Food
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Pizza RollsAug 13, 2013 6:00 am - Sauce 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon butter ½ medium red or yellow onion diced 4 large cloves garlic, minced 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce 1 can (6 ounces) tom...
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Lean and lovin' it: Coming around to virtues of the cool, cool cucumberAug 13, 2013 6:00 am - Editor's note: Don Mauer is taking some time off. This column originally ran on July 24, 2002. When I was a kid, my mom's potato salad was so good she never attempted co...
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Cook of the week: Learning to cook has positive impact on family's waistlineAug 13, 2013 6:00 am - Growing up, Michaelle Catlett had doubts about cooking. “(My mom) told us you can't make your own rice because it would be sticky and you can't make gravy because it wil...
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Rice-Millet PilafAug 13, 2013 6:00 am - 1½ cups brown rice ½ cup millet Extra-virgin olive oil 1 can (15 ounces) tomatoes chopped with juice 2 cups chicken stock ½ cup water Place large skillet over medi...
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American Chop SueyAug 13, 2013 5:08 am - 1 large yellow onion, chopped 3 red bell peppers, cored and diced (about 3 cups), divided 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce 1 tablespoon soy sauce 2 teaspoons Italian seaso...
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Frugal living: Homemade tater tots for kids and adultsAug 12, 2013 12:01 pm - There’s something youthful about tater tots. They’re typically purchased frozen, then cooked and served with burgers, hot dogs or sloppy joes. Some families enjoy tater ...
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Veggie Fest comes to NapervilleAug 11, 2013 8:00 am - Billed as one of the largest vegetarian festivals in North America, Veggie Fest kicked off two days of food, music and information about healthy eating Saturday in Naper...
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A case for the value menu: it's not as fatteningAug 11, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — If you're trying to watch calories while keeping your meal under $5 at a fast-food restaurant, sticking to the value menu might not be a bad idea. Fast-food c...
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1st shark fin citation given to Chicago restaurantAug 09, 2013 5:59 pm - State officials say they’ve issued Illinois’ first citation under a new law banning shark fins. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said Thursday that it cited ...
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N.Y. man pleads guilty in Paula Deen extortion caseAug 09, 2013 5:48 pm - SAVANNAH, Ga. — A New York man pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to trying to extort $200,000 from Paula Deen by threatening to reveal damaging information about th...