Food
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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 ...
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Chill out with do-it-yourself summer wine coolersJul 24, 2013 6:00 am - The wine cooler has a bit of an identity problem. Is it a wine spritzer? A wine cocktail? Sangria? And what about that wild child moment in the ’80s when it was the hott...
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White ChillerJul 24, 2013 6:00 am - Ice 4 ounces Sauvignon Blanc 1 ounce silver or blanco tequila 1 lime, juiced 3 ounces grapefruit soda Combine all ingredients in a tall, ice-filled glass. Stir gently, t...
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Good wine: Salad and wine can be a perfect pairingJul 24, 2013 6:00 am - Wine and salad used to be a big dining “don’t.” In culinary circles, the gripe was vinegar-based dressings affect wine, accentuating the tannin in reds, the sweetness in...