Food
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Dorie Greenspan's Creamy Chocolate TartletsFeb 08, 2017 5:00 am - For the tart shells 1½ cups graham cracker crumbs or chocolate wafer crumbs (5½ ounces) 2 tablespoons sugar Pinch fine sea salt 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted For...
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Vegan Chocolate TrufflesFeb 08, 2017 5:00 am - 1 cup full-fat coconut milk, stirred well 10½ ounces dairy-free dark chocolate (preferably 75 percent or higher cacao), finely chopped ½ cup freeze-dried strawberries (a...
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The easy recipe for Valentine's Day success: Heavenly, rich chocolate tartletsFeb 08, 2017 5:00 am - “No relationship can be perfect.” That's what my mother told me every time I'd have a tiff with the boyfriend of the moment. She told me that again before I got married....
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New Lombard bakery owner shows determination facing life's strugglesFeb 08, 2017 4:00 am - For the first time in her life, Hira Umer feels like she is taking on a challenge of her own, instead of life giving her the challenge. When she was 18, her tight-knit f...
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Stop by annual Festival of Chocolate SundayFeb 07, 2017 10:00 pm - Ella's Friends will hold its third annual Festival of Chocolate on Sunday, Feb. 12, to support the Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library in Hampshire. It will be 1 to 3 p...
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Dark Chocolate Cherry Almond BarkFeb 07, 2017 5:00 am - 1 cup whole, skin-on almonds 12 ounces dark chocolate, finely chopped (60 to 70 percent cocoa solids, or bittersweet) ½ teaspoon finely grated orange zest 1/3 cup tart d...
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No whining on hiking, biking tours along Sonoma County vineyardsFeb 07, 2017 5:00 am - The breeze rushes over my shoulders and the sun kisses my face as I pedal along a country road winding through vineyards an hour north of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bri...
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Chicken and Arugula Salad with Roasted Red Pepper VinaigretteFeb 07, 2017 5:00 am - 4 (6-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon sea salt 2 tablespoons avocado oil 2 jarred roasted red peppers, patted ...
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Give your Valentine a delectable chocolate gift that's also good for the heartFeb 07, 2017 5:00 am - This recipe is a luscious way to celebrate your love, or at least your love of chocolate, in a way that loves you back. It has just four easy-to-find ingredients, each l...
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Once thought laughable, doctor explains why eating fat is inFeb 07, 2017 5:00 am - Twenty years ago if you wanted to be laughed out of town, you would have written a book titled: “Eat Lots of Fat and Lose Weight.” If you were a doctor and the author of...