Food
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Squash Bisque Roasted Corn SalsaNov 19, 2012 5:10 am - 2 tablespoons butter 1 large red onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger 4 cups cubed butternut squash 2 carrots, diced 1 quart vegetable...
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Thanksgiving trivia and tipsNov 19, 2012 3:00 am - Don't let the table talk this Thanksgiving turn to the recent Washington sex scandal or the state's pension reform woes (sure to make you sleepier than three helpings of...
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Crave a Twinkie? The price is going up fastNov 17, 2012 3:01 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Twinkies are being sold on the Internet like exquisite delicacies. Hours after Twinkie-maker Hostess announced its plans to close its doors forever, peop...
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Who will buy Hostess brands?Nov 17, 2012 2:10 pm - Hostess Brands Inc., the bankrupt baker of Twinkies and Wonder bread, may attract bids for its brands from rival Flowers Foods Inc. and private equity firm C. Dean Metro...
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Health department has food safety tips for turkeyNov 17, 2012 8:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Thanksgiving is less than a week away, so it's a good time to remember food safety. That's the message from the Illinois Department of Public Health, which...
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Guy Fieri takes his lashings, but was it fair?Nov 17, 2012 5:43 am - Guy Fieri may not realize it, but being ravaged by a New York Times restaurant reviewer might have been the best thing that could have happened to him. Sure, the Food Ne...
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What happens if Twinkies really do go away?Nov 16, 2012 3:06 pm - Let’s not panic. We all know that Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Wonder bread and the rest of Hostess Brands’ oddly everlasting foods aren’t going away any time soon, even if the...
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Elgin mourns loss of Wonder Hostess Bakery Thrift ShopNov 16, 2012 3:00 pm - If you ever wondered how long Twinkies snack cakes would survive, now you know they'll outlast the company that makes them. When news broke about the Hostess Brands Inc....
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Elgin's Prairie Rock features good food, rotating brewsNov 16, 2012 5:00 am - Three years after the Prairie Rock Brewing Company closed, new owners took over the venue and opened Prairie Rock Bar & Grill in March. While the bar doesn't brew its ow...
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Thanksgiving feast never the same twiceNov 15, 2012 4:00 am - If you've ever gone online searching for a recipe, chances are the first recipe to pop up came from AllRecipes.com. The AllRecipes website first went online 15 years ago...