Food
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Lima bean recipesMar 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Creamy Lima Beans Dried lima beans, with their abundant starch, turn rich and creamy with long cooking; this recipe calls for the smaller limas often labeled baby lima b...
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'Dirty' CauliflowerMar 14, 2017 6:00 am - 1 large head cauliflower, cut into 1½ inch florets 4 tablespoons olive oil ¼ teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon salt 1½ slices whole-wheat sandwich bread, crusts removed 2 clove...
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Tomato Galette With Savory Oat CrumbleMar 14, 2017 6:00 am - 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, preferably Dufour brand (14 ounces; see note) ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons old-fashioned rolled oats (do not use instant or quick-cooking oats) ¼...
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Don't let the fancy name fool you. This tart is a piece o' cake.Mar 14, 2017 6:00 am - Here's a recipe that will remind you to keep a stash of puff pastry in your freezer. Homemade is lovely, but there's also no shame in using store-bought. This rustic tar...
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Sometimes, it's okay to 'dirty up' your clean eatingMar 14, 2017 6:00 am - I understand why people gravitate toward the term “clean eating.” It's an appealing way to describe a dedication to the most healthful, most pure ingredients. But I take...
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Brussels Sprout Salad With WalnutsMar 12, 2017 7:30 am - Ingredients 5 large Brussels sprouts 1⁄4 cup walnuts 1⁄3 cup Gruyere cheese or 1⁄3 cup parmesan cheese 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar 1⁄2 teas...
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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...