Food
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What food scares Food Network star Jeff Mauro?Apr 11, 2017 5:30 am - Celebrity chef and River Forest resident Jeff Mauro, co-star of Food Network's "The Kitchen," loves food. But there is one type of food he doesn't like. "I'm afraid of c...
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NOW Foods, Fruitful Yield chain founder Elwood Richard diesApr 11, 2017 1:00 am - Funeral services are being planned for Elwood Richard, founder of Bloomingdale-based NOW Foods and retail chain Fruitful Yield. He died Friday after a lengthy battle wit...
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Rappers becoming fixtures on food sceneApr 07, 2017 6:00 am - MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Rapper Snoop Dogg furiously stirred flour into a creamy bechamel sauce, a whisk in one hand and a microphone in the other during a cooking demonstrat...
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Portillo's sells 150,000 slices of birthday cakeApr 07, 2017 1:00 am - Oak Brook-based Portillo's 54th birthday bash, featuring a slice of chocolate cake for 54 cents, broke all records for the growing chain and broke a few hearts when some...
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Passover pie recipesApr 05, 2017 6:00 am - Passover Blueberry Pie The fat you use - unsalted butter, coconut oil or margarine - needs to be frozen for 30 minutes before you add it to the food processor. You'll ne...
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Beet and Orange SaladApr 05, 2017 6:00 am - 3 medium beets (1¾ pounds total) 2 tablespoons plus ¾ teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 3 small oranges, preferably ...
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Cook of the Week Amanda Nells' recipesApr 05, 2017 6:00 am - Lasagna Roll ups 1-2 jar (32 ounce) of your favorite marinara gravy, depends on how saucy you like 1 16-ounce container ricotta cheese 1 large egg 2 teaspoon dried Itali...
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Don Mauer's Dark Chocolate Chunk BlondiesApr 05, 2017 6:00 am - ¼ pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature ½ cup drained unflavored, unsweetened applesauce 1 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed 13 packets organic stevia...
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Tools key to cook's passion in the kitchen, especially a sharp knifeApr 05, 2017 6:00 am - While some cooks may say they have a favorite ingredient or dish to prepare, one could say that Amanda Nells has a favorite kitchen tool, her knives. It's no surprise co...
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5 early spring ingredients, 15 easy ways to use themApr 05, 2017 6:00 am - Ingredients and their availability can tell you a lot about time and place. In a country where it's easy to buy a lemon no matter where you are and no matter what time o...