Food
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Five Bean Summer SaladApr 30, 2014 5:45 am - 12 ounces fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths 12 ounces fresh wax (yellow) beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths 1 can (14 ounces) dark-red kidn...
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Lean and lovin' it: DASH diet trumps other weight-loss plansApr 30, 2014 5:45 am - Break out the shorts, T-shirts and swimsuits, warmer weather's headed our way and some folks are doing their best to figure out how to be both healthy and look their bes...
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Bieler's BrothApr 30, 2014 5:30 am - 4 medium zucchini, sliced 1 pound string beans, ends removed 2 ribs celery, chopped 1 quart water 1-2 bunches parsley, stems removed Sea salt To a large pot add zucchini...
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Soupalooza: Vegetable-rich broth gives your body a spring cleaningApr 30, 2014 5:30 am - I started spring cleaning recently, in the hopes we might have a spring to enjoy. I put the winter clothes away, removed the down comforter from my bed, washed the windo...
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Portillo's looking into selling hot dog restaurantsApr 30, 2014 1:00 am - Portillo Restaurant Group announced Wednesday it is considering the sale of its Portillo's division. The privately owned Oak Brook-based restaurant group runs 38 locatio...
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Peanut Butter Brownie Pie With a Pretzel CrustApr 29, 2014 11:00 pm - Crust 1¼ cups pretzel crumbs (from about 4½ cups pretzels) 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted Filling 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter 6 ounces semis...
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Chef du Jour: St. Charles native finds his niche in the kitchenApr 29, 2014 11:00 pm - Chris Ayukawa may be the new guy in charge of the kitchen at Niche in Geneva, but he certainly isn't the new to the Niche kitchen. Ayukawa, 35, was part of the resta...
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Avocado cream adds to fish tacos' appealApr 29, 2014 11:00 pm - Mexican cuisine has been popular for a long time, but my recent travels around our country have persuaded me that fish tacos are big now in a way they never were before....
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Self-guided journey to dessert expertise was easy as pieApr 29, 2014 11:00 pm - Teeny Lamothe was acting in Chicago — and baby-sitting to make ends meet — when she realized she wanted to follow her bliss: pie. She was baking one almost every day (an...
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Red Heart SaladApr 29, 2014 11:00 pm - 2 red bell peppers ¼ ounce fresh basil ¼ ounce arugula 8 ounces canned artichoke hearts 2 tablespoons capers 2 lemons 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon sal...