Food
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Meet our 16 Cook of the Week Challenge contestantsAug 28, 2013 6:00 am - Jeff Zilch 38, Fox River Grove President, Delta Technical Solutions What is your favorite ingredient and how do you like to use it? Can I just say meat? Give me...
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Frugal living: Tips for washing fruit and vegetablesAug 28, 2013 6:00 am - Q. I just saw another news item about contaminated produce. I know we're supposed to wash everything we buy, so I'm wondering what you use to wash fruit and vegetables. ...
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Palatine cook-off to benefit Children’s Advocacy CenterAug 27, 2013 1:58 pm - Celebrating All That Is Feminine will host its annual Block Party and Rib and Chicken Cook-Off from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at Station and Wilson streets in down...
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Happiness SoupAug 27, 2013 8:01 am - 1 pound yellow squash 1 lemon, zested and juiced 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon turmeric 4 cups chicken broth or vegetable stock ½ cup basmati rice Sea salt P...
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Starbucks to roll out snack bars, fruit packsAug 27, 2013 7:18 am - NEW YORK — Starbucks says it will start rolling out its own brand of snack bars and fruit pouches, marking yet another push into the packaged food category. The Evolutio...
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Granola WedgesAug 27, 2013 6:00 am - 1 cup gluten-free rolled oats, such as Bob’s Red Mill 1 cup raw sunflower seeds (may substitute chopped raw nuts) 1 cup brown rice cereal ½ cup honey 1 cup dried fruit, ...
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Finding happiness in a bowl of soupAug 27, 2013 6:00 am - It's hard to resist a recipe for Happiness Soup, wouldn't you say? With a name like that, it's a soup with a fairly high standard to live up to, but Nigella Lawson, the ...
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Breakfast for kids doesn’t have to be complicatedAug 27, 2013 4:00 am - Breakfast can be a nightmare for parents. Bethesda, Md., mom Amy Corbett Storch’s three sons were waking up ravenous and cranky, and were consuming too many processed fo...
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ConAgra recalls cookie dough because of peanutsAug 26, 2013 7:27 am - OMAHA, Neb. — ConAgra Foods Inc. is recalling some Kroger’s Break `N Bake chocolate chip cookie dough packages, because they contain peanuts. ConAgra says peanut butter ...
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Habanero GoldAug 26, 2013 6:00 am - 1/3 cup finely diced dried apricots (see note) ¾ cup white vinegar ¼ cup finely chopped red onion (see note) ¼ cup finely chopped red bell pepper (see note) ¼ cup finely...