spring cleaning rituals. We pull clothes of questionable style and fit from closets, sweep debr...
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Lombard homebrewer takes contest by stormMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - After winning Samuel Adams' home-brew competition for the second time in four years, Rodney Kibzey admits he's tossed around the idea of quitting his day job. “I've look...
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Marinated Spring Vegetable and Smoked Trout SaladMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - ¼ cup balsamic vinegar 2 cloves garlic, minced ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil Zest of 1 orange 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper...
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Mauer’s Mushroom SoupMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pound white button or baby bella mushrooms, cleaned, stem ends trimmed and chopped 4 ounces shiitake mushrooms, cleaned, stems removed an...
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Great-Grandma’s Stew BeefMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - 3 pounds beef cubes for stew, well marbled 4 large onions (for 4 cups slices) 1 envelope (1 ounce) dry onion-soup mix (see note) 3 cups water, plus more for thicken...
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Club keeps Cook of the Week online and in the kitchenMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - Betty Crocker had always been Nancy Clemens go-to gal for recipes. She'd open her trusted binder-style cookbook to find recipes for family dinners, like the Swedish meat...
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Orzo with KaleMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1½ cups uncooked orzo pasta 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 cloves garlic, sliced 1 bunch kale, stems removed ...