Food
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Culinary memories revisited with grandmother's sirloinOct 31, 2012 5:00 am - When I think about my recipe for country-style chopped sirloin, I remember my grandmother's Sunday dinner table laden with a platter of country-style steak, big bowls of...
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Cook of the Week Challenge countdownOct 31, 2012 5:00 am - In a little more than 24 hours, 10 weeks of effort will come to fruition. On Thursday, our four Cook of the Week Challenge finalists will don their aprons, sharpen their...
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Spicy Butternut Squash SoupOct 30, 2012 10:39 am - 3 tablespoons butter or neutral oil 1 medium onion, chopped 1 tablespoon of minced garlic 3 pounds winter squash, already cooked to softness Salt and freshly ground pepp...
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Roasting the key to easy squash soupOct 30, 2012 10:00 am - There's nothing better than butternut squash. Until recently I would have said, there's nothing worse than butternut squash — or acorn, or kabocha or calabaza or even a ...
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Night life events: Reel in half-price deals at Reel ClubOct 30, 2012 6:00 am - Reel it in There are good drinks all around. Reel one in at the Reel Club on Mondays with half-priced bottles of house wines, including Hahn chardonnay from Montere...
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Creamy Lemon Fettuccine with Asparagus and SalmonOct 30, 2012 5:27 am - 4 ounces fettuccine 8 ounces asparagus, trimmed and cut on the bias 2-inches long (3 to 4 pieces per stalk) 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature, divided ½ cup heavy w...
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Chef du Jour: Arlington Heights chef teaches, caters, cooks for the communityOct 30, 2012 5:00 am - After raising six children and teaching dance for 30 years, Lucia Biscaglio decided it was finally time to indulge in her third passion: cooking. She enrolled in the Coo...
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Pumpkin Ale BreadOct 29, 2012 12:57 pm - 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup white whole wheat flour (see note) ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking ...
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Pumpkin ale makes quick bread more savoryOct 29, 2012 12:00 pm - Pumpkin can bring more to the fall dessert table than a standard custard pie or overly sweet cake, yet most bakers view this humble squash as a non-contender in the ingr...
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Wine and fracking don’t mix, say vineyard ownersOct 27, 2012 11:00 pm - The hillside vineyards of New York’s Finger Lakes region make money producing fine rieslings and inviting tourists to sip white wine by the water’s edge. Now winery owne...