Food
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Forget the toast. Try avocado atop these crab cakes.Jun 20, 2018 6:00 am - These light but sumptuous two-bite treats stand miles apart from the mayo-heavy, crab-flavored breadcrumb mounds that often pass for crabcakes nowadays. Here, they are a...
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Lots of choices for shoppers at Grayslake's farmers marketJun 20, 2018 1:00 am - More than 70 vendors lined Center Street in downtown Grayslake for the weekly farmers market. The market, which bills itself as Lake County's longest-running and largest...
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Eggplant Tacos With Pico de GalloJun 19, 2018 6:00 am - For the pico de gallo 1 pound plum tomatoes ¼ cup finely diced white onion 1 large jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, plus lime w...
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Jun 19, 2018 6:00 am - Sweet and spicy salmon with remoulade sauce 4 - 8 ounce salmon fillets 1 tablespoon chile powder 1/2 cup dark brown sugar 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon black p...
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A family that cooks together seems to cook healthier dishes together, tooJun 19, 2018 6:00 am - Is it a coincidence that our cook of the week, Donna Blake, from Winfield, is the mother of one of the four finalists for our Cook of the Year competition last November?...
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A taco recipe that proves: Less is moreJun 19, 2018 6:00 am - You can stuff all manner of ingredients into a taco. Read enough modern cookbooks, in fact, and you'll see far too many taco recipes that involve multiple sub-recipes (i...
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Lake County chef shares recipes in her new cookbookJun 18, 2018 11:00 pm - Submitted by Communication-Strategies Group Chef Carrie Schloss recently presented a demonstration for local foodies looking for outdoor dining and picnic recipes at the...
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It's all about the food at Greek FestJun 18, 2018 11:00 pm - It's all about the food at St. Nectarios' annual Greek Fest
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I tried one of IHOP's new Steakburgers, and something's missingJun 17, 2018 11:00 pm - The problem arose as soon as I asked the IHOP server if I could order my burger medium-rare. He shifted in place for a second before telling me that he has repeatedly as...
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Broccoli and Bacon Salad with Walnuts and RaisinsJun 13, 2018 6:00 am - 6 slices organic uncured pork bacon (I used Applegate), chopped fine 1½ pounds organic broccoli (stalks peeled and cut into ¼-inch thick slices, florets cut into 1-inch ...