Food
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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...
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Vanilla-Bourbon Pumpkin TartOct 22, 2012 10:56 am - Crust ¾ cup graham cracker crumbs (about 5 cookie sheets) 1 tablespoon finely chopped pecans 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 1 tablespoon butter, melted Cooking spray Fillin...
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Beer-Cheddar SoupOct 22, 2012 10:52 am - 8 ounces sourdough bread, cut into 1-inch cubes Cooking spray 2 cups chopped onion (about 2 medium) 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 (12-ounce) bottle beer 3 cups fat-free...
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Lean and lovin; it: Cooking Light’s new cookbook flawed but flavorfulOct 22, 2012 10:00 am - When I first started writing this column Cooking Light magazine was a mere 5 years old and was, like a precocious child, still trying to understand what it was all about...
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‘Le Titi’ owners offer three holiday cooking classesOct 21, 2012 10:21 pm - Food lovers in the area will get a gastronomical treat as District 214 Community Education welcomes the highly acclaimed and internationally trained husband and wife che...
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A tip (or two) from Chicago's barbecue playbookOct 19, 2012 6:00 am - Chicago restaurant-goers feast at some of the world's finest tables. Alinea. Everest. NoMi. But on a particular August day, the front of a 14-year-old Toyota Camry is th...
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Poll Vault: Favorite and least favorite Halloween candy?Oct 18, 2012 8:25 pm - All year round, the Daily Herald copy desk keeps a plastic Halloween pumpkin filled with candy. We take turns supplying the treats. The best days are when the pumpkin is...