Laura Bianchi
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Open heart, open doorDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Geri Salidas delivers hands-on therapy, whether it's a massage for a client or a meal for family and friends. Both are good for the mind, body and spirit, she says. "You...
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Cookie comradesDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - When Debbie Brandenburg met Joan Fedota 26 years ago, she was delivering a basket of homemade Christmas cookies to the Fedotas' house to welcome them to the neighborhood...
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Wheaton dad sings, sells, has dinner on table in an hourDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - At home, Bob Stelletello is in hot demand for his culinary prowess. But around town, the Wheaton man is better known for his rich, bass voice, a fixture in several choir...
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Wheaton woman went organic long before it went mainstreamNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Kermit the Frog told us in 1970 "It Not Easy Bein' Green." But Evie Caprel and her family are doing their best. Organic food and filtered water. Organic lawn care. Natur...
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Algonquin cook keeps mealtime excitingNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Evelyn Dubbs' friends have only one complaint about her cooking: They never see their favorite dishes again. Ever. Even before she serves a dish to company the Algonquin...
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Local cook adds pork, beef to Italian mother's Friday recipesNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Meatless Fridays were non-negotiable when Joann Reich was growing up Catholic in Chicago, one of four children in a devout Italian family. Without fail at week's end, Jo...
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Once fussy, now a foodieNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - To call Maureen Stoskopf a picky eater as a child would be generous. A former New Jersey girl, Maureen lived on peanut butter, American cheese, applesauce, jarred baby f...
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89-year-old cook blended work, familyOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Born on Nov. 2, 1917, 89-year-old Kay Schovanec was a pioneer for her time and place. A small-town Illinois girl from Campbell Hill, 30 miles north of Carbondale, she ea...
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From dabbling to cateringOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - For a Christmas gift 15 years ago Jim Krupka's wife gave him a series of cooking lessons at a prestigious culinary school in the area, igniting a fervor for food that ha...
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Seafood chain's extensive fish menu complemented by inspired saucesOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The Chicago suburbs increasingly are attracting spin-offs of big-name restaurants that established themselves downtown. Naperville is home to a host of Chicago clones, a...