Food
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Blueberry-Lime Doughnut TrufflesJul 29, 2013 1:01 pm - 3-4 glazed or plain vanilla cake doughnuts (about 6 ¾ ounces total) 3 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger, plus more for garnish Pinch kosher salt Grated zest...
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Bayou Bakery Scrap Dough-Nut BunsJul 29, 2013 12:01 pm - Dough 5½ tablespoons (about 3 ounces) whole milk ¾ cup whole or low-fat buttermilk 2 teaspoons active dry yeast 1¼ tablespoons sugar 1¼ cups bread flour, plus extra for ...
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Nutella Doughnut TrufflesJul 29, 2013 12:01 pm - 3-4 glazed or plain chocolate cake doughnuts (about 7 ounces total) 2 pinches kosher salt 1/3 cup Nutella 1/3 cup skinned, toasted and chopped hazelnuts, plus more for o...
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Ways to get creative with leftover doughnuts (as if)Jul 29, 2013 12:00 pm - Leftover doughnuts — if there is such a thing in your world — do not have to wind up smooshed into a casserole with eggs, cream and butter. Not that there's anything wro...
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Cancer survivor brings sweet dream to Lake County FairJul 26, 2013 5:30 am - Nancy Connors is living a sweet dream these days selling homemade cinnamon rolls from a truck at fairs and festivals across the Midwest. It's doubly sweet because the 57...
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Cook-off in Palatine to benefit Children’s Advocacy CenterJul 25, 2013 1:40 pm - Celebrating All That Is Feminine (CATIF) will host its Third Annual Block Party and Rib and Chicken Cook-Off benefiting the Hoffman Estates-based Children’s Advocacy Cen...
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Grilled Bread and Tomato SaladJul 24, 2013 6:00 am - 2 pints cherry tomatoes 1 medium red onion, thickly sliced Olive oil Kosher salt and ground black pepper 1 loaf (about 19 ounces) sourdough bread, cut or torn into 2-inc...
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Do-ahead picnic sandwich feeds a crowdJul 24, 2013 6:00 am - The beauty of a pressed sandwich isn’t just that it can be done ahead of time. But that it actually should be done ahead of time. Because this is one of those rare sandw...
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Overnight Pressed Picnic SandwichJul 24, 2013 6:00 am - 1 loaf Italian bread, such as ciabatta ¾ cup purchased pesto 2 cups coarsely shredded meat from a rotisserie chicken ¾ cup jarred sweet-hot peppers, such as Peppadew or ...
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Bruschetta Couscous SaladJul 24, 2013 6:00 am - 16 ounces Israeli couscous ½ small red onion, finely diced 3 cloves of garlic, minced 3 ribs celery, finely diced 20 cherry or grape tomatoes, halved or quartered ½ cup ...