Deborah Pankey
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Treats and tips to maximize your bake sale earningsSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - September means heading back to school and with it comes back-to-school fundraising. Selling wrapping paper, caramel corn, Entertainment Books, candy bars and Krispy Kre...
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Naperville cooks compete at national cook-offSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - As Margaret Murphy steps up to the stove Thursday as one of 25 contestants in the National Beef Cook-Off, one thing she will not be is nervous. The Naperville woman, kno...
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Symposium will help you learn about the linkSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - From the hot dog to the highbrow, food customs and traditions will be celebrated in various forums this month. On Saturday, the new Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance wil...
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Alinea is a tour de forceSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Powdered bacon, seaweed smoke, candied tuna, lavender's scent meandering up to my nose. Those components contributed to the best meal I've eaten. Ever. I shouldn't have ...
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When life gives you apples, make applesauceSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - The August rains might have washed out your block party, dampened your softball game and forced you to mow the lawn more often than desired, but when you head out to pic...
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Diabetes support arrives through the airwavesSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Consider this number: 14 million. It's estimated that at least that many Americans have diabetes. Take into account the number of people with pre-diabetes and that numbe...
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Book describes what was made in royal kitchenAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - As the world gets ready to mark the 10-year anniversary of the death of a princess, her chef is speaking up about life inside the palace walls and a decade-long friendsh...
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Healthy doughnuts?Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Kids like doughnuts. They also like cheese pizza and Hot Pockets and chocolate chip cookies and string cheese and Goldfish crackers. School food service directors know t...
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Asian influence puts 'box' back in lunch boxAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - I applaud my son's school, Winston Campus in Palatine, for its Waste-free Lunch Wednesdays. The program encourages students (their parents, really) to pack a lunch with ...
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One person's granita is another's snow coneAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - When I told my sons we were having granita for dessert, they quickly excused themselves from the table, claiming they were full. When I told them the following night tha...