Food
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Algerian-Style Meatballs With ChickpeasOct 01, 2019 6:00 am - The original recipe for these meatballs is enhanced with a teaspoon of ground turmeric, which gives them a lovely color and aroma. So, please, add it if you happen to ha...
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A use for leftovers isn't pie in the sky. It's a knish.Oct 01, 2019 6:00 am - My husband has a theory: When you decide to buy a new car, everywhere you look, you see that particular model. I don't know if that's true, but I can say with confidence...
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Tuck into cheesy stuffed eggplants with tomato and onionOct 01, 2019 6:00 am - There aren't too many ways I don't like eggplant, if it's cooked right. And that often involves an ungodly amount of olive oil, since eggplant soaks up the stuff as if t...
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We'd eat these garlicky, spiced meatballs and chickpeas on anythingOct 01, 2019 6:00 am - Algerian-Style Meatballs With Chickpeas is the kind of one-pan meal I like to throw together when the evening's just cool enough to have dinner on the porch — and not ju...
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What to do with all that honey? Brew itSep 30, 2019 11:00 pm - Pierre Daval doesn't mind getting stung. In fact, he averages 20 to 25 bee stings per year. Daval is the executive chef at Lincolnshire Marriott Resort and also the he...
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Festivals Oct. 4-10: Northwest Celtic Fest, Oktoberfests, Morton's Fall Color Fest & moreSep 30, 2019 11:00 pm - This weekend Fall Color Festival: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Oct. 31 at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. See brilliantly colored trees, sample taffy apple...
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Sip and see: The art of craft beer labelsSep 27, 2019 6:00 am - El Greco, the great painter and architect of the Spanish Renaissance, was gazing at the night sky when he declared, "Art is everywhere you look for it." And, indeed, it ...
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College of DuPage's ninth and final Food Truck Rally and Sunset 5K set for Oct. 5Sep 26, 2019 11:00 pm - College of DuPage will host the ninth and final annual Food Truck Rally and Sunset 5K, Presented by DuPage Medical Group, from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, on the colle...
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Put on your lederhosen and party German-style at Batavia OktoberfestSep 26, 2019 6:45 am - There's more than one way to enjoy Batavia Oktoberfest this weekend. Competitive beer stein hoisting is a popular favorite. Hungry revelers will key in on the bratwurst ...
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Fewer apple-picking choices in suburbs this fall due to polar vortex, heavy spring rainsSep 26, 2019 1:00 am - Apple-picking enthusiasts have fewer options this fall as several suburban apple orchards struggle to remain open after being hit hard by severe weather last winter and ...