Food
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Readers donate car-full of pots, pans to refugee effortMay 05, 2015 1:00 am - Skillets, soup pots, casserole dishes, whisks, roasting pans and muffin tins along with other cookware and kitchen items filled all but the driver's seat of Emily Terrel...
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Food critic found dead in Chicago hotelMay 04, 2015 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - Authorities say a well-known food critic who was in Chicago for the James Beard Foundation Awards has been found dead in his hotel room. The Cook County medica...
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Sustainable food wins big for Dan Barber at Beard awards in ChicagoMay 04, 2015 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - An almost obsessive dedication to regional and seasonal foods has netted Dan Barber a first-ever culinary hat trick in the nation's top restaurant awards. The ...
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Wild Grain BarsMay 04, 2015 3:13 pm - Canola oil ½ cup salted, roasted pumpkin seeds 1 cup raw, hulled, unsalted sunflower seeds ½ cup golden flaxseed 3 cups raw wild rice (not a blend) ½ cup dried red quino...
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Wild rice, quinoa boost flavor, texture of snack barsMay 04, 2015 3:13 pm - When a cook from Minnesota's Red Lake Nation showed chef Jerome Grant how to puff wild rice, amping up its nutty flavor, he knew just where to deploy it: in a grain-pack...
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Brussels sprouts with apples and shallotsMay 04, 2015 5:45 am - 1 pound Brussels sprouts, quartered 2 large shallots, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rings 2 medium crisp, firm apples (such as gala, honeycrisp or Braeburn), sliced into ¼...
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New restaurants, outdoor store coming to downtown NapervilleMay 04, 2015 1:00 am - The face of Naperville's downtown business district will continue to change in coming months with the opening of a healthy takeout restaurant, a bagel shop, a pub and an...
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Buffett defends junk foodMay 02, 2015 1:00 am - Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is the largest investor in Coca-Cola Co. and owns See's Candies, affirmed his confidence in the market for sugary treats, e...
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Tacos with Grilled PlantainsApr 29, 2015 7:00 am - 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for coating the grill 2 medium semi-ripe plantains, (about 1¼ pounds), peeled Finely grated zest and juice from 1 lime (1 t...
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Orecchiette with Peas, Salmon and RicottaApr 29, 2015 6:01 am - 2 cups fresh or frozen shelled peas or 1½ pound peas in the shell (these will have to be shelled) 1 pound orecchiette Sauce 2 tablespoons olive oil 5 garlic cloves, minc...