Food
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Oven-roasted chicken doused with wine for extra flavorJan 06, 2016 4:45 am - How do you make sure you cook chicken through without overdoing it? One way is to sear it in a hot oven for 20 minutes and then splash it with a good dose of white wine....
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An easy way to make a hearty, beef and beet borschtJan 06, 2016 4:00 am - There are many varieties of borscht, which is a standard dish in Eastern European countries. I have tasted this soup in Vienna, Paris, New York and Los Angeles, each hav...
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Sweet Potato and Chipotle SoupJan 05, 2016 5:00 am - 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium white onion, chopped Coarse salt and ground pepper 2 teaspoons ground cumin 2 garlic cloves, minced 4 medium sweet potatoes (2...
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Soups offer creative types flexibility but not with spicy peppersJan 05, 2016 5:00 am - There's something about soup that attracts the impetuous cook. OK, so that's a bit stereotypical, but there's an element of truth there — at least where I'm concerned. ...
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Tap into the suburbs' best beer at local breweriesJan 01, 2016 5:45 am - Great beer is being brewed up every day at suburban craft breweries. While you can usually buy some of the more popular beers produced at your local liquor or grocery st...
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Drinking local for wine and spiritsDec 31, 2015 4:55 am - Suburban aficionados of wine and spirits may want to think about drinking local in 2016. While suburban wineries have been around for a while, distilleries are relative ...
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Pumpkin PieDec 30, 2015 5:00 am - ¾ cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground ginger ¼ teaspoon ground cloves 2 large eggs 1 can (15 ounces) 100 percent pure pumpk...
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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...