Farmers share favorite Thanksgiving recipes
Thanksgiving is all about the meal. What better time, then, to connect with what is on our plate? Farmers do this better than the rest of us. They know exactly where their food comes from. Chefs may get the glory for their entrees, but even they will admit, they’re only as good as their ingredients.
• Writer's love rooted in family farm
Thanksgiving is all about the meal. What better time, then, to connect with what is on our plate? Farmers do this better than the rest of us. They know exactly where their food comes from. Chefs may get the glory for their entrees, but even they will admit, they’re only as good as their ingredients.• Pumpkin seed brittle pits sweet, savory
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Chuck Pine is smokin'
Chuck Pine was so busy opening up his new restaurant last month that he
to had turn down a catering job for his mentor, Rick Bayless. The new place, opened Oct. 2, features pretty much the same menu, although Pine said some changes are in the works. He's considering a lunch buffet to speed things along.
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Chuck Pine was so busy opening up his new restaurant last month that he
to had turn down a catering job for his mentor, Rick Bayless. The new place, opened Oct. 2, features pretty much the same menu, although Pine said some changes are in the works. He's considering a lunch buffet to speed things along.• Cumin and rosemary make deeply flavored lamb chops
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Warming to shawarmas: Iraq veterans adapt to Middle Eastern cuisine
• Warming to shawarmas: Iraq veterans adapt to Middle Eastern cuisine
If you've been noticing words such as zhug, toum or harissa appearing on the menu at your favorite sandwich spots, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you.
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Ciao Bella owner's vision of trattoria in Schererville
Tucked away on perhaps the busiest corner in Northwest Indiana now sits a taste of the Italian sweet life as Highland resident Joe Scalzo sees it. Scalzo, a longtime restaurateur in Chicago, recently opened Ciao Bella, his version of the trattoria, in Schererville. He and the staff had several trial runs during lunch and dinner, working out the kinks and sharing with neighbors in the business community all he's learned in 15 years of serving sumptuous meals.
• Add glamour with an autumn side dish of gingered carrots
Tucked away on perhaps the busiest corner in Northwest Indiana now sits a taste of the Italian sweet life as Highland resident Joe Scalzo sees it. Scalzo, a longtime restaurateur in Chicago, recently opened Ciao Bella, his version of the trattoria, in Schererville. He and the staff had several trial runs during lunch and dinner, working out the kinks and sharing with neighbors in the business community all he's learned in 15 years of serving sumptuous meals.• EGGPLANT SALAD
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• Throw a tasty holiday party
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• PEARS WITH CANDIED WALNUTS AND GORGONZOLA
• GINGERED CARROTS
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• PORK TENDERLOIN WITH ROASTED RED GRAPES AND THYME
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• CHEESE BONE DOG COOKIES
• Pomegranate power
• No need to knead bread
• Blood orange adds vintage flair to any food
• WILD RICE AND ONION BREAD
