Food
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Specialty rolls garner the spotlight at Dao Sushi & ThaiOct 05, 2012 6:00 am - When it comes to restaurants with a multicuisine approach, I'm skeptical. Rarely can a place cross cultures without something falling off the rails. Fortunately, at Dao ...
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Culinary adventures: Making mango chutney, sharing memoriesOct 04, 2012 5:29 pm - Some time ago I was at a party when the host mentioned that her mother had shipped a bottle of homemade mango chutney via overnight delivery so it could be on the evenin...
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Move over Mom: Don’t mess with my candy corn; try pumpkin spice cupcakes insteadOct 04, 2012 4:02 am - Candy corn seems to be the food of the season. For more than 100 years people have been eating candy corn, and while it used to be available only around Halloween, now y...
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Pumpkin Spice Surprise CupcakesOct 04, 2012 4:02 am - 1 box (15.25 ounces) vanilla cake mix 3 eggs 1 cup water ½ cup vegetable oil 24 pumpkin spice Kisses 1 container (16 ounces) cream cheese frosting 1¼ teaspoons pumpkin p...
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Moms group to discuss organic, local food in schoolsOct 03, 2012 1:31 pm - A group of moms from the Northwest suburbs are trying to get healthier, organic and locally-grown food into school cafeterias and they’ll be spreading the word with a pa...
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Round 2, Week 1 challenges — see what next week’s contestants come up withOct 03, 2012 7:47 am - Our first Round 2 contestants have an extra challenge for next week — any cooking must be done on a grill, tailgate style. Terri Edmunds vs. Ron Nunes Ashland Saus...
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From the food editor: Getting your bacon fix during the aporkalypseOct 03, 2012 6:00 am - How are you preparing for the aporkalypse? Have you started hoarding spiral cut hams and slabs of applewood-smoked bacon to see you through the predicted pork and bacon ...
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Meet the Cook of the Week Challenge Elite 8Oct 03, 2012 6:00 am - Over the past four weeks we’ve seen 16 cooks sharpen their knives and put forth some incredibly creative dishes in our Cook of the Week Challenge. Using such pantry stap...
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Online voting winnersOct 03, 2012 6:00 am - Each week two people who vote in the Fan Favorite competition are randomly selected to win prizes from our sponsors. Round 1, week 4 Amy Wright: jar of Vulvan’s Fire Sal...
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Cook of the Week Challenge: Final spots filled for Round 2 playOct 03, 2012 6:00 am - Thank goodness for Google. Without it, two of our Cook of the Week Challenge contestants might still be sifting through a vegetable encyclopedia trying to determine what...