Laura Bianchi
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Mary Anne Lund makes baked pears with seasoned goat cheese, baconApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Cooking for 425 teenage girls sounds as challenging as a tour of duty with famously crabby Gordon Ramsay of the Fox reality show "Hell's Kitchen." But it isn't, accordin...
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Joyce Behrman's oatmeal chocolate chip cookiesMar 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Eighty-five-year-old Joyce Behrman contends she landed two of her three husbands with her chocolate chip oatmeal cookies and attracted a long-term gentleman friend with ...
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Libertyville's Julie Finley makes french apple pieMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - A full-time nurse, wife and mother of five, Julie Finley is a bundle of energy and common sense. Feeding a big family is no different from a small one, she contends, "i...
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Jacquie Jenkins makes Savory Crouton-Apple StuffingMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - For Jacquie Jenkins, Easter is bound with tradition. From attending Sunday morning Mass in their Easter finery to preparing the holiday feast, Jacquie and her extended f...
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South Barrington's L'Eiffel offers authentic French food, flairMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - L'Eiffel Bistrot & Creperie's sophisticated style and upscale approach to food fit well with the high-end mix at Arboretum of South Barrington, a new outdoor mall at Rou...
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Debbie Zuehlke makes Mexican Lasagna-style EnchiladasMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - At 16, Debbie Zuehlke was a runaway who fibbed about her age and landed a job as a live-in housekeeper/assistant/cook for a young Arizona couple who thought she knew wha...
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Deb Levar shares her "Over My Dead Body" chickenFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Deb Levar is a big-hearted gal, always willing to bake a treat for clients and co-workers, prepare dinner for family get-togethers and share her best recipes. Well, almo...
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He thrives on cooking on all burners for family get-togethersFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Steve Burak thrives on the hustle of cooking on all burners, including his backyard grill, for big family get-togethers. For a recent celebration, he operated like a che...
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Carpenter takes 'build to suit' approach to recipesFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Mark Vilchis owns a 50-inch, flat-screen TV, but on weekends you'll find him standing in the kitchen in front of a 15-incher watching football while staging an all-day c...
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Julie Goelz creates Creamy Chicken EnchiladasFeb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - How romantic is this? Julie Goelz and her husband, Rich, were out exploring Rome one day during the summer of 2006 when they spotted a cozy little restaurant with seatin...