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How to use store-bought puff pastry for easy holiday entertaining

By Jessie Sheehan
Dec 23, 2024 5:39 am - Here are a variety of puff-pastry assembly techniques that you can effortlessly and successfully try at home during the holidays — or at any time the craving for impressively flaky, puff-pastry-wrapped goodies hits.
Manhattan clam chowder inspires a seafood stew worthy of company

Ellie Krieger
Dec 23, 2024 5:35 am - Turn the classic tomato-based Manhattan clam chowder into a hearty seafood-packed stew that’s a meal in and of itself. The base can be made and refrigerated up to two days in advance; bring it to a boil and add the seafood for an impressive, company-worthy meal.
Baked brie with pepper jam shows why the classic is a classic

By Aaron Hutcherson
Dec 23, 2024 5:23 am - Cheesy, with a touch of sweetness and spice, this baked brie en croute with pepper jam makes an enticing dish. “En croute” means “wrapped in a crust,” which in this instance is store-bought puff pastry that bakes up crisp and golden.
Short ribs braised in wine and aromatics make for an elegant holiday dinner

By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL
Dec 23, 2024 5:02 am - This take on Brasato al Barolo uses bone-in beef short ribs for a more elegant take on the dish that can be the center of a holiday dinner.
Cook with love — and caution: Experts’ advice on avoiding holiday kitchen mishaps

By Barbara Vitello
Dec 22, 2024 3:03 pm - Cooking accidents happen throughout the year but tend to increase during the holidays when well-intentioned cooks are inattentive, inexperienced and in a hurry.
It’s eggnog season. The boozy beverage dates back to medieval England but remains a holiday hit

By TERRY CHEA, STEPHEN SMITH and STEFANIE DAZIO
Dec 21, 2024 8:01 pm - At Scoma’s Restaurant in San Francisco, this holiday season’s batch of eggnog began 11 months ago. Is it worth the wait? Customer Phil Kenny seems to think so.
Bird flu confirmed in waterfowl in Woodstock, ‘numerous locations’ in Illinois

By Claire O'Brien
Dec 21, 2024 4:57 pm - Bird flu has been reported in Woodstock-area birds and waterfowl, the city said Friday.
What you should know about ‘informed consent’

By Teri (Dreher) Frykenberg
Dec 21, 2024 8:00 am - Informed consent is the basis for a trusting relationship between patient and provider while maintaining the patient’s autonomy. It helps avoid misunderstandings and lapses in communication and ensures the patient knows what to expect.
Grief & healing: Ready for Christmas

By Susan Anderson-Khleif
Dec 21, 2024 6:15 am - I am still wrapping a few gifts for under the tree here, but otherwise I am pretty much prepared for Christmas.
Trump taps West suburban Catholic school leader as next Vatican ambassador

By Mitchell Armentrout
Dec 20, 2024 8:53 pm - President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced he’ll nominate West suburban Catholic school board leader Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, ...

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