Food
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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...
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The McRib is back at McDonald's, and after a taste, I still don't get its cult appeal
Dec 02, 2020 10:00 pm - Five cars were in front of me in the drive-through at my local McDonald's, not counting the three or four idling in the waiting area of the parking lot. I suspect they w...
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All that cooking has dulled your knives. Here's how to sharpen them at home
Dec 02, 2020 5:00 am - When the coronavirus pandemic hit in the spring, we started cooking a whole lot more. And we're still cooking! Though delivery is as popular as ever, many of us are figu...
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Suburban restaurants turn to virtual dinners, wine tastings during the pandemicDec 02, 2020 5:00 am - Doesn't everyone want to know which candy and potato chips to best pair with wine? Or learn how to expertly grill salmon or steak? And who wouldn't enjoy an elaborate d...
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This vegan Bolognese is full of familiar, comforting flavors
Dec 02, 2020 5:00 am - You may have picked up two things about me and my food tastes over the years: First, that I'm a fan of tempeh, the traditional Indonesian fermented soy cake that I think...