Food
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Making the case for a simple well-stocked home barAug 26, 2014 5:45 am - It's the bane of the home mixologist - complicated cocktail recipes that call for multiple (and often pricey) esoteric liquors doomed to be used once, then linger for ye...
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Lean and lovin' it: Learning to recognize, curb sugar addictionAug 25, 2014 11:00 pm - “Sugar and me, we go way back. I love sugar. LOOOOVVVVVE it. I love everything about it: how it makes little occasions special and special occasions fabulous. How it per...
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Jen School students expand from growing vegetables to selling themAug 25, 2014 1:01 am - Students returned last week to the Jen School on the campus of Maryville Academy in Des Plaines just in time. The large vegetable garden they planted last spring - which...
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Go for the food: In Annapolis, crab rulesAug 24, 2014 6:15 am - ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Do not wear your Sunday best. That's the first rule for eating messy crabs here on the Chesapeake Bay. Everything else - demonstrating brutal hammer ski...
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Naperville wine fest opening delayed by weatherAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - The opening of the second day of the 12th annual Naperville Wine Festival was delayed two hours by the threat of lightning, but by 6 p.m. the event was packed, one of th...
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Shrimp-Watercress Summer RollsAug 20, 2014 8:01 am - Sauce 2 cloves garlic 1½ teaspoons finely grated lime zest, plus ¼ cup fresh lime juice (from 2 to 3 limes) 2 tablespoons tahini (may substitute unsalted creamy peanut b...
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Lynda's Garden Vegetable CasseroleAug 20, 2014 8:00 am - 2 medium eggplant, sliced ¼-inch thick 3 medium zucchini and/or yellow squash, sliced ¼-inch thick 2 tablespoons butter 1-2 bell peppers, any color, seeded and chopped ...
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Watercress wrapped in nutritious gloryAug 20, 2014 8:00 am - A recent study at William Paterson University in New Jersey ranked the top “powerhouse fruits and vegetables,” based on the nutrients they provide per calorie. What topp...
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Culinary adventures: Eating, preserving, sharing vegetables from the gardenAug 20, 2014 8:00 am - This year my garden has been especially bountiful yielding a bumper crop of vegetables begging for my attention. Since I don't like to let anything go to waste, we have ...
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Easy Overnight Ham and Cheese CasseroleAug 20, 2014 7:01 am - 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed 4 eggs 2 cups whole milk ½ cup light mayonnaise 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard ½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon ground ...