Laura Bianchi
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Show her your leftovers, she'll make you dinnerJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Penny-pinching cooking is Sandy Wegmann's specialty, and just in time. In the thick of layoffs and shrinking paychecks, we could all use a trick or two for saving money...
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Tom Bertrand cooks "Skate Two Ways"Jan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - When he was first learning to prepare fish, says Tom Bertrand, "I made bricks." Instead of testing for doneness as it cooked, he followed the recipe. If it said 20 minut...
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Russell Schwem serves up "Tasty sour eggs"Jan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Nearly four decades after his wife, Carolyn, was featured as a Cook of the Week with peanut butter pie and pork chop suey, 76-year-old Russell Schwem is following in her...
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Home cooking, discipline leads to slimmer waistlineJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - With the help of some simple home cooking and a lot of discipline, Rick Gieser hopes to achieve his New Year's resolution to lose 50 more pounds. The first 50 pounds cam...
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Terrie Ann Jones cooks "Scallop, orange and asparagus stir-fry"Dec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Wouldn't you know it? When I contacted TerrieAnn Jones about being a Cook of the Year, she was preparing a meal for a needy neighbor. TerrieAnn's friends call her "the s...
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Daily Herald's 2008 Cooks of the YearDec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - As the economy continues to curdle, more Americans are turning from restaurants to home cooking as a budget-trimming strategy, a trend likely to flourish well into 2009....
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Cook of the Year: Pat Potter of Carol StreamDec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Two months after we met Pat Potter, the "gutsy" cook who says "grocery shopping ranks right up there with clothes shopping," she retired after 14 years in the registrar'...
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Peg Sheaffer prepares Spinach Souffle with Leeks and Gruyere CheeseDec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - As co-owner of Sandhill Organics farm in Grayslake, inspiration is never far from Peg Scheaffer's kitchen. With 40 acres of vegetables and "hoop houses" for winter cult...
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Louann Zundel shows how to make "Farfalle pasta"Dec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Life has taken a dangerous spin since we met Louann Zundel last February, the Des Plaines woman with the well-stocked pantry. She is working at the Deer Park Williams-So...
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Cook of the Year: Tony Casciano of NapervilleDec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Tony Casciano's dream for 2009 is to have more dinner parties with friends and family. Considering he already does a lot of that, the statement speaks volumes about the ...