Laura Bianchi
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Daily Herald's Cooks of the Year 2009Dec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - I can't blame you if you thought the recession scared a lot of people back to home cooking in 2009. I thought so too, but the latest research by New York-based The NPD ...
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Lisa Krupiarz makes Ham StrataDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - At home Lisa Krupiarz prefers simple, healthy meals, but at Thomas Middle School in Arlington Heights she lets her eighth graders go wild, in a controlled sort of way. ...
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Jan Higbea makes Pork ParmigianoDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Jan Higbea would be perfect as a rent-a-grandma, cooking hot meals and baking coffee cakes for people in need of comfort and joy, knitting baby sweaters for a new grandc...
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Christine Kim makes Japanese-style pepper steakDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - You've got to love the American melting pot. While working in Korea as a teacher in the American military, an American girl of German descent meets Japanese guy of Kore...
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Barb Lewis and Diane Roisland make pistachio almond wreathsDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - If you give Barb Lewis and Diane Roisland some flour, sugar, butter and eggs they're going to want to bake some cookies. And if they bake some cookies they're going to ...
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Greg Gennuso makes Three-Bean Turkey ChiliNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - The best things in life are simple. Short cuts are not always best. Don't rush it. These are lessons Greg Gennuso learned from his big, foodcentric Italian family and th...
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Pat Patek makes Carmel French ToastNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Entertaining 16 to 24 people at lunch is miles easier with teamwork; just ask Kathy Zweidinger and Pat Patek. The two retirees are members of Circle of Friends, a social...
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Kathy Zweidinger makes a Sky-High Brunch BakeNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Entertaining 16 to 24 people at lunch is miles easier with teamwork; just ask Kathy Zweidinger and Pat Patek. The two retirees are members of Circle of Friends, a social...
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Deb Klein makes Beef BourguignonNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - When the pizza is spicy enough to "about blow our heads off," and the stir-fry makes her sneeze, cough or momentarily unable to breath, Deb Klein knows "I've got it righ...
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Palatine's Anthem Grill serving up hitsNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Anthem Grill is about equidistant from Harper College and Fremd High School on a busy corner in Palatine, but the clientele swings predominantly to the parents, and perh...