Lifestyle
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Rich port, richer foods: Essential Puerto Rican dishes everyone should knowJan 31, 2024 6:00 am - The Spanish Caribbean region's cuisine demonstrates how different and seemingly disparate cultures can contribute to a natural form of culinary fusion.
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Braised chicken with fennel and saffron recalls flavors of Provence
Jan 31, 2024 6:00 am - Other than a glass of rosé and blooming fields of lavender, nothing calls to mind Provence more than bouillabaisse. Try this simple recipe from the folks at Milk Street.
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‘It’s pretty much about my life’: Teen writes children’s book to raise awareness of eating disorders
Jan 30, 2024 8:31 pm - Fifteen-year-old Bella Miller has become a children’s book author after being inspired to prevent others from struggling with an eating disorder like she does. The Lakes Community High School freshman wrote “Food is Fuel: Eating = Energy!”
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When his favorite pizza place closed, customer decided to buy the business, its recipes and reopen Pizzeria DeVilleJan 30, 2024 3:00 pm - There are pizza lovers and then there is J.R. Escobar, who was so disappointed when his favorite place closed that he bought the business — Pizzeria DeVille in downtown Libertyville.
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Grayslake author presents children’s book about pets and discriminationJan 30, 2024 11:13 am - Randi Moxi, a children’s book author who writes stories about rescue dogs, is touring Chicago area schools with her book “A Pittie Pool Party” to teach children about bullying and discrimination.
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Ugly Noodle owner says being gluten-free doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy good pastaJan 30, 2024 6:33 am - When Lauren McLaughlin found out she was allergic to gluten and roughly 30 other foods, she understood why gluten-free food got a bad rap. “A lot of it isn’t very good,...
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Suburban charity calls on churches this Lenten season to help fund clinic farms in UgandaJan 29, 2024 5:29 pm - About 10 years ago, Our Lady of the Wayside parish in Arlington Heights sent Deacon Don Grossnickle on a mission to Uganda. Grossnickle’s fundraising to establish a farm that would support a surgery clinic there received generous community support. Grossnickle and his foundation are now calling on suburban churches to help raise enough money to open 10 more clinic farms in 2024.
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Elgin High School’s annual National Biodiversity Teach-In returns with 25 free webinarsJan 29, 2024 12:30 pm - Scientists from around the world will participate in this year’s National Biodiversity Teach-In, organized annually by environmental science students at Elgin High School.
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Neighbors in the News: Stephanie Stallman named principal at Poe Elementary SchoolJan 29, 2024 12:26 pm - Community Consolidated School District 21 has named Stephanie Stallman the new principal of Edgar A. Poe Elementary School, Arlington Heights, effective July 1.
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Winter backyard visitors and moreJan 29, 2024 11:23 am - Recently shared photos on the Daily Herald’s Suburban Wildlife Facebook page have included coyotes, eagles, birds and deer.