Food
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Cook of the Week Challenge recipes: Challenges 1 & 2Sep 07, 2016 6:00 am - In Challenge 1, home cooks Cara Kretz of North Barrington and Craig Brannan of Lake Villa were faced with mystery ingredients Madacaskar Vanilla, courtesy of My Sweet Ka...
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Vanilla Coke Grilled Skirt Steak with Mashed Purple Yams and Candied Bacon-Wrapped Onion Ring Stuffed with Spicy Black BeansSep 07, 2016 6:00 am - For the skirt steak 1½ to 2 pounds outer skirt steak 1 teaspoon black pepper plus 1 teaspoon for seasoning the meat 2 teaspoons salt plus 1 teaspoon for seasoning meat 1...
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Southwestern Sweet Potato Hash, Skirt Steak And Marinade with Vanilla Bourbon Barbecue Sauce and Japanese Sweet Potato PureeSep 07, 2016 6:00 am - For the Southwestern Sweet Potato Hash 1 large roasted poblano pepper, coarsely chopped (minus 2 tablespoons for the barbecue sauce) 1 purple skinned Japanese sweet po...
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Deadline dinners: Taking green bean salad up a notchSep 07, 2016 6:00 am - Green beans can be - well, I'll say it, boring. They are one of the most accessible and affordable vegetables on the market, and one of the easiest to prepare, but too o...
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Green Bean Salad with Clementine Oranges and FetaSep 07, 2016 6:00 am - 1½ pounds green beans 3 clementines 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar 2 tablespoons minced shallots 1 tablespoon coarse Dijon mustard ...
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Watermelon and Cantaloupe GazpachoSep 07, 2016 6:00 am - 6 cups coarse chunks plus 2 cups small cubes cantaloupe 2½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice 6 cups coarse chunks plus 2 cups small cubes watermelon 2½ tablespoons fresh lim...
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Challenge 2: Daniel Imburgia talks International TacosSep 07, 2016 6:00 am - I prepared what I am calling International Tacos, a four-layer taco that has a lot of different flavors. The Mexican-inspired apricot chipotle sour cream sauce on the bo...
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Faced with mystery ingredients, Cook of the Week Challenge cooks work their magicSep 07, 2016 6:00 am - In Challenge 1, home cooks Cara Kretz of North Barrington and Craig Brannan of Lake Villa were faced with Madacaskar Vanilla, courtesy of My Sweet Kake, skirt steak, bla...
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Mondelez pushes into U.S. chocolate market with Oreo candy barsSep 07, 2016 1:00 am - Mondelez International wanted Hershey Kisses and Reese's Pieces. The global snack giant will have to settle for Oreo candy bars instead. After abandoning a bid last mont...
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Go Orange to help find ways to fight hungerSep 06, 2016 11:00 pm - By Susan Stark Daily Herald Food editor I'll be sporting orange on Thursday, Sept. 8, in honor of National Go Orange Day to shine a light on support for hunger relief. T...