Food
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Frozen spinach deserves more respect. Here’s how to best use it
Oct 15, 2024 8:57 am - It’s a simple process to use frozen spinach in all kinds of recipes from casseroles to dips.
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Cooking up careers: Elk Grove High School opens $1.6 million culinary labOct 14, 2024 3:29 pm - Elk Grove Village may be best known for manufacturing pinball machines and high-tech equipment out of the nation’s largest business park, but the town soon might be producing a new commodity: Top chefs.
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Celebrity chef Fabio Viviani brings family recipes to new South Barrington restaurantOct 09, 2024 1:37 pm - Giostra by Fabio Viviani, opening Monday, Oct. 14, in South Barrington, promises an authentic Italian dining experience that blends the culinary traditions of Viviani’s childhood with fresh, locally sourced ingredients.
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It’s a joy when a new baking cookbook offers something excitingOct 09, 2024 6:15 am - This loaf cake comes together quickly and easily, and boasts a remarkably deep color, intensely rich flavor and a plush, velvety crumb.
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Savory-sweet soy basting sauce transforms ground chicken into izakaya-style meatballs
Oct 09, 2024 6:00 am - Japanese chicken meatballs, called tsukune, are a standard offering in pub-like izakayas and restaurants specializing in yakitori. Here’s how to make them at home.
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Need to eat an entire cucumber? Add noodles and spicy peanut sauce
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You asked: I don’t like touching meat. How can I cook with it?
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It’s chili season: Savor these three recipes of comfort for cooler daysOct 09, 2024 6:00 am - Biz Velatini shares three chili recipes that fit the bill for cozy comfort this fall.
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A fragrant chickpea tagine captures the essence of a Moroccan classic
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Dried beans worth the effort: Try your hand at this cranberry bean and farro soup for startersOct 03, 2024 4:24 pm - M. Eileen Brown takes us through the sometimes daunting task of soaking and cooking dried beans. Beans can be unpredictable, but they are worth the effort.