Food
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This aromatic butternut squash and pear soup is a nourishing salve for chilly days
Dec 15, 2020 5:00 am - Warm, soothing and aromatic, centered on nourishing produce, this soup has a truly healing vibe to it. But, more than that, what draws me to it is how alluringly tasty i...
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High tea at home: Local chef offers 'Becky's Best' pastry and tea packagesDec 13, 2020 5:00 am - It wasn't as if Rebecca "Becky" Weaver had played second fiddle to her twin brothers John and Mark all of this time. It's just that the Weaver brothers might be the firs...
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Brothers write a love letter to a food we all love - pizzaDec 12, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Let Thanksgiving have the turkey. Let Christmas have fruitcake. Every other day, it's got to be pizza. So argue Thom and James Elliot, brothers and pizza make...
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Some gift ideas for this most unusual gift-giving seasonDec 09, 2020 5:00 am - Gift-giving this season will be a little different. My first thoughts on gifts that I could give weren't for presents, but for helping people to eat and survive during t...
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Flourless Chocolate Almond Butter BrowniesDec 09, 2020 5:00 am - Coconut oil 1½ cups unsweetened creamy almond butter 2 eggs ¾ cup maple syrup 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted 1 teaspoon baking sod...
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How to turn your annual cookie swap into a long-distance, virtual party
Dec 09, 2020 5:00 am - We might have to do without some of our favorite traditions in this 2020 holiday season, but there was one that I was determined to experience: a holiday cookie swap wit...
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15 kitchen gifts for cooks who are into bread-baking, pasta-making or canning
Dec 09, 2020 5:00 am - 15 kitchen gadgets for cooks into bread-baking, canning, pasta-making
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Butcher shop may get $551K grant to open in GenevaDec 09, 2020 12:00 am - A custom butcher shop plans to open on the east side of Geneva with the aid of a $551,000 grant from the city. Aldermen gave an unofficial thumbs-up to the idea on Monda...
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On the fridge: A pecan-crusted trout that's baked - not fried - satisfies that craving for buttery, crispy fish
Dec 08, 2020 5:00 am - I love a fried fish fillet but sometimes can't face the mess: the egg wash, the flour/cornmeal coating and the skillet of hot oil. So, when that craving strikes, especia...
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Dining events: Starbucks offers free coffee to front-line workers in DecemberDec 08, 2020 5:00 am - Free Starbucks for front-line workers To say thank you to front-line responders, Starbucks is offering them a free tall brewed coffee (hot or iced) during the month...