Food
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ECC culinary students win scholarships at spicy Colonial Café competitionNov 22, 2015 10:00 pm - Elgin Community College hosted the second annual Colonial Café & Ice Cream culinary competition finals on Nov. 17 and awarded scholarships to four ECC students. The comp...
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Luxurious turkey leg confit fit for ThanksgivingNov 22, 2015 6:14 am - Succulent turkey legs, bathed languidly and luxuriously in duck fat, are the answer to a dark-meat lover's prayers on Thanksgiving Day. No guests feigning politeness as ...
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Premium dog food sales surge with new innovations in healthy food
Nov 22, 2015 4:12 am - Richard Thompson cuts into a tube of Chunky Chicken and Turkey Recipe, just off the manufacturing line. The chief executive officer of a small gourmet-food manufacturer ...
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Turnips in Green Olive PestoNov 20, 2015 4:55 am - 2 teaspoons salt 2 pound turnips, peeled and cut into 8 wedges each 1 cup pitted large or jumbo green olives ½ red onion, chopped ¼ cup pine nuts 1 garlic clove ½ cup ex...
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Tender turnips amped up for ThanksgivingNov 20, 2015 4:55 am - The turnip is a vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide and known for its bulbous taproot. Often confused with rutabagas, turnips are generally white a...
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Farm fresh beef or pork roastNov 20, 2015 4:50 am - 3 pound fresh beef or pork roast 1 cup ketchup (or frozen or canned tomatoes) ¼ to ½ cup brown sugar 3 tablespoons soy sauce 2 teaspoons of your favorite herbs or seaso...
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Suburban farms provide options for fresh, local holiday mealsNov 20, 2015 4:00 am - Though it's weeks past the conclusion of local farmers markets, those seeking to create farm-to-table holiday dinners don't need to leave the friendly confines of the su...
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Naperville deli owner's alternative to pork bacon: 'Schmacon'Nov 20, 2015 12:00 am - Bacon. Schmacon. No really, Schmacon. It's a beef product that looks and cooks up much like bacon — only better, says its inventor, Howard Bender of Schmaltz Deli in Nap...
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Joe Caputo & Sons grocery opens in Elk GroveNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - As employees handed out free homemade cannolis at the door, Joe Caputo & Sons opened its latest and largest location Friday morning in Elk Grove Village — a much-anticip...
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Shuttered Le Francais on auction block; $900,000 opening bidNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - The once wildly popular Wheeling-based Le Francais restaurant, which featured the late chef Jean Banchet, is on the auction block. Chicago-based SVN AuctionWorks has bee...