Food
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Weeknight Chicken Tikka MasalaSep 27, 2016 6:00 am - For the marinade: ¼ cup plain yogurt (Greek or regular) 1 tablespoon lime juice 1 teaspoon lime zest 2 cloves garlic, minced ¼ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons fresh ginger 3 c...
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Grandmother Odom's Apple CakeSep 27, 2016 6:00 am - 4 generous cups raw apples, peeled and cut coarse (about 5 large Granny Smith apples) 2 cups granulated white sugar ½ cup vegetable oil such as Crisco 2 large eggs 2 tea...
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Constable: Is that mushroom in your yard tasty or deadly?Sep 27, 2016 5:45 am - By Burt Constable I'll take a bite from the nonwormy part of an apple that falls from our backyard tree. I'll chew on stems of clover in our grass. I'll nibble on mint t...
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Make a Chicken Tikka Masala that's easy and full of flavor
Sep 26, 2016 11:00 pm - I'm a big fan of saving takeout and delivery food for true cravings, not convenience. Even the healthiest of eaters has a few culinary vices — for us, it's Indian and Th...
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Grandmother's apple cake signals autumnSep 26, 2016 11:00 pm - My grandmother, who lived with us when I was growing up, had a serious sweet tooth and would bake something almost every day. In the spring, it was coconut cream pie. In...
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Pete Miller's Wheeling restaurant sold for $2.4 millionSep 23, 2016 1:00 am - The recently shuttered Pete Miller's Steak House in Wheeling has been sold to a private investor for about $2.4 million Marcus & Millichap in Oakbrook Terrace, the comme...
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Judges make the call: Michael Ek in Cook of the Week Challenge 3, John Hampson in Challenge 4Sep 21, 2016 6:00 am - Two more cooks join the ranks of Daily Herald Cook of the Week Challengers moving on to Round 2. In adding up the judges' scores, Challenges 3 and 4 were tight and the c...
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Cooks let their creativity loose on secret ingredientsSep 21, 2016 6:00 am - In Challenge 5, home cooks Greg Zielinski of Arlington Heights and Chrissy Christian of Hoffman Estates were faced with cocoa powder from Morkes Chocolates, turkey breas...
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Turkey Burger With Vegetable Slaw, Baked Eggplant Fries With Dipping Sauce, Cantaloupe Sorbet With Chocolate SauceSep 21, 2016 6:00 am - Turkey Burger 1 lb ground turkey breast ½ T cumin ½ T garlic powder ½ T turmeric 2 T capers 2 T pesto 4 oz crumbled feta or goat cheese s/p to taste (remember caper...
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Some guidelines for making wine and cheese pairing easySep 21, 2016 6:00 am - By Mary Ross Daily Herald correspondent Cheese paired with wine has been a staple of our civilization's diet basically since our civilization began. Wine and cheese are ...