Articles filed under Contests & Promotions
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Cook of the week: Improv has always been part of her routineJan 24, 2011 10:00 pm - Don't ask Carol Ziwiski why her favorite social gathering is called the Friday Night Flamingos, just roll with it. Carol doesn't know how the group earned its name, and ...
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Cook of the week: Retiree passes along sage adviceJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - I like to call her the Professor. She's 76-year-old Pat Julian, a mega-watt retiree brimming with culinary tips collected during decades of meal preparation, and she'd l...
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Dad takes growing and eating local to heartJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - There's nothing halfway about the culinary transformation that's taken place during the past several years at the Zielinski household in Arlington Heights. From a diet t...
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Italian upbringing nourishes suburban familyJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - What a cultural shock it must have been for then-11-year-old Ralph Cossentino when his family moved to Chicago in 1972. Back in Naples, Italy, the family led an Amish-li...
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They nourished our souls: Cooks of the Year 2010Dec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - A wise kindergarten teacher once told me that the best parents are nurturers. The best cooks are the same way.
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IT guy by day, kitchen geek by nightDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Like the chefs he watches on Food Network, Marty Beach takes a professional approach to home cooking, from mise en place to homemade stock, presentation to professional ...
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Figgy pudding, and a cup of good cheerDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - If you're in the market to adopt a new family tradition for the holiday table this year, Nancy Carlson's Figgy Pudding – without figs just may be the one. This dessert ...
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Spreadsheets meet family recipesDec 06, 2010 10:00 pm - When you get creative as a financial accountant, indictments and a nice, cozy jail cell may result. So Deborah Peters plays it straight at work and cooks the books at ho...
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Baker shares story, search behind cookie caperNov 29, 2010 10:00 pm - To look at her, you'd never suspect Debra Solberg would be capable of pulling off the biggest neighborhood Cookie Heist of the past two decades, but alas, it's true. Thi...
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Cook tests her kitchen mettle in recipe contestsNov 20, 2010 10:00 pm - If the mudslinging and name-calling of the recent midterm elections left you hankering for a candidate you can back with pride, here's a chance to vote in a national cam...