Food
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Chocolate-Dipped Avocado CookiesJul 19, 2017 6:00 am - For the cookies ¼ cup coconut oil (solidified), at room temperature ¼ cup ripe, diced Hass avocado ¾ cup powdered sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Finely gra...
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Nervous about preserving? Take the foolproof salmon cureJul 19, 2017 6:00 am - Cooks who cure and ferment and preserve seem so confident in the kitchen. Some of them must have started with a recipe like this - easy and foolproof, with stunning resu...
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Avocado Key Lime PieJul 19, 2017 6:00 am - The natural creaminess of avocado provides the perfect texture for this tart pie filling, with the added bonus that it requires no stovetop cooking. For the crust 2 cups...
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Try crab curry from Sri Lanka that's exploding with flavorsJul 19, 2017 6:00 am - As any fan of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain knows, food is more than raw ingredients. To understand a bowl of noodles or a perfectly formed dumpling, a foodie must und...
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For this grilled eggplant dish, the hummus is nuttyJul 19, 2017 6:00 am - This spin on "hummus" deserves its quotation marks because it doesn't contain chickpeas. Instead, it is a spreadable blend of pistachios and edamame seasoned with Middle...
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Avocado has a sweet side, too, and it's deliciousJul 19, 2017 6:00 am - Ask cookbook author Pat Tanumihardja about some of her favorite food memories growing up in Indonesia, and avocados will figure prominently in her response. “Half an avo...
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On nutrition: The most helpful healthy-eating tool: Accurately evaluating how hungry you areJul 18, 2017 6:00 am - The most helpful healthy-eating tool I know is not about what or what not to eat — it's about tapping into how hungry or full you feel. Learning (or, I should say, relea...
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Vintages: Who grew the grapes in the wine you're drinking? The label has some cluesJul 18, 2017 6:00 am - Do you read the back label on a wine bottle, either before you buy it or while you're drinking its contents? It may or may not contain a wealth of information aside from...
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Heinz wants you to put 'ketchup' on your hot dogJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - Heinz has a radical idea to make your Chicago-style hot dog better. Ketchup. On National Hot Dog Day, Wednesday, Heinz is unveiling its Chicago Dog Sauce - a blend of sp...
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Michael Jordan's opens in Oak BrookJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - Michael Jordan's Restaurant, which features the basketball star's favorite Southern dishes, opened Monday in Oak Brook. The new restaurant, at 1225 W. 22nd Street, i...