Food
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Spicy Cucumber SaladMar 30, 2016 6:00 am - 6 medium cucumbers 1 cup thinly sliced red onion 1 cup chopped fresh dill 1¼ cups sugar 1 cup apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon coarse black pepper ¼ teaspo...
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Alsatian Onion PieMar 30, 2016 6:00 am - 6 ounces bacon, thinly sliced crosswise 4 cups thinly sliced yellow onion Kosher salt and ground black pepper 8 ounces creme fraiche 1 large egg yolk Pinch nutmeg 1 ½-po...
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Knowing how to slice, cook your onions makes big differenceMar 30, 2016 6:00 am - Back in the '80s and '90s, I used to work behind the scenes with Julia Child during her appearances on "Good Morning America." It was my job to prepare the food she woul...
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Make this green gumbo - and a few new friendsMar 29, 2016 6:00 am - It was eight years ago, my first time at a big food conference. The Southern-cooking maven Nathalie Dupree had taken me under her wing and was introducing me to any- and...
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Gumbo z'HerbesMar 29, 2016 6:00 am - 3 pounds greens (a combination of mustard greens, collards, turnip greens, beet greens, radish leaves, watercress, kale, parsley and/or others), washed, tough stems remo...
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Dried mushrooms make for an earthy crust for porkMar 29, 2016 6:00 am - Whirring dried porcini mushrooms in a food processor turns them into a savory seasoning agent that deepens a dish's flavor and healthfulness by adding a layer of mouthwa...
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Porcini-Crusted Pork TenderloinMar 29, 2016 6:00 am - 1 teaspoon coriander seed ½ teaspoon whole black peppercorns ½ ounce dried porcini mushrooms 1 large pork tenderloin (just over 1 pound) 2 teaspoons Dijon-style mustard ...
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Fittest Loser recipe: Very green smoothieMar 26, 2016 6:12 am - Spinach, kale, and apples all blended into a smoothie. Ingredients: ¾ cup Spinach, Fresh ¾ cup Kale, Fresh, Tough stems removed, Chopped ½ cup Fresh Apples, Unpeele...
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Kids who eat two breakfasts are less likely to be overweight than those who eat none
Mar 26, 2016 1:00 am - A growing number of children are eating free breakfasts at school, but the push to provide morning meals for all children in low-income communities has long been accompa...
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Sanfratello's 'Southside' pizza opening in NapervilleMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - A pizza place that got its start on Chicago's South Side is coming to the Western suburbs. Sanfratello's Pizza is opening at 11 a.m. Wednesday at 1299 S. Naper Blvd. in ...