Deborah Pankey
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Racing group uses Million to draw Millennials to the trackAug 17, 2013 4:00 pm - For Lauren Beecher, it was all about the hat. "If I can wear a hat, I'm there," said Beecher, 29, of Carol Stream, recounting her reaction when a friend suggested they ...
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When it comes to food, beer and fun, Wheeling’s ‘Dags’ deliversAug 16, 2013 5:55 am - When it comes to beer, food and fun
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When it comes to food, beer and fun, Wheeling's 'Dags' deliversAug 16, 2013 5:00 am - Walk into D'Agostino's Pizza and Pub on a Monday night and you'll be greeted by a balloon artist creating inflatable puppies and crowns for youngsters. Walk into the Mil...
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Unearthing the beauty of cauliflowerAug 07, 2013 6:00 am - Gardeners and cooks wax poetic about tomatoes boasting raisin-colored stripes and bumpy shapes and zucchini stretching out beneath their golden blooms, but you rarely he...
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From the food editor: CSA produce for the committment-adverse a click awayAug 06, 2013 2:00 pm - Almost every year I consider joining a CSA — Community Supported Agriculture program — where you buy a share in a local/regional farm and reap the bounty through weekly ...
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Catching up with baking champ Brian Emmett of ItascaJul 31, 2013 6:00 am - It's been just three weeks since Itasca dad Brian Emmett impressed the judges on CBS' “The American Baking Competition” with his miniature pastries and peanutty chiffon ...
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From the food editor: Suburban eateries cited for stellar wine listsJul 24, 2013 6:00 am - Raise a glass and give a hearty “cheers” to the dozens of suburban and Chicago restaurants cited for their wine lists by Wine Spectator magazine. In the magazine’s Aug. ...
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Easy-to-eat salads, sandwiches make a picnic perfectJul 24, 2013 6:00 am - Sorry, Colonel, but a tub of fried chicken just isn’t my idea of picnic food. When I think about summer picnics, I picture cool, lighter fare — salads and sandwiches tha...
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Deadline nears for cooking competitionJul 22, 2013 1:24 pm - A flurry of applications arrived over the weekend for our third annual Cook of the Week Challenge, but if you want to be part of the fun there’s still time. Cooks have u...
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Join our Cook of the Week ChallengeJul 19, 2013 6:00 am - If you’re the type of cook who can look at a jar of salsa and see something more than chips and dip, then you’re just who we need for our third annual Cook of the Week C...