Food
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Elgin culinary students learning about food from seed to supperOct 02, 2012 10:00 am - Kathleen Konwinski is learning more than knife skills and proper braising techniques as she studies to be a chef through Elgin Community College's culinary program. The ...
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Braised Chicken with Whole Grain Mustard and ApplesOct 02, 2012 5:38 am - 1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces, bone-in, skinned and fat trimmed 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 cups apple juice 4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, cut in...
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Red Lobster expands non-seafood menuOct 01, 2012 1:00 pm - NEW YORK — Red Lobster isn't just for the seafood lover in you. It's also for that picky eater in every group who just wants a simple chicken dish. The chain that brough...
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Chef du Jour: Sustainability, education on Naperville chef’s platterOct 01, 2012 12:28 pm - Sean Patrick Curry, executive chef at the new Chicago Marriott Naperville, has been around the block, and then some. His culinary career has taken him from Philadelphia,...
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Pasta DoughOct 01, 2012 12:25 pm - 2¼ cups all-purpose flour 1½ teaspoons salt or to taste 13 egg yolks 2 eggs 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon milk 1 tablespoon cream Spr...
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Short Rib TortelliniOct 01, 2012 12:20 pm - 5 pounds short ribs Salt and pepper to taste 3 ounces olive oil 3 carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped 2 yellow onions, peeled and coarsely chopped ½ bunch celery, no le...
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New approach to the way school lunches are madeOct 01, 2012 6:05 am - For years, Brenda Kovacs has been head cafeteria worker for Quaker Valley Middle School in Sewickley, Pa., but her job isn’t the same as it was a few months ago. As usua...
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New York City hospitals cracking down on junk foodSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — People nervously waiting around in New York City hospitals for loved ones to come out of surgery can’t smoke. In a few months from now, they can’t have a supe...
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Fight over canola pits biofuels vs. organicsSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - SALEM, Ore. — Wet winters and cool, dry summers make Oregon’s Willamette Valley one of the best places on the globe to produce seeds for organic broccoli, cabbage, cauli...
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California dairies going brokeSep 29, 2012 5:51 pm - HANFORD, Calif. — In nearly six decades of running a dairy in central California, Mary Cameron made a name for herself in a male-dominated industry: She led several dair...