Articles filed under Contests & Promotions
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Get Your Summer On winners celebrate with partiesOct 11, 2015 7:20 am - Rene and Brad Schneider of Rolling Meadows, winners of the Daily Herald's "Get Your Summer On" contest, celebrated their good fortune with family and friends on Saturday...
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Cook of the Week Challenge Round 1: That's a wrapOct 07, 2015 6:00 am - Final challenges from Round 1; on to eight cooks vying for that spot in final four
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Round 2, challenge 9 Marie BassOct 07, 2015 5:03 am - When I received the ingredient list, shrimp, grits, kale and chocolate, my thoughts went immediately to southern 'comfort' food. My challenge was how to incorporate choc...
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Meet this week's Cook of the Week Challenge judgesOct 07, 2015 5:00 am - Penny Kazmier of South Barrington, 2011 Cook of the Week winner, the first year of the contest Kazmier's winning dish was stuffed pork tenderloin with root beer adobo g...
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Spicy Shrimp with Gouda Grits in a Chocolate Wine SauceOct 07, 2015 5:00 am - For the sauce 1 cup red wine - dry works best 1 ounce dark chocolate ½ cup shrimp broth (cook shrimp shells in water for about 15-20 minutes) 1-2 dried red chili pepp...
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Rum Glazed Shrimp and Grilled Grits with KaleOct 07, 2015 5:00 am - For the Grilled Grits 2 cloves of garlic - crushed 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil 4 cups water 1 cup stone-ground grits (not instant) 1 tablespoon butter ...
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Round 1, challenge 7 Bill HicksSep 30, 2015 6:00 am - I was pretty comfortable with my ingredients. Prosciutto, pistachios, and sweet potatoes are things I'm familiar with for cooking. But with the 100 proof Blumer's Moonsh...
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Round 1, challenge 8 Ingrid DurhamSep 30, 2015 5:00 am - I made a Crispy Prosciutto and Asparagus Quiche, Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Frites and a salad of baby arugula, dressed with a sherry vinaigrette, cranberry feta, and roast...
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Crispy Prosciutto and Asparagus QuicheSep 30, 2015 5:00 am - For the crust 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 1 stick butter - 4 tablespoons cold, 4 tablespoons frozen, cut into cubes 2 tablespoons ice water 2 tablesp...
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Southern Sunset MartiniSep 30, 2015 5:00 am - 2 ounces Blumer's Moonshine ½ ounce of Cointreau ½ cup fresh white peach, pitted, peeled and coarsely chopped 1 cup raspberry lemonade Place all ingredients in a ble...