Lifestyle
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How to make creamy, dreamy no-churn ice cream
Aug 27, 2025 5:55 am - You don’t need an ice cream machine to make good ice cream, as this no-churn recipe proves. While the ice cream won’t be quite as aerated as batches churned in a machine, a combination of pre-chilling the cream and pulsing in the food processor will give you a delightfully creamy, rich and easily scoopable texture.
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The secret to going gluten-free? A great rice pastaAug 27, 2025 5:32 am - For Don Mauer, tasty food items made with wheat — like cookies, bread and pizza — trigger a strong desire to eat more. It’s like one cookie is too many and a dozen is not enough. His solution: stop eating wheat in any form. No trigger, no hunger, no problem. Luckily, cutting out wheat does not have to mean giving up pasta.
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Shepherd of the Prairie to present ‘Matthew 101’ adult education classAug 27, 2025 1:37 am - An adult education class on the Gospel of Matthew will be held on Oct. 4, at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley.
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Home & garden calendar, Aug. 31 to Sept. 6Aug 26, 2025 10:03 pm - Upcoming garden club meetings, plant sales, and garden shows in the Chicago area.
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Sometimes growth in the garden means going small
Aug 26, 2025 6:37 pm - Downsizing a large garden over time helped one man to find calm and satisfaction, realizing that personal growth is not always about expansion.
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Is there a DIY repair option for my water-damaged kitchen cabinets?
Aug 26, 2025 3:02 pm - The cabinets under my kitchen sink are showing water damage. Short of refinishing, is there a way to repair them?
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A Berlin garden of flavorsome herbs revives a monastic health tradition from the Middle Ages
Aug 26, 2025 2:23 pm - In a secluded lot next to a former gasworks in suburban Berlin, Martin Rötzel is breathing new life into a tradition of centuries past: the monastery garden.
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A seasoned conductor agreed to conduct the Wheaton Municipal Band when he turned 100. He just kept his word.
Aug 26, 2025 2:05 pm - Arnald Gabriel, who conducted the U.S. Air Force Band for many years, told the leader of the Wheaton Municipal Band that he would conduct the suburban band when he was 100. Bruce Moss made it happen.
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Should I buy a red-tagged home?Aug 26, 2025 12:57 pm - I've made an offer on an unpermitted home that was red-tagged 10 years ago, but I don’t want to get stuck with a vacant lot. Can the building department eventually order its removal?
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How to overwinter annuals, avoid wasp stings and train espaliersAug 26, 2025 11:19 am - It is time to take cuttings of annuals like geraniums and begonias to preserve them for winter.