Deborah Pankey
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Help kids get to the head of the classAug 15, 2015 7:04 am - Ah August! When school bells ring again and we try to get our kids back into the habit of learning. If you need a little something to help clear the cobwebs from the gra...
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Palatine's Ramen Shinchan offers oodles of noodlesJul 22, 2015 6:44 am - On a hot June evening (yes, there were a few), while many other people stood in line for ice cream cones and water slides, a line snaked out the door at Ramen Shinchan i...
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Making a smooth transition to veggie-boosted treatsJun 20, 2015 8:13 am - We're a smoothie family. Since the boys were little I've used smoothies as a way to make sure they get their recommended number of fruits. My go-to smoothie contains ora...
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Whether homemade or a doctored store version, barbecue sauce makes the mealJun 20, 2015 8:13 am - Brushing a tangy sauce onto a rack of baby backs might be the last thing you do before those ribs make their way to the table, but that does not mean sauce should be the...
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Chicken tenders plus waffle iron equal fun dinner treatMay 23, 2015 7:48 am - I don't know a kid who doesn't like waffles, and Henry certainly isn't the exception. The challenge of getting maple syrup into every square divot is one he's up for any...
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Itasca baking champ sails into summer with new cookbookMay 15, 2015 6:13 am - When Brian Emmett opened a box of freshly printed cookbooks the other day in his Itasca kitchen, he wasn't just unpacking a box full of his debut cookbook. “This is a le...
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From the Food Editor: Arlington Heights baker wins two blue ribbons at national pie contestMay 08, 2015 6:14 am - I can't really say I was shocked when I got a call from Matt Zagorski sharing the news that he took first place in the cherry pie category at the National Pie Championsh...
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Suburban chefs compete for culinary spotlight at Beard AwardsMay 04, 2015 6:16 am - If you hoped to head into Chicago for dinner at one of the city's hottest restaurants this weekend, you might as well make other plans. With the James Beard Foundation A...
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Chef du Jour: Suburban boys grow into meat experts in the Windy CityApr 30, 2015 6:15 am - Should we really be surprised that two boys from the Northwest suburbs who remember childhood jaunts to Gene's & Jude's for the spot's legendary hot dogs would grow up t...
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Edible Explorations: Corn starch science experiment gives way to chocolate pieApr 25, 2015 8:49 am - Henry's addicted to YouTube. And I'm not sure it's entirely a bad thing. Sure he watches some inane stuff - like parody music videos (I admit some are pretty darn clever...