Food
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Crisp crumble: Topping tricks to boost berry crispsJul 01, 2015 6:00 am - For all the years that I've been baking, I'm still not sure I know the difference between a crisp and a crumble. Both have fruit and a crumb topping. I've read that a cr...
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Research leads to some tasty gluten-free ingredientsJul 01, 2015 6:00 am - A wrist fracture early this spring kept me sidelined from my oven for a few months. With the kitchen off limits, this offered an opportunity for me to delve more deeply ...
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Grilled Chicken Breasts with Herbed Green SauceJun 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Sauce 5 medium garlic cloves, peeled and dark ends removed 1 small bunch Italian parsley, stems removed ¼ cup fresh basil leaves ¼ cup fresh dill leaves ¾ teaspoon dried...
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Tips for grilling juicy chicken breasts every timeJun 30, 2015 11:00 pm - I love barbecued chicken breasts, but they can turn out dry and somewhat flavorless. I have a couple of different techniques I like to use to avoid these pitfalls: Make ...
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Barrington cook adopts international taste from friendsJun 30, 2015 6:00 am - When Parivash Diba moved to the United States from Iran in 1978 to go to college, she didn't know how to cook. Thank goodness she knew friends who did. A friend who cam...
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Khoresht FesenjanPersian Pomegranate and Walnut StewJun 30, 2015 6:00 am - 2-3 tablespoons vegetable oil 8 chicken thigh pieces or 2 pounds chicken breast cubes 1 onion chopped 4 cups chopped walnuts 1 cup pomegranate sauce ½ cup sugar In a l...
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Easy watermelon and lime sorbet makes a refreshing treatJun 30, 2015 6:00 am - Making homemade ice cream has been a summer family tradition since my childhood. Back then, we put the oak-barrel ice cream freezer out under a big shade tree, packed it...
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Watermelon-Lime SorbetJun 30, 2015 6:00 am - 3 cups water 1 cup sugar 4 cups (approximately) seeded and cubed watermelon Juice from 1 lime Zest from one lime In a medium saucepan, combine the water and sugar and pl...
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Shirin Polo - Persian Sweet RiceJun 30, 2015 6:00 am - 4 cups basmati rice 1 pound carrots cut matchstick thin ½ cup barberries (soak in cold water for 5-10 minutes, rinse a few times, drain) ½ cup raisins ½ cup cranberries...
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Naperville Mariano's to open in 2016Jun 30, 2015 1:00 am - Mariano's will keep Naperville customers in suspense until 2016. The store planned to replace a former Dominick's at 1300 S. Naper Blvd. still needs several months of w...