Articles filed under Contests & Promotions
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Judges announce Cook of the Week Challenge finalistsOct 24, 2012 5:16 am - A teacher from Carpentersville, a business owner from Des Plaines, a maintenance worker from Hanover Park and a marketing professional from Naperville will compete in th...
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Cook of the Week Challenge: Meet the Round 2, Week 2 judgesOct 24, 2012 5:00 am - For the final week we welcomed 2011 Cook of the Year runner-up Cate Brusenbach to the judging panel along with some representatives from our sponsors. Patrick Beach: Pro...
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Cook of the Week Challenge: Asian catfish and Moroccan chicken catch judges’ fancyOct 24, 2012 4:12 am - Don’t be freaked out by Freekeh. Our contestants sure weren’t. At least not after they figured out what it was. Freekeh is roasted green wheat. Freekeh Foods packages it...
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Moroccan Chicken with Dried Plums and Frizzled Celeriac and Quinoa PilafOct 17, 2012 7:14 am - Dried Plum Sauce ½ cup good quality apricot preserves, such as Bonne Maman ¾ cup dried plums, cut in half ½ cup water 1 cinnamon stick, 3-inches long 1 lemon, zested Chi...
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Cook of the Week Challenge Fan FavoritesOct 17, 2012 6:30 am - Online voting continued to pick up steam in Round 2. Here are the Week 1 fan favorites. Mary Beth Thornton: Game day Grilled Pork Chop and Chianti Cheese Fondue Ron Nu...
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Catfish Tempura with Fennel Fried FreekehOct 17, 2012 6:06 am - Catfish Tempura 3 catfish filets (about 1½ pounds) cut into 3-inch strips 1 cup Ying’s Korean BBQ Marinade 2 cups flour 2 egg yolks ½ cup ice cold water Vegetable oil fo...
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Blackened Catfish With Asian Cajun Dirty Freekeh And A Fennel-Grape SaladOct 17, 2012 6:06 am - Asian Cajun Dirty Freekeh ½ cup original Freekeh (packaged roasted green wheat), rinsed 1 ounce butter ½ medium yellow onion, cut into small dice 3 tablespoon Ying’s Kor...
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Contestants weigh in on recipe challengesOct 17, 2012 6:00 am - Michelle Abraham: I was prepared to spend a lot of time on the Internet searching ways to cook the crazy ingredients I was expecting for round two. To my surprise I was ...
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Ying's Korean Barbecue Marinade; Freekeh original, catfish and fennelOct 17, 2012 6:00 am - Anthony Barone: I liked all the ingredients in the basket (after I made the Freekeh and found out what it tasted like). The challenge was the seven ingredient limitation...
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Sweet Harvest Glazed Chicken atop Rustic Vegetable QuinoaOct 17, 2012 6:00 am - 1 Mother Hen whole chicken, cleaned, giblets removed 1 can (16 ounces) hard cider (such as Magners Irish Cider) ½ large yellow onion, sliced, divided 2 large sweet potat...