Lifestyle
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Make grilled chicken with a vinaigrette marinade your new summer go-to
Jul 31, 2024 6:45 am - Use some balsamic-Dijon vinaigrette to marinate chicken thighs and the rest as a salad dressing for a relaxed summer meal that packs bright, punchy flavor without a lot of effort.
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Broiled pork tenderloin tenderized with fresh pineapple makes tacos al pastor a weeknight affair
Jul 31, 2024 6:00 am - The cooks at Christopher Kimball's Milk Street combine broiled pork tenderloin with spicy chilies and smoky-sweet charred pineapple to make a weeknight-friendly take on tacos al pastor.
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When to salt meat, eggs, vegetables and other foods in cooking
Jul 31, 2024 6:00 am - For an ingredient with such a small footprint, there is a whole lot of ground to cover when it comes to salt. How much to use? What type? Should you even use salt at all?
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How to prepare for your home closingJul 31, 2024 2:04 am - Closing day remains the most crucial day on your home buying calendar.
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Playing matchmaker for your zucchini, and other tips for a summer garden favorite
Jul 31, 2024 1:11 am - Zucchini plants either produce like crazy, inspiring meme about gardeners anonymously leaving overflow harvests on their neighbors’ doorsteps, or they don’t produce any zucchini at all.
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Batavia church to celebrate birthday with Wheels North concertJul 30, 2024 10:48 pm - The Congregational Church of Batavia is celebrating its 189th birthday from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, with a free outdoor concert.
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC begins new sermon series on ‘Expansive Faith’Jul 30, 2024 9:32 pm - For the next four Sundays during worship, Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton will focus on “Expansive Faith.”
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Now is the time to plant fall harvest veggiesJul 30, 2024 6:38 pm - Stagger plantings of gladiolus to extend blooming season, the first week of August is a good time to plant fall harvest veggies and other tips for your garden.
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For cool cocktails on demand, turn to your freezer
Jul 30, 2024 6:45 am - Ripe, peak-season watermelon is one of the best things about summer, and here it takes the leading role in a slushy cocktail.
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Life changing: Waterfront Long Table Dinner to benefit St. Charles nonprofitJul 30, 2024 6:43 am - Project Mobility in St. Charles works every day to give people with disabilities the chance to feel the wind in their face and their hearts beating fast as they ride adaptive bikes made just for them.