Deborah Pankey
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Barrington Country Bistro is simply pure raptureAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Pale peach liqueur danced with the bubbles in my Champagne glass as I contemplated the menu at Barrington Country Bistro. The late evening sun cast its glow in the warm ...
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Country onions, wine and bubbles make my heart raceAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm not a country music fan, but I've seen enough magazine covers to know who Trisha Yearwood is. Yet when I saw her on "Live With Regis and Kelly" earlier this summer, ...
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Brown baggin' not just for kidsAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Walking the aisles at Target collecting school supplies with my sons got me thinking about my school days. Selecting a new lunchbox was as exciting as picking out a new ...
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Cucumber shows its versatilityAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The first vegetable I can remember liking is cucumbers. My mother would put slices in chive-flecked sour cream or douse them with vinegar and dill and I would eat bowlfu...
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Tips for cooking out without burning too much cashJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - It cost $70 to fill up your gas tank, you're still paying off last month's vacation and back-to-school shopping lurks around the corner. We're all squeezed these days an...
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New Hotel Baker restaurant hits the right notesJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - With flatbread and foie gras, burgers and bouillabaisse, Rox City Grill strings together an eclectic menu that makes your belly sing. In renovating the former lounge and...
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Where fresh fruit goes, fruit flies will followJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Remember last summer when Macy's food service operation on State Street endured a fruit fly infestation? Well, my kitchen hasn't exactly been infested this month, but de...
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Explore the world of American cheddarJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - When the Pilgrims sailed from England in the early 1600s, they brought cheddar cheese with them. Originally made in Cheddar, a village in southwest England, this semihar...
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Green things happening for Emeril LagasseJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Emeril Lagasse might be curtailing his Food Network shows, but Bam! fans still have plenty of opportunities to catch this lively chef on TV. Beginning Monday, Lagasse wi...
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Chicago's link to hot dogs remains strongJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Jim Photopoulus estimates he's eaten 10,000 hot dogs in the last 19 years. That would be more than 500 a year - roughly 10 per week. Needless to say, Photopoulus, a 1984...