Articles filed under Cook of the Week
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Young cook bakes his way to pie championshipJun 26, 2012 5:00 am - Steven Buchholz loves to look through the refrigerator and the pantry to see what inspires him to make dinner that night. He may saute a seafood dish, head outside with ...
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Family benefits from cooking grad's return homeJun 20, 2012 6:00 am - One reason Courtney Czarnik, of Palatine, may love cooking so much is because for a long time, she couldn't eat what everybody else was eating. A problem with her jaw pr...
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Baking just the beginning for Lake Zurich cookJun 12, 2012 6:00 am - Patricia Kutchins was so well known and loved for her baked treats that she would bring into work that she earned the name “Patty Cake.” Co-workers relied on cupcakes, c...
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Hanover Park man gets creative, competitive about cookingMay 29, 2012 6:00 am - Chuck Federici became inspired to cook by TV chefs in the days before Food Network had round-the-clock programming. “I'd watch a show at night and then the next day I'd ...
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Lisle grandmother's treats help grandmothers in KenyaMay 22, 2012 6:00 am - Pam McKechnie is pleased to make a difference. So when the opportunity arose for the Lisle cook to combine her love for baking with making a difference in the lives of w...
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Cook of the Week: Instant family changed woman's approach to cooking, lifeMay 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Nine years ago Cindy Grills' life turned upside down. Through a series of circumstances, Cindy, a single real estate broker from Buffalo Grove, suddenly found herself t...
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Exploring the world one cuisine at a timeMay 08, 2012 6:00 am - Ursula Korus remembers cooking Polish favorites with her mom at her childhood home in Tarnow, Poland. When given the chance to create on her own, she'd make desserts for...
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Prepping family meals builds cooking enjoymentMay 03, 2012 10:00 am - For years the only cooking Alex Grattoni ever did was "put things in the oven." Things like fish sticks and TV dinners. He had no need to learn how to cook since he gre...
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Cook of the Week: Mom and daughter sizzle in online cooking showApr 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Jennifer Loiseau loves to cook with her daughter, Maria, whether it be ravioli or the 7-year-old's favorite, cookies. This mom-daughter team are not only good cooks — th...
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Wauconda woman savors family memories, recipesApr 17, 2012 2:00 pm - In 1897, Patrice Marotta's great-grandfather emigrated from Southern Italy to a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York called Williamsburg. Many friends and relatives from t...