Food
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Can't get enough chickpeas?Apr 13, 2016 6:00 am - Whenever I find myself so fixated on a particular ingredient, recipe after recipe, that it starts to get tiresome (or I start to get embarrassed about it), I try to brea...
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Mixed Peas With Miso-Sesame SauceApr 13, 2016 6:00 am - 1 tablespoon canola oil 2 scallions (white and green parts), thinly sliced 1-inch piece peeled fresh ginger root, finely grated (2 teaspoons) 1/3 cup water ¼ cup fresh o...
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And now for something delightfully different: ArtichokesApr 13, 2016 6:00 am - When I put the words "food + spring + Mediterranean" into my mental search engine, artichokes are first to pop up. A couple of years back, I spent a week in Sicily in Ap...
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10 fresh, delicious ways to dress up your spring asparagusApr 12, 2016 11:00 pm - The fact that decent asparagus is now available all year doesn't really matter. We've been programed to think of it as something we must eat in spring. And so we shall. ...
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Dorie Greenspan's Cheesy Rice With AsparagusApr 12, 2016 6:00 am - 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 cup Arborio or other round rice typically used for risotto ¼ cup dry white wine 3½ cups no-salt-added vegetable broth (may substitu...
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Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli CasseroleApr 12, 2016 6:00 am - 1 can 14.5 ounce mushroom soup ¾ cup mayonnaise ¾ cup cheddar cheese 1-1½ cup frozen broccoli, slightly thawed 1½ cup cooked rice (1 bag) 3-4 chicken breasts, cooked and...
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Teaching high school kids to cook rewarding for teacher, tooApr 12, 2016 6:00 am - Here's a story problem: If our Cook of the Week, Lauren Wilhelms from Hoffman Estates taught four cooking classes with about 26 kids in each, during both semesters, for ...
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Stuffed ShellsApr 12, 2016 6:00 am - ½ package, 8 ounces or 24 jumbo pasta shells 1 egg, beaten 15 ounces Ricotta cheese 2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese (divided) ¾ cup Parmesan cheese (divided) 4 tables...
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Chicken EnchiladasApr 12, 2016 6:00 am - 1 can tomato sauce (8 ounces) ½ cup water 1 pound shredded, cooked chicken (rotisserie is my go-to) ½ cup sour cream ½ envelope enchilada seasoning ¼ cup green chile sal...
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Cherry Chocolate CakeApr 12, 2016 6:00 am - For the cake: 1 package of chocolate cake mix 2 eggs, slightly beaten 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling 1 teaspoon almond extract For the chocolate Icing: 1 cup sugar...