Food
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Put out a cheese board in a jiffy for casual entertainingDec 30, 2015 5:00 am - Holiday entertaining can be a crowd or a couple — a New Year's Eve bash or a few friends playing cards. Whatever your party plans, a cheese board makes a festive centerp...
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Cook of the Week: Young baker from Barrington turns Pie Day entrepreneurDec 30, 2015 5:00 am - It was a cracked phone screen that inspired our Cook of the Week, eighth-grader Elise Farley from Barrington. She wanted to raise money to replace it, so, because she ha...
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Basic Pie CrustDec 30, 2015 5:00 am - 2½ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into cubes ¼ cup vegetable shortening About 1/3 cup plus 1 t...
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Chocolate Peanut Butter BlossomsDec 30, 2015 5:00 am - 48 Hershey's Kisses Brand Milk Chocolates (one package) ½ cup shortening ¾ cup creamy peanut butter 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 1 egg 2 tab...
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Dinner in 30 minutes: Aunt Catherine's Buckwheat-Gingersnap WafflesDec 30, 2015 5:00 am - Festive cookery need not be limited to cookie baking, which is why we're happy to offer this breakfast-for-dinner installment. The waffles are not sweet at all, but rath...
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A match made in culinary heaven — wine and cheeseDec 29, 2015 4:00 pm - Not long ago, cheese in America was sliced onto rye, melted into macaroni or hermetically sealed with crackers in plastic snack-packs. Today, artisan cheeses from throug...
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High-heat roasting gives unique flavor to sprout side dishDec 29, 2015 5:00 am - Who doesn't like Brussels sprouts? Actually, most people I know don't like them. But once they experience my take on these baby cabbages I find that many Brussels sprout...
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Ross' choiceDec 29, 2015 1:03 am - Name: Prosecco Superiore Brut, "Crede" Region: Valdobbiadene, Italy Producer: Bisol Vintage: Nonvintage Availability: Wine shops, about $25 (Distributed by: Maverick Win...
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End of meat? Startups seek alternatives for the massesDec 29, 2015 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Patrick Brown is on an improbable mission: Make a burger Americans love, minus the meat. Veggie patties have been around for decades, but Brown and others wan...
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Your health: Could red wine equal a workout?Dec 27, 2015 6:00 am - Could red wine equal a workout? Maybe for New Year's Eve you should skip the champagne and drink red wine instead. Research conducted by the University of Alberta ...