Food
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Culinary Adventures: Penny gives tip of the hat to Blue Bonnet Cafe's German chocolate pieFeb 19, 2014 4:45 am - Just outside Austin, Texas in the town of Marble Falls, sits the famous Blue Bonnet Café. With its homestyle menu and delicious pies, this 80-plus-year-old eatery made m...
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Blue Bonnet Cafe's German Chocolate PieFeb 19, 2014 4:45 am - 4 egg yolks 1 cup sugar ¼ cup cornstarch ¼ teaspoon salt 3 cups whole milk ¼ cup cocoa powder 3 tablespoons butter 2½ teaspoons vanilla extract, divided 1 cup pecan piec...
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Where to start when a recipe says 'salt to taste'Feb 19, 2014 4:30 am - The next time you're looking to stir things up, ask food-savvy friends what happens when they are directed to “season with salt to taste.” Seemingly noncontroversial, th...
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Rajma - Curried Red Kidney BeansFeb 18, 2014 4:01 am - 1½ cups dry red kidney beans 3 cups water 3 tablespoons canola oil 2 medium onions, finely chopped 1 teaspoon garlic ginger paste ½ cup tomato puree Salt and red ch...
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Cook of the Week: Barrington Hills woman fills kitchen with aromas, flavors of IndiaFeb 18, 2014 4:01 am - By Abby Scalf Daily Herald Correspondent Sushma Bhanot assures us once you try Indian cuisine, you'll be hooked. Sushma recalls with humor one friend who tried her home-...
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Sweet and Sour Cran-Apple SabziFeb 18, 2014 4:01 am - 3 tablespoons oil 1 teaspoons cumin seeds 1 teaspoon mustard seeds 1 tablespoons fennel seeds, crushed 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon red chili 1 teaspoon turmeric 4 ...
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Bhindi - Tangy OkraFeb 18, 2014 4:01 am - 3 tablespoons canola oil 1 teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon salt 1 pound fresh okra, cut length-wise 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon roasted, coarsely crushed co...
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Egg CurryFeb 18, 2014 4:01 am - 3 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil 2 medium onions, finely chopped ½ teaspoon crushed ginger ½ teaspoon minced garlic 1 large tomato, chopped ½ cup tomato puree ...
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St. Charles H.S. to honor alumna for culinary contributionsFeb 18, 2014 4:00 am - Karen Page has come a long way from her days dishing ice cream at Colonial Cafe and editing the St. Charles High School newspaper. Yet as the 1979 graduate prepares to a...
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Heinen's Fine Foods to open in BannockburnFeb 18, 2014 12:00 am - Heinen's Fine Foods said Tuesday that it has leased a 62,000-square-foot anchor store at Bannockburn Green shopping center in Bannockburn, joining other grocers plan...