Food
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Season's last farmers market in LibertyvilleOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - Maria Mandarino, chef from The Green Room, downtown Libertyville's "world bistro" will be featured at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, for the final food demonstration of ...
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How to eat for $4 a day, or close to itOct 18, 2015 7:42 am - In spring 2014, a year before Gwyneth Paltrow failed the food stamp challenge, a masters student at New York University was trying to find a nonprofit that would make us...
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Your health: Eat fruits, veggies to reduce cancer riskOct 18, 2015 7:15 am - Eat fruits, veggies to reduce cancer risk Pink Ribbon Produce is returning to Meijer stores during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout the month of October, M...
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Lambs Farm hosts tasty competitionOct 17, 2015 1:00 am - Teams of barbecue enthusiasts competed for a tasty title Saturday at Lambs Farm near Libertyville. Lambs Farm's 10th annual Barn Burner BBQ was held in the main parking ...
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Zesty Apple PieOct 14, 2015 6:00 am - ¼ cup granulated sugar ¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar ½ teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg Scant ¼ teaspoon ground...
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Pecangipane Pear and Cranberry TartOct 14, 2015 6:00 am - For the filling 3 cups pecan halves 1 cup granulated sugar ¼ cup dark honey ½ cup water ¼ cup bourbon For the crust ¾ cup confectioners' sugar 16 tablespoons (2 sticks) ...
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Fill and freeze: Your holiday baking starts right hereOct 14, 2015 6:00 am - Admittedly, I start thinking about Thanksgiving desserts sometime around June. Even when there will be no more than six of us for the holiday dinner, I'll make four pies...
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Fruit pie is a twist on Southern favoriteOct 14, 2015 6:00 am - Today's recipe is for Japanese Fruit Pie, but its name is a bit of a mystery. It's not as if one ingredient is particularly Japanese. But this pie has shown up at family...
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Nourish: A hearty, healthful spinach salad, hold the baconOct 14, 2015 6:00 am - A warm dressing poured over tender, fresh spinach so it yields just the right amount of rawness always wins me over, but especially so as the weather cools and I look to...
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Boozy Dried-Fruit TartOct 14, 2015 6:00 am - 1 pound dried fruit ½ cup inexpensive brandy Wide strips of zest (little to no pith) and juice of 1 medium orange One 3-inch cinnamon stick 1 tablespoon cornstarch Flour...