Food
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Culinary student sets out to become 'Almost Famous'Mar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Remember the name Brian Schreiber. The Streamwood High School graduate is on track to make something of himself in culinary circles as evidenced by his regional win in S...
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Textured vegetable protein (TVP) has come a long wayMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - In the past, when we thought of TVP (which was not often), we always thought of chili. And we also thought "compromise." Using a vegetable-based substitute for meat felt...
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Black Bean and Veggie ChiliMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/3 cup chopped onion 2 cloves garlic, finely minced 1 cup frozen TVP crumbles (see note) 1 can (141/2 ounces) chili-style chopped tomatoes 1 can (1...
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Research has raised questions, but grapefruit OK for cancer patientsMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. Is it true that women should avoid grapefruit because of a possible link to breast cancer? A. Research has raised questions, but does not currently support wom...
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Lisle chef hopes to carve out spot on U.S. culinary teamMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - While our country's top athletes swooshed down the slopes and danced across the ice in Vancouver the other weekend, Rudy Smith spent 17 hours slicing, dicing, peeling, p...
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Brawny Bran MuffinsMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - ½ cup unsweetened applesauce 1 cup dark raisins ½ cup golden raisins 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour (not bread flour...
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Oprah give her former personal chef $250,000 for healthy eating programMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - When Oprah Winfrey recently asked her former personal chef what he wanted for his 50th birthday, Art Smith's first thought was a new treadmill. Aim higher, she told him....
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Key Lime BarsMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - 5 boxes (10 ounces total) animal crackers 6 tablespoons brown sugar Pinch of salt 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperatur...
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Chicken and DumplingsMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - 1 chicken (3- to 4-pounds) 1 onion, peeled and halved but with the root end left intact 1 large carrot, peeled, trimmed and coarsely chopped 2 celery ribs, trimmed and c...
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Low-calorie bran muffins can be served up instead of energy barsMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - A good friend caught me at the gym the other day and asked if I'd ever made a homemade, lower fat version of an energy bar. He was looking for something he could grab af...