Food
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For chewy Japanese noodles, borrow an Italian technique
Oct 5, 2022 6:00 AM - Dry udon noodles are readily available, but how to make them nice and chewy as you find in restaurants? Try this technique from Italian cooking, and you're good to go.
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Let potato soup take a tip from baked potatoes on toppings
Oct 5, 2022 6:00 AM - M. Eileen Brown looks to the tasty array of toppings that traditionally go on baked potatoes and finishes her slow-cooker potato soup with all of them.
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Some wines as fun to say as they are to drink
Oct 5, 2022 6:00 AM - Mary Ross has fun sharing some of her favorite wines whose names are fun to pronounce. Don't worry. There's access to a handy pronunciation guide.
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Best bets: Spooktacular Drive Thru, Boo! at the Zoo, B-52's and The Who
Oct 4, 2022 3:05 PM - From Halloween-themed events (Santa's Village's Spooktacular Drive Thru and 'Ghostbusters Live in Concert') to live music (B-52's, KC and The Sunshine Band, The Who and the ESO's season-opening concerts), there's a lot to fun to be had this weekend. -
Like going back in time: Mount Prospect's Central Continental Bakery turns 100
Oct 2, 2022 2:57 PM - After 100 years of serving delicious cakes, cookies and its famed paczkis, Central Continental Bakery in downtown Mount Prospect is preparing for another century of pleasing its loyal customers. -
Dining out: Shaw's Oyster Festival, National Taco Day and Pie in the Sky
Sep 30, 2022 11:09 AM - Shaw's is going all out for Oyster Festival Oct. 3-19. Plus, On The Border offers $2 tacos for National Taco Day and the Pie in the Sky dinner gives guests the chance to dine on Giordano's pizza on the 103rd floor of Willis Tower during special after-hours events in October. -
A creamy smothered cucumber salad with a 50-year history
Oct 1, 2022 10:02 AM - Beginning with the 50-year-old recipe for smothered cucumbers in James Beard's "American Cookery," Don Mauer makes the salad his own with some tweaks and additions over the years.
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Make it a family fiesta as kids help with Tex-Mex dinner
Sep 28, 2022 6:17 AM - Kids Can Cook's Leslie Meredith and dietician Mary Zupke recently hosted Tex-Mex classes with Baked Turkey Tacos and fruit salsa on the menu. The recipes, shared here, are simple and use fresh produce that's readily available. -
Here's how to make a mouthwatering braised brisket every time
Sep 28, 2022 6:00 AM - Momma Chef Karen Nochimowski has tweaked and perfected a recipe for a mouthwatering braised brisket, the recipe for which she shares with all of us. You'll be surprised at how easy it is. -
Happy New Year! Restaurants ready Rosh Hashanah specials for dine-in, to-go
Sep 29, 2022 4:10 PM - For those who celebrate Rosh Hashanah, now is the time to make plans to gather your family and friends for a festive meal at a suburban restaurant for the Jewish New Year holiday, which starts at sundown Sunday, Sept. 25.
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