Food
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SCOBYMar 24, 2015 5:00 am - 2 quarts water 1 tablespoon black or green tea leaves ½ cup sugar 1 ounce store-bought raw kombucha, such as Capital Kombucha brand Sterilize two wide-mouth quart-size ...
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Canned confession: Artichokes with a pop-top work for meMar 24, 2015 5:00 am - Way back in the last century, I spent a shift in the kitchen of a snooty French restaurant for a magazine story and learned that even the haughtiest chefs wield a can op...
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Here's to kombucha, the grow-your-own tea that swims well with spiritsMar 24, 2015 5:00 am - Artichokes are one of my favorite foods, yet I've often wondered what masochist first took it upon himself to eat one. Ditto crabs, rambutans and the so-called "Rocky Mo...
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Artichoke HummusMar 24, 2015 5:00 am - 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 cup canned artichoke hearts, drained and quartered 6 cloves garlic Juice of 2 lemons ½ teaspoon paprika ½ teaspoon ground cumin ½ t...
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Roasted fish and veggies with quinoa and pine nutsMar 23, 2015 5:45 am - This easy, colorful meal is roasted in a parchment paper-lined pan to avoid the need for added oil. We garnish the finished dish with cilantro and pine nuts, but a combi...
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Sweet Potato BrowniesMar 22, 2015 11:00 pm - 2 medium-large sweet potatoes (about 10 ounces each) 14 Medjool dates, pitted ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons ground almonds (about 3 ounces) 4 tablespoons raw cacao powder (se...
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Raw BrowniesMar 22, 2015 11:00 pm - 5 ounces pecans (about 1½ cups) 7 ounces Medjool dates (about 20), pitted 3 tablespoons raw cacao powder 2 tablespoons maple syrup, optional Pulse the pecans in a food p...
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Lean and lovin' it: 'Deliciously Ella' finds audience for healthy recipes on the InternetMar 22, 2015 11:00 pm - The Internet age sure has changed the way we go about finding recipes and connecting to cookbook authors. Culinary icons Julia Child and James Beard never blogged, had a...
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In Napa, some moving toward a more restrained wineMar 21, 2015 7:00 am - A scantily clad Cirque du Soleil trapeze artist poured bubbly from a variety of poses at Frank Family Vineyards. Meanwhile, Jean-Charles Boisset, Napa Valley's flamboyan...
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Ryerson Woods Conservation Area maple syrup hikesMar 21, 2015 1:00 am - Visitors to Ryerson Woods Conservation Area near Riverwoods got a sweet education Saturday. The monthlong maple syrup hikes, offered through the Lake County Forest Prese...