Food
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Illinois Craft Beer Week: 6 ways to celebrate in the suburbsMay 16, 2018 6:00 am - Legislative changes have led to an explosion in craft breweries in the past six years, bringing the number in Illinois up to about 200. While eight years ago most brewer...
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The sheet pan is the most versatile item in your kitchenMay 16, 2018 6:00 am - There are plenty of tools in your kitchen that are best treated with some TLC. Knives? Keep 'em sharp. Nonstick pans? Don't scratch the coating. Glass dishes? No going f...
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Slow Cooked Pork RoastMay 15, 2018 11:00 pm - 3 tablespoons brown sugar, light or dark 2 teaspoons minced garlic 2 teaspoons canola or vegetable oil 2 teaspoons chili powder 1 teaspoon paprika, hot or sweet 1 teaspo...
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Rare Breeds Show returns May 20 to Garfield Farm MuseumMay 15, 2018 11:00 pm - The 32nd annual Rare Breeds Show will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at Garfield Farm Museum in Campton Hills. This is the longest running show in the Midwest that...
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Slow-Cooked Pork Roast is just the beginningMay 15, 2018 11:00 pm - Slowly cooking a big hunk of tough, inexpensive meat isn't just the best way to cook this cut of meat. It's really the only way. Most tough cuts of meat come from the ha...
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PattiAnn's SconesMay 15, 2018 11:00 pm - 3-1/4 cup flour ½ cup sugar 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup mini-chocolate chips* ½ cup toasted pecans* 1 cup Heath bits* 2 cups heavy c...
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Satisfy your cravings at Long Grove Chocolate FestMay 15, 2018 11:00 pm - Visitors to Long Grove can sample a variety of chocolates and chocolate-infused cuisine this weekend at the village's popular Chocolate Fest, which marks its 20th annive...
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Avocado Toast PizzaMay 15, 2018 6:00 am - 1 large pre-baked pizza crust, such as Boboli brand 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 fresh red chile pepper...
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Elevate your simple vegetable side to a deluxe, exciting player for dinnerMay 15, 2018 6:00 am - As side dishes go, it's hard to go wrong simply sauteing seasonal vegetables in a skillet with olive oil, an allium such as garlic, onion or shallot, and a sprinkle of s...
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For those who can't get enough avocado toast — or are sick of it alreadyMay 15, 2018 6:00 am - The following question may be divisive: Have you had enough avocado toast, or have you only just begun? Whichever way you answer, I think I've got a dish for you. From t...