Deborah Pankey
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One-pot wonders for the holidaysDec 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Between holiday shopping, work, your son's band concert and your spouse's Christmas party you realize your cousin and his family are in town and you promised them dinner...
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Restaurants serving more healthful foodsDec 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Here's to you! You say you're more health conscious when eating out and a new study supports you. According to The NPD Group, a Rosemont-based market research company, A...
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Texas chef acclimating to Midwest menusDec 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Time will tell if native Texan Scott Halverson takes to our Midwest winters, but in a short time Midwesterners certainly have taken to his cuisine. Halverson runs the ki...
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Brazilian steakhouse Sabor do Brasil a carnival of flavorsDec 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Maybe the third time will be the charm for a steakhouse at 801 E. Algonquin Road. Sabor do Brasil marks the third churrascaria to operate at the address since 2002, and ...
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Classic cookies fit into modern holiday bakingNov 29, 2010 10:00 pm - In a year of super-fusion cuisine and pumped up pro-biotic, fiber-full foods, it's no wonder that when it comes to holiday cookies we crave comfort. Not cookies coated i...
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Oprah's favorite knife means big business for small shopNov 29, 2010 10:00 pm - Apparently people listen more closely to Oprah than they do to me. (Am I surprised, no; a bit bitter, well, yes.) In her much-anticipated favorite things show that aired...
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Michelin Guide lacks suburban restaurant starsNov 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Take a look at the highly anticipated Chicago edition of the Michelin Guide and you'd think there weren't any good restaurants west of I-294. Only a few suburban spots, ...
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Thanksgiving feast gobbling up more dollarsNov 15, 2010 10:00 pm - If you've started your Thanksgiving shopping already (and if you haven't, shame on you), you've probably realized that the provisions are costing more than they did in 2...
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Salsa 17 chef shares stuffed peppersNov 15, 2010 10:00 pm - With a mother and grandmother who ran restaurants, it's not surprising that Jose L. Luna would find his way into the business. After 30-odd years of work in hotel and co...
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Give thanks for make-ahead recipesNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Gravy usually arrives last on the Thanksgiving table. Once the bird emerges from the oven, all glistening and golden, and lands on the carving board, the process of scra...