Food
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Best Sugar Cookies EverFeb 09, 2016 5:00 am - 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Old-Fashioned Confectioner's Icing (see recip...
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Old-Fashioned Confectioner's IcingFeb 09, 2016 5:00 am - 1¼ cups powdered sugar, sifted 2 tablespoons whole milk (however, anything from whipping cream to low-fat milk is fine) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Food coloring of choic...
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Stevenson High to offer healthier lunch options in fallFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - With an eye on student health, Lincolnshire's Stevenson High School will begin offering students fresher and more diverse meal options this fall. The goal is to help kid...
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Cook of the Week: Globe-trotting cook bridges gaps in understanding through foodFeb 08, 2016 10:00 pm - To say that Yvonne Maffei, our Cook of the week from Crystal Lake, is “well-traveled” would be an understatement. Yvonne studied abroad while she was in college and has ...
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Long hours go into chocolate holiday for Guinness Record chef in GenevaFeb 07, 2016 4:00 am - While many will enjoy the romance of Valentine's Day, others will enjoy the holiday for one thing — chocolate! And Chef Alain Roby, owner of the All Chocolate Kitchen in...
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Warm up with this snow-day cocktailFeb 03, 2016 5:03 am - One of the best parts of winter is a snow day. Whether you make a snowman, get in a snowball fight or stay in your pajamas all day to watch the snowfall, snow days are e...
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Cook of the Week: Hoffman Estates dad keeps meals simple and mostly homemadeFeb 03, 2016 5:00 am - Keith Moritz calls his mom his earliest influence in the kitchen and recalls hanging out to help make pancakes on Saturday mornings. Later, at age 12, he got the chance ...
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White Wine Shrimp PastaFeb 03, 2016 5:00 am - 1 16-ounce package linguine 30 large shrimp, tails and shells removed 2 14.5-ounce cans diced Italian tomatoes (drained) 3 cloves garlic, chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil...
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MeatloafFeb 03, 2016 5:00 am - ½ pound ground beef ½ pound ground pork ½ pound ground veal 1 medium onion 1 egg 1 cup bread crumbs ½ cup Heinz 57 (divided) 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoo...
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Mac and CheeseFeb 03, 2016 5:00 am - 3 ounces butter 3 tablespoons flour 4 cups milk 1 package (16 ounces) large elbow macaroni 8 ounces shredded Gruyere or Swiss cheese 8 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese 8 ...