Food
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Thanksgiving and Hanukkah — together at the tableNov 25, 2013 5:00 am - It's a meeting of holidays so rare it will be tens of thousands of years before it happens again. Thanksgiving and the first day of Hanukkah — the Jewish Festival of Lig...
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From the Food Editor: Giving thanks for helping hands and pumpkin pie BlizzardsNov 25, 2013 5:00 am - When Ron Nunes got the call during the Nov. 17 Bears game that he was needed in Washington, his first thought was “what are we going to the Capitol to protest?” Within h...
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Don't buy into the eight-hour dietNov 25, 2013 4:00 am - My name is Garry Hickerson and I'm a senior at Conant High School. I am responding to the Daily Herald's article entitled, “Lean and Lovin' it: Intermittent fasting a ke...
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Love of experimenting leads cook on lifetime of discovery in the kitchenNov 24, 2013 10:00 pm - While Joe Moninski initially was disappointed when he didn't make it past the first round of competition of 2012's Cook of the Week Challenge, he still enjoyed the exper...
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Mt. Prospect farmers market helps the hungryNov 22, 2013 10:00 am - In Mount Prospect, the farmers market is helping to feed the hungry with both cash and goods. At this week’s Mount Prospect village board meeting, Nick Acerenza of the M...
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Go for the food: Walker's Point in MilwaukeeNov 22, 2013 4:30 am - MILWAUKEE — Drive south from downtown Milwaukee into the Walker's Point neighborhood and the dimly lit streets and empty buildings will make you feel like you should kee...
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Savory Butternut Squash TartNov 21, 2013 12:35 pm - 9-inch prepared (rolled) pie crust 1 3/4pounds peeled and cubed (about ½-inch cubes) butternut squash 3 eggs ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons brown sugar ½ tea...
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Make-ahead butternut squash in tart formNov 21, 2013 12:34 pm - Much as I love butternut squash — and firmly believe it belongs on the Thanksgiving table — I’ve grown bored with the ways it typically shows up. Too often, the squash i...
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Beaujolais vineyards aim to be more than ‘Nouveau’Nov 21, 2013 6:51 am - PARIS — The wine world’s best-known party is beginning — the ritual uncorking of Beaujolais Nouveau every November. That’s both a curse and a blessing for the famed Fren...
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Craft or crafty? Big companies make specialty beersNov 21, 2013 5:00 am - Perched in the beer aisle, with their foil-wrapped necks and labels sporting tranquil nature scenes, Golden Knot and Crimson Crossing look like refugees from the wine sh...