Food
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The Turtle KrawlJun 19, 2019 6:00 am - 3/4 ounce white rum 3/4 ounce coconut rum 1/2 ounce dark or spiced rum Splash of Grenadine or maraschino cherry juice Splash of lime juice or Key lime juice Equal pa...
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A hot, thirsty summer calls for the Turtle KrawlJun 19, 2019 6:00 am - Hopefully our snowy spring is behind us and an actual summer is right around the corner. To me, nothing is better on a warm, sunny day than relaxing on my porch with a c...
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Let others do the cooking at your next cookoutJun 19, 2019 6:00 am - Summer is the season for celebrations. Our calendars are dotted with graduations, showers, weddings, and those essential block parties. After the winter we've had, being...
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Celebrate with bold, Syrah, A Chicago-Style WineJun 19, 2019 6:00 am - Here's what I don't like about Syrah: It's big, it's bold. The sun-loving grape translates extreme ripeness into a wallop of alcohol, often 15% and higher. Its gnash-and...
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Cook of the Week Marc Salit RecipesJun 19, 2019 5:55 am - Chicken Soup This recipe makes use of a crockpot, but works perfectly well in a large pot on the stove. This recipe is a combination of three Jewish grandmothers' chicke...
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After cooking up cures for a living, now Barrington man lives to cookJun 19, 2019 5:00 am - This week's spotlight lands on Marc Salit of Barrington who spent 40 years in a pharmaceutical biology lab attempting to cook up cures for diseases; now that he's retire...
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Festivals June 21-27: Strawberry Fest, Swedish Days, concerts, cruise nights & moreJun 18, 2019 11:00 pm - This weekend Windy City Warbirds & Classics radio-controlled model air show: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 21, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at Fox Valley Aero...
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Sara Lee Frozen Bakery opens new test kitchen, innovation centerJun 18, 2019 1:00 am - Sara Lee Frozen Bakery has opened a 10,000-square-foot research and development innovation center and test kitchen in its Oakbrook Terrace headquarters, the company ...
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This man ate 'expired' food for a year. Here's why expiration dates can be meaningless.
Jun 18, 2019 1:00 am - Last year, Mom's Organic Market founder and CEO Scott Nash did something many are afraid to do: He ate a cup of yogurt months after its expiration date. And then tortill...
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Sunflower Ranch DressingJun 17, 2019 11:00 pm - You'll need to soak the sunflower seeds for at least 1 hour, and up to overnight. For best flavor, the dressing can be refrigerated for 2 to 3 days. Use oat milk, coconu...