Food
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Local bars finding tea adds complexities to cocktailsMar 10, 2017 5:00 am - When beverage director Patrick Williams wants to balance out the sweet and sour flavors in Punch Bowl Social's namesake drinks, he sometimes turns to tea. "We love using...
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New Naperville restaurant brings 'ancestral' Mexican cuisineMar 09, 2017 12:00 am - The first of five restaurants to open in downtown Naperville's Water Street District will take diners south of the border and back in time. Called Quiubo, a combination...
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Austrian chef to share culinary skills with students, guests at March 23 dinnerMar 08, 2017 10:00 pm - Austrian Chef Wolfgang Ruzicka will be a guest of the Elgin Community College Visiting Chef Dinner Series on Thursday, March 23. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. in t...
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Cook of the Week: A young love of creating in the kitchen evolves into lifetime careerMar 08, 2017 5:00 am - Lori Hartnett believes cooking doesn't have to be complicated. She learned that in grade school, coming home from school and not finding much in the refrigerator for her...
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Irish Scones With Smoked SalmonMar 08, 2017 5:00 am - 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for patting out the dough 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt ¾ cup (1½ sticks) chilled unsalted bu...
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Creamy Clam Chowder RecipeMar 08, 2017 5:00 am - 3 tablespoon butter 1 onion, diced 4 green onions chopped, green portion reserved 4 stalks celery, finely chopped 12 small red potatoes, scrubbed and cut into ½-inch dic...
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Better MeatballsMar 08, 2017 5:00 am - ¾ cup fresh bread crumbs ½ cup whole milk ½ pound ground beef (85 percent lean) ½ pound ground pork ½ pound ground veal 2 ounces prosciutto, finely chopped 2 ounces fine...
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Double Chocolate Zucchini BreadMar 08, 2017 5:00 am - ½ cup unsweetened, unflavored applesauce 3 cups (16 ounces) grated zucchini 2 cups all-purpose, unbleached flour 6 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder 2 teaspoons ins...
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St. Patrick's Day a chance to explore flavor of another countryMar 08, 2017 5:00 am - Is it not enjoyable to take advantage of another culture's holiday to explore new recipes and treat yourself to something delicious? It is. And is St. Patrick's Day not ...
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Lean and lovin' it: Butter's back on top, but ghee is bigger and betterMar 08, 2017 5:00 am - By Don Mauer Daily Herald Correspondent In this column's early years I created a fat-free chocolate cake that I showcased on Good Morning America. Nonfat yogurt did a de...