Food
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Salted Caramel and Cookie Dough Ice Cream TorteJul 16, 2013 11:45 am - Crust 20 chocolate sandwich cookies, ground into fine crumbs ¼ cup melted butter 1 jar (16 ounces) fudge ice cream topping, divided Ice cream layers 1 pint chocolate ice...
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Naperville mom helps food allergy sufferers travel safelyJul 16, 2013 10:00 am - Naperville mom Amy Wicker was determined that her daughter's food allergies were not going to affect their family vacation. That was easier said than done, though. She s...
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Culinary adventures: An attempt to recreate a restaurant dessert proves deliciousJul 16, 2013 5:00 am - Have you ever returned to a restaurant your mind set on that one favorite dish only to find out it's been taken off the menu? Yeah, me too. Most recently I headed back t...
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Moving nachos out of the microwave, onto the grillJul 15, 2013 1:00 pm - When I was a kid, one of my go-to fend-for-myself meals was nachos. Heap tortilla chips, refried beans, olives, meats, cheeses and whatever else struck me onto a giant d...
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Corn and Steak Grilled NachosJul 15, 2013 11:08 am - 3 tablespoons adobo sauce (from a can of chipotle chilies in adobo) 3 tablespoons tomato paste 3 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil, plus extra 1 teaspoon garlic powder...
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Twinkies might be smaller than people recallJul 15, 2013 10:42 am - NEW YORK — Twinkies are back, but they may be a bit smaller than you remember. The new boxes hitting shelves this week list the spongy yellow cakes as having 270 calorie...
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Gail Borden Library District hosts “edible book” contestJul 14, 2013 2:50 pm - Amateur and professional bakers are invited to make a creation for Gail Borden Public Library’s annual Edible Book Festival. Registration is open until Aug. 5. Participa...
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Crowds jam Food Truck Festival at Arlington ParkJul 13, 2013 3:00 pm - Although they're still catching on in the suburbs, Saturday's inaugural Food Truck Festival at Arlington Park showed there's plenty of local demand for the mobile culina...
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Move over Mom: Jerome rolls along with food trucksJul 13, 2013 5:00 am - I really like food trucks. A food truck is a mobile restaurant; it brings food to random towns and sets up in shopping center parking lots and near parks. There's a lot ...
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Twinkies make early return at Wal-Mart storesJul 12, 2013 4:34 pm - NEW YORK — Wal-Mart and other retailers are making Twinkies available this weekend, even though Hostess says it asked stores to wait until Monday to start selling the sp...