Food
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Roasted Butternut Squash BisqueNov 13, 2018 10:00 pm - 1 large butternut squash, about 2 pounds 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 large onion, roughly chopped 4 tablespoons (half stick) of butter 1 tablespoon chopped ga...
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Grape and Cranberry CrispNov 13, 2018 10:00 pm - 3 cups seedless red or green grapes or a mix ¼ cup seedless raspberry jam or currant jelly or apricot jam 3 tablespoons orange juice, divided 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 t...
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My Mom's Apple Pie with All Butter Flaky Pie CrustNov 13, 2018 10:00 pm - Makes one pie For the filling 6 to 8 tart apples, peeled, cored and cut into ¼-inch slices (6 cups) 1 tablespoon lemon juice ¾ to 1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½...
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Glenbard South students get grant for healthy eating appNov 13, 2018 10:00 pm - Seven Glenbard South High School students attended AdVenture Capital's third annual "Fuel Up Innovation Challenge" at the Athletico Center in Northbrook with Christa Gif...
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KitchenWise: Serve Grape and Cranberry Crisp at ThanksgivingNov 13, 2018 10:00 pm - For many of us, the menu for Thanksgiving is etched in stone. We eat the same dishes every year because we love every one of them. But what about switching it up a littl...
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Glazed squash: How to bump up the profile of your holiday side dishNov 13, 2018 10:00 pm - Steaming is one of the easiest ways to tenderize all types of winter squash. It works in a metal-rack steamer over water on the stove top, but the microwave offers conve...
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A hands-on journey to learn about pie crust artistryNov 13, 2018 10:00 pm - Last month my daughter-in-law Rachael and I spent a weekend in Vermont. Unfortunately, most of the leaves had already fallen to the ground, but that didn't matter to us,...
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Images: Darla Pitts wins Daily Herald Cook of the Week Challenge FinaleNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - Darla Pitts of Chicago won the 2018 Daily Herald Cook of the Week Challenge Finale Monday night at Westin Chicago Northwest in Itasca. ...
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Arlington Heights firefighter wins Cook of the Week ChallengeNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - As the newly crowned winner of the Daily Herald's Cook of the Week Challenge, Arlington Heights firefighter Darla Pitts could go on to write a cookbook or try improvisat...
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How BBQ sauces and 'dad bods' are helping support veteransNov 08, 2018 12:00 am - When he came home from Iraq, Army combat engineer Steve Lulofs wanted to recapture that feeling of being "part of a team." So Lulofs formed a squad of friends to compete...