Food
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Judges announce Cook of the Week Challenge finalistsOct 24, 2012 5:16 am - A teacher from Carpentersville, a business owner from Des Plaines, a maintenance worker from Hanover Park and a marketing professional from Naperville will compete in th...
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Night life: Bewitiching brews at RA SushiOct 24, 2012 5:00 am - Potent potions Tip toe into a large selection of potent potions at RA Sushi from 7 p.m. to close Wednesday, Oct. 31. Potions are $8 each. Try the grape ghoulade, m...
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Cook of the Week Challenge: Meet the Round 2, Week 2 judgesOct 24, 2012 5:00 am - For the final week we welcomed 2011 Cook of the Year runner-up Cate Brusenbach to the judging panel along with some representatives from our sponsors. Patrick Beach: Pro...
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Cook of the Week Challenge: Asian catfish and Moroccan chicken catch judges’ fancyOct 24, 2012 4:12 am - Don’t be freaked out by Freekeh. Our contestants sure weren’t. At least not after they figured out what it was. Freekeh is roasted green wheat. Freekeh Foods packages it...
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Simple Sweet Potato “Fries”Oct 24, 2012 1:00 am - 2 large sweet potatoes, about ¾ pound each 3-4 teaspoons olive oil Salt and pepper or other seasoning Heat the oven to 425 degrees (for softer fries) or 500 degrees (for...
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Kitchen scoop: Sweet potato fries simple and flavorfulOct 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Sweet potato fries are all the rage. And they are incredibly easy to make from scratch at home. A high temperature and simple seasoning are all it takes to make these de...
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Vanilla Cloud CakeOct 23, 2012 9:05 am - Cake 1½ cups superfine sugar, divided (see note) ¾ cup cake flour 2 cups egg whites (about 16 large egg whites), at room temperature 2 teaspoons cream of tartar ½ teaspo...
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Candy you don't have to be afraid to eatOct 23, 2012 8:00 am - Halloween candy doesn't have to be scary, made with ingredients you can't even pronounce. Take Surf Sweets Spooky Spiders for instance. The recipe for these tasty arachn...
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Wine on tap a trend worth tryingOct 23, 2012 6:00 am - As the Broadway song advises “ya gotta have a gimmick” to get ahead in business today. When it comes to wine, I hate gimmicks. Critter labels, decorative packaging, in ...
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Eating out: Fox Valley Mall welcomes Tony Sacco'sOct 22, 2012 11:00 pm - New Tony Sacco's Take a break in a new family-friendly Italian restaurant located in Westfield Fox Valley Mall. Tony Sacco's Coal Oven Pizza is now open, offering p...