Articles filed under Contests & Promotions
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The Key to Her Heart Carrot CakeAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - 2½ cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for pan 2 cups grated carrots 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon ground allspice ¼ teaspoon ground cin...
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Garlic Roast Chicken with Rosemary and LemonJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 2½ pounds total) 6 cloves garlic, crushed 3 tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves stripped from stems 3 tablespoons extra-...
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Mixed Bean SaladJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - 8 ounces green beans cut in 4 pieces 2 ounces red wine vinegar 3 ounces olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon lemon peel grated 2 garlic cloves minced ...
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Cook of the week: Quinoa SaladJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - 1½ cups quinoa 3 cups of chicken broth or stock ½ red pepper, diced 1 jalapeno, diced 1 can (15 ounces) chick peas, rinsed ¼ cup jicama, diced 3 scallions finely sl...
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Retiree gets schooledJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - Dan Bessler, recent winner of the Elgin Community College Culinary Arts and Hospitality program/ Fischer Nuts competition, may not be your stereotypical college student....
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Lombard mom passes on kitchen lessonsJul 20, 2011 12:00 am - Clara Smith never went to traditional culinary school but remembers one chef describing how he learned to cook. "He said 'I went to the University of Life for cooking,'"...
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Longtime baker creates pie for annual benefitJul 12, 2011 12:00 am - A vacation in Michigan was the inspiration for Sarah Anderson's contribution to this year's annual Glen Ellyn Historical Society's bake sale. “Last year we went to Michi...
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Climbing that healthy eating mountainJul 05, 2011 2:00 pm - Pam Valnoha discovered that cooking, like climbing a mountain, is best approached one step at a time. It wasn't so ago the Fox Lake resident said she had a difficult ti...
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Mom turns love of cooking into blogJun 28, 2011 3:00 pm - When packing for college, many students decide to take a mini-refrigerator. Some might even pack a microwave or a Smokey Joe. But a Kitchen-Aid mixer? For Nicole Kosowsk...
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Dietitian spins healthy meals for familyJun 20, 2011 11:00 am - Marie Dini learned to cook from the best. Her mom, Rita won an Italian meatball contest at Friendship Village in Schaumburg where she lives and has been featured here as...