Lifestyle
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Plate like a pro: These beet waffles are a perfect pairing of earthy, sweet flavor and crunchy, pillowy textureMar 28, 2024 10:34 am - Waffles are one of those dishes that everybody seems to love. After a lot of trial and error, chef Grace Goudie has created a perfect waffle recipe with her Beet Waffle, which she makes for her suburban restaurant Scratchboard Kitchen.
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To feed a crowd for Easter brunch, bake your eggs. Two chefs offer their recipes
Mar 28, 2024 10:34 am - Cooking breakfast for a crowd is no fun when you have to stress over how people like their eggs. So this year for Easter brunch, bake your eggs instead. Try a sheet-pan version of shakshuka or the Midwestern staple strata.
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Joy of the freezer: Last year’s produce can create these dishes for a sumptuous spring mealMar 28, 2024 10:34 am - March was once known as the hungry month because preserved food would be running low. Refrigerated shipping changed all that. Now, you can preserve fresh seasonal food in the freezer, which I turned into spring vegetable risotto with greens, cheese-stuffed chicken and triple-berry crumble.
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How to make an Easter ham last all week
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Thank Edna Lewis for these beautiful baked beans
Mar 28, 2024 6:00 am - This veganized version of Edna Lewis’ baked beans recipe from her classic “The Taste of Country Cooking” uses onion and tomato for a touch of sweetness and the Instant Pot for speed.
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A gardener’s spring: Tools, cuttings and plant careMar 28, 2024 6:00 am - It’s time to sharpen those spades and inspect your garden beds for plants suffering from the freeze-thaw-freeze-thaw cycle.
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Algonquin patient enjoys VIP experience at Bulls practiceMar 27, 2024 8:15 pm - Advocate Children’s patient Cole Nelson enjoyed an afternoon he will never forget on Tuesday, March 26, as he joined the Chicago Bulls at the Advocate Center for a private practice experience and VIP tour.
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Happy accident or Godwink? Easter worship finds connections halfway around the worldMar 27, 2024 1:07 pm - Some might call it a coincidence. I choose to call it a Godwink! After the first of the year, my wife and I were contacted about possibly serving the International Church...
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Arlington Heights ready for 40th Arbor Day celebrationMar 27, 2024 12:25 pm - This year marks four decades of the Arlington Heights Park District’s annual Arbor Day Celebration.
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Palatine High talent show sends Black History Month out in styleMar 27, 2024 12:19 pm - Catchy music and the stomps of cultural dances rang through the auditorium during lunch periods at Palatine High School’s second annual Black History Month Talent Show the final day of February.