Deborah Pankey
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Spreading Easter cheer with organic jelly beans and beerMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - According to those folks who track such things, the average person will spend $17.29 on Easter candy this year. That's a 4 percent increase over last year, according to ...
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Gadgets galore at the housewares showMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Exhausted and exhaustive. That pretty well sums up the day I spent hoofing around McCormick Place during the International Home and Housewares Show earlier this month. S...
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With cool stuff like this, it's easy being greenMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - When you look out your kitchen window you notice the lawn morphing from dirty straw to verdant blades, jade spikes of crocus leaves emerging from the damp mulch, emerald...
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Lazy teenager turns into an accomplished chefMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Jose Oliver freely admits that he was a lazy teenager. Growing up in central Mexico he was a bit of a rebel and resented trekking out to the dairy farm to work with his ...
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Green products buying guide: From cookware to lunch sacksMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Sof-t Tumbler, Liquid Solution by Pacifica-Cornetta: This 14-ounce bottle made of marine-grade stainless steel has a soft, grippy exterior that won't slip from your hand...
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In the vegetable world, cabbage rules MarchMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - In the vegetable world, cabbage rules March. While the tradition of consuming corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day started in America and not on the saint's home...
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Singer/waitress entertains diners at Geneva restaurantMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Katherine Terrell doesn't just whistle while she works. She sings. As a longtime server at Niche restaurant in Geneva (and before it Chez Francois and 302 West), Terrell...
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Food Network celeb cooks up prime time game showMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - If you've enjoyed watching the Food Network's Guy Fieri enthusiastically devour mongo burritos on "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" or throw together a big batch of fiery ch...
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Culinary student sets out to become 'Almost Famous'Mar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Remember the name Brian Schreiber. The Streamwood High School graduate is on track to make something of himself in culinary circles as evidenced by his regional win in S...
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Lisle chef hopes to carve out spot on U.S. culinary teamMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - While our country's top athletes swooshed down the slopes and danced across the ice in Vancouver the other weekend, Rudy Smith spent 17 hours slicing, dicing, peeling, p...