Deborah Pankey
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Cookie parties keep holiday spirits brightDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Some people may decorate a smaller tree this year, buy less expensive presents or host a more intimate cocktail party, but there's one holiday tradition many folks aren'...
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Recipes for the coming holidays and beyondDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Bake alongside celebrity chef and suburban resident Gale Gand as she leads an interactive virtual cooking demonstration Thursday at mccormick.com. Gale Gand, a busy moth...
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Bring out the Brussels sprouts! (And live to tell about it)Nov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - I brought Brussels sprouts to a Thanksgiving feast at a friend's house and have lived to tell about it. I envisioned the usually well-mannered crowd at this holiday potl...
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Don't leave the grill out in the cold this ThanksgivingNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - That iconic picture of Mom taking the beautifully roasted out of the oven is changing. Some 70 percent of Americans say they would forgo cooking their turkey in the oven...
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Joy of cooking in the genes of Pinstripes chefNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - During his career chef Mark Grimes has served all sorts of royalty - Prince Charles and Lady Diana; former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford and culinary icons Ju...
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Fill your Thanksgiving table with local foodsNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Karen Stark has a challenge for all suburbanites: eat only locally produced meats, grains, fruits and vegetables this Thanksgiving. It certainly sounds like a daunting t...
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For chef, it's all about quality when dining at CantignyNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - For a guy who's worked at some of the area's premier golf courses - including Medinah - John M. Scieszka would rather spend his day off casting a rod than swinging a clu...
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Wheeling's restaurant row to lose another stalwartNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - The phone at Don Roth's Blackhawk did not stop ringing Tuesday. People calling with "say it ain't so" sentiments, calling to confirm holiday parties and others - includi...
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Work never stops at Heritage Prairie FarmNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - By now, most of us have picked the last tomatoes from our gardens, uprooted the shriveled zucchini vines and canned that last jar of peach jam. With our harvest (however...
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Suburban chef faces off on 'Iron Chef America'Nov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Chef Paul Virant can't say much about his battle against Masaharu Morimoto on "Iron Chef America" that premieres at 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, on Food Network, but he did re...