Food
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Dining events: City Works, Old Town Pour House expand comfort food optionsOct 22, 2020 6:00 am - Comfort for fall With cooler weather settling in, you might be craving hearty comfort food. City Works Eatery and Pour House in Vernon Hills, Wheeling and Schaumburg and...
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Halloween 2020: Restaurants try to make the best of the situationOct 21, 2020 4:00 pm - As we all know by now, Halloween is going to be a bit different this year because of COVID-19. But, here are some suburban dining-centric ways that you can make the best...
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First of the Cook of the Week Challenge recipes are inOct 21, 2020 6:00 am - Last week, you got to meet this year's Cook of the Week Challenge cooks in this space, and now you'll get to see some of the results of this contest. The eight cooks wer...
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James Knupp's recipe for Surf n' Turf: Sliced marinated short rib with a side of smokey and crisp mackerel fish cakeOct 21, 2020 6:00 am - Surf n' Turf: Sliced marinated short rib with a side of smokey and crisp mackerel fish cake For the Turf (salsa verde marinated short rib) 1½ cups kale, finely...
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Judy Monaco's recipe for Roasted Seafood with Couscous SaladOct 21, 2020 6:00 am - Roasted Seafood with Couscous Salad For the Mackerel Balls 4 cans (4.05 ounces) King Oscar Mackerel in Olive Oil with Lemon 1 egg 1 clove garlic minced ½ teasp...
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Amanda Marron's recipe for Mackerel Stuffed Filet with Couscous and Kale GremolataOct 21, 2020 6:00 am - Mackerel Stuffed Filet with Couscous and Kale Gremolata For Gremolata 1 cup kale, washed and dried 2 cloves garlic Zest of 1 lemon 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspo...
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Rick Kennedy's recipe for 'Stufato rustico di terra e di mare' ('Rustic stew from the land and sea')Oct 21, 2020 6:00 am - "Stufato rustico di terra e di mare" (roughly translated as "Rustic stew from the land and sea") For the seafood & pork balls 1 4-ounce can of King Oscar Mack...
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Celebrating autumn and all things apple with salted caramel cakeOct 21, 2020 6:00 am - There are several things that signal autumn to me - colorful leaves, apples, and pumpkins. Fall is my favorite season. I am guilty of loving everything pumpkin, yes this...
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Two suburban breweries medal at first virtual Great American Beer FestivalOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - Penrose Brewing Company in Geneva took home a gold medal and Light the Lamp Brewery in Grayslake captured bronze at the prestigious Great American Beer Festival last wee...
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Clarendon Hills' Country House restaurant serves haunted history with its hamburgersOct 15, 2020 6:00 am - Unrequited love, it's said, has spurred a ghost to haunt the Country House restaurant. Or she might just be there for the burgers. Whatever the case, the Clarendon Hills...