Food
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Keeping culture, traditions alive for family through foodAug 21, 2019 6:00 am - How good is your geography? Could you find Albania on a globe? Albania is a small country nestled on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, tucked between Greece and Macedo...
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Pesto, change-O: Try this inventive take on two summer classics — fresh sweet corn and pestoAug 21, 2019 6:00 am - There is nothing better than freshly shucked sweet corn dripping in butter and sprinkled with salt. But maybe you'd like to try a way to enjoy corn, but with a little mo...
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A customizable cake for all summer longAug 21, 2019 6:00 am - A few years ago, I was e-gifted a recipe for a simple fruit-topped cake called Cup o' Cup o' Cup o'. The email ended with “I bet my mother made 1000 of these when we wer...
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November opening planned for restaurant in Aurora Arts CenterAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - Restaurateur Amy Morton is months away from opening her newest establishment next to the Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora. Morton appeared this week with Mayor Richa...
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Crispy Sesame Chicken SchnitzelAug 20, 2019 6:00 am - ½ cup plain panko bread crumbs ¼ cup roasted sesame seeds ¾ teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed ½ teaspoon granulated garlic (aka garlic powder) ½ teaspoon sweet p...
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How Schaumburg Community Garden Club continues to share the bountyAug 20, 2019 6:00 am - At long last, local gardeners are reaping their homegrown tomato crops this month, and so are the volunteer gardeners involved with the Schaumburg Community Garden Club'...
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How to make a golden brown chicken schnitzel that's crispy without being greasyAug 20, 2019 6:00 am - Of all the cooking cultures that have put their own spin on schnitzel, this Israeli-inspired riff might be my favorite. No wonder; it comes from a new cookbook called “S...
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Festivals Aug. 23-29: Grayslake Color Aloft, Geneva Concours d'Elegance, Buffalo Grove Days & moreAug 20, 2019 5:59 am - This weekend Taste of Greektown: 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, and noon to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 24-25, on Halsted Street between Van Buren and Jackson stree...
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With these Moroccan salads, vegetables come first — and in dazzling abundanceAug 19, 2019 11:00 pm - Moroccan cuisine is colorful, sophisticated and always artfully presented. “First, we eat with the eyes,” goes one particularly telling expression. It is also often meat...
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Moroccan saladsAug 19, 2019 11:00 pm - Orange Salad With Black Olives Active: 25 minutes | Total: 25 minutes 4 servings Nutty-flavored oils, such as walnut, hazelnut or, ideally, Moroccan argan - pressed from...