Food
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Festivals Sept. 27-Oct. 3: Oktoberfests, harvest and fall fests kick into high gearSep 25, 2019 11:00 pm - This weekend Didier Farms Pumpkinfest: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Oct. 31 at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Hayrides, corn maze, pony rides, pi...
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Dining out: Fuel up with National Coffee Day specials SundaySep 25, 2019 2:20 pm - National Coffee Day Are you a java junkie? Then National Coffee Day Sunday, Sept. 29, is for you. Here are some local specials: Dunkin': Sunday is BOGO day at Dunkin'. B...
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Rosh Hashanah recipesSep 25, 2019 6:00 am - Wine-Braised Pot Roast Food writer Leah Keonig writes that Rome's Jews prefer a pot roast braised with "richly flavored red wine," and this comforting, saucy main course...
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Black Bean and Corn SaladSep 25, 2019 6:00 am - 2 teaspoons ground cumin (or to taste) 1 teaspoon minced garlic Juice from 1 fresh lime 1½ teaspoons sea salt ¾ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper 2 tablespoons good-qua...
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Cook of the Week from Lakemoor takes cooking from one's roots literallySep 25, 2019 6:00 am - Dorothy Markowski, our Cook of the Week from Lakemoor, loves to eat and loves to cook, but she admits her first attempt to cook a meal for her mom and dad, did not go ov...
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A barely cooked tomato sauce and oats give these turkey meatballs a fresh twistSep 25, 2019 6:00 am - One of the best things you can do with big in-season tomatoes, aside from simply slicing them and eating them with extra-virgin olive oil and sea salt, is to grate them ...
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Added sugars and wheat the usual suspects that can derail healthy eatingSep 25, 2019 6:00 am - It matters little which health-driven food plan anyone follows; steering clear of all sugars and artificial chemical sweeteners top most folk's: “Can't-Have-It” list, fo...
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Cook of the Week recipesSep 25, 2019 5:00 am - Zupa Truskawkowa- strawberry soup. 2 pounds fresh or frozen, thawed, strawberries, divided 2 quarts (2 liters) water 1/3 cup (75 grams) granulated sugar Optional addit...
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A Rosh Hashanah meal of your dreamsSep 25, 2019 1:00 am - To define Jewish food is to understand the diaspora through centuries of migration. For millennia, as Jews were a people without a country, many of the dishes evolved fr...
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Jimmy John's sold to Arby's owner, CEO to step downSep 25, 2019 1:00 am - Jimmy John's, the gourmet sandwich shop that promises "freaky fast" delivery, has been acquired by Inspire Brands, the owner of several fast food chains including Arby's...