Food
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Delnor dietitian offers healthy alternatives during meat shortagesMay 07, 2020 11:00 pm - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some meat counters are sparse and at least one major restaurant chain is saying "No Burgers." Audra Wilson, MS, RD, LDN, bariatric dietitia...
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Where meat is running short or costing more in the suburbsMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - Suburban grocery chains have begun feeling the effects after several U.S. meat processing plants temporarily shut down because hundreds of workers came down with coronav...
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Illinois Craft Brewers Guild's annual Passport program taps into pickup and delivery during pandemicMay 06, 2020 11:00 pm - The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild's annual summer Passport program usually encourages residents to venture out to taprooms they haven't yet experienced. But the global pa...
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Mother's Day 2020: Suburban restaurants offer special to-go meals this yearMay 06, 2020 11:00 pm - Mother's Day sure won't be the same this year with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order still in effect. If you normally treat Mom to a lavish brunch or dinner at a s...
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This salad uses lentils and canned salmon for a quick and tasty weeknight meal
May 06, 2020 6:00 am - Recently, I wrote about my love of canned tuna. This week, I popped open another popular canned fish: salmon. One of my goals in recent weeks has been to cut back on my ...
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Homemade honey graham crackers are a simple, not-too-sweet treat
May 06, 2020 6:00 am - Store-bought graham crackers are fine. I've eaten my share of them both as a child and an adult. I tend to think of them as a supporting player, however — as the outside...
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This year's Ramadan calls for a light and healthy celebration
May 06, 2020 6:00 am - In a normal year, Muslims around the world would be crowding into bazaars and markets to prepare for the holy month of Ramadan, which began April 23. And many would be p...
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Stir-crazy cooking: Mamma Mia! Leonardo soup cracks the lockdown codeMay 06, 2020 6:00 am - A cold spring day, and I'm thinking soup for dinner to satisfy the hungry crew. There's a lovely recipe for a sublime carrot-orange soup I'm leaning toward, but the 9-ye...
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Dining in: Mother's Day to-go specials bloom across the suburbsMay 05, 2020 11:00 pm - Mother's Day While you won't be able to dine in at a suburban restaurant for Mother's Day, you can still do the next best thing: Order brunch, lunch or dinner to-go from...
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Palatine farmers market opens with host of restrictionsMay 02, 2020 1:00 am - Warm weather greeted a host of people Saturday as they carefully made their way through the opening day of the Palatine farmers market. Joan Entwhistle of Palatine, who...