Barbecue scoreboard: Merle's 2, Megabiters 0
It was like a horror movie. As I watched two of my Pioneer Press friends wrestle huge barbecue and burger plates in the back room of the nearly deserted Merle's #1 Barbecue in Evanston, I heard a strange rustling out front, a noise that grew minute by minute.
• A better turkey meal deal
It was like a horror movie. As I watched two of my Pioneer Press friends wrestle huge barbecue and burger plates in the back room of the nearly deserted Merle's #1 Barbecue in Evanston, I heard a strange rustling out front, a noise that grew minute by minute. • Rain may put pumpkin pie in peril, Nestle says
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Pierogi lovers' 'heaven' is in a basement
• Pierogi lovers' 'heaven' is in a basement
Pierogi heaven is quite possibly located in the basement of Barbara and Alex "Gooch" Kwiatkowski's Midlothian home. Ask any of a large number of their family, friends and "friends of friends" who have been showing up every fall for the last 20 years to spend the day in pierogi production.
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Flipping out: Tarte Tatin gives Thanksgiving a French flair
• Flipping out: Tarte Tatin gives Thanksgiving a French flair
Thanksgiving dinner with a sweet French twist? The mere suggestion might have sent Julia Child into her signature cry -- "Bon appetit!"
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Post-Tribune ::
Tale of a (tofu) turkey
People think the holidays must be so hard for vegetarians. All that meat! But they forget that it isn't just turkey or ham or roast beef or goose or beast on the table. There are side dishes galore -- and that's where the real feast begins. So despite Thanksgiving's tradition of eating turkey, I look forward to this holiday, even though I haven't eaten meat in more than 20 years.
• Frost on a pumpkin cake of adds citrus
People think the holidays must be so hard for vegetarians. All that meat! But they forget that it isn't just turkey or ham or roast beef or goose or beast on the table. There are side dishes galore -- and that's where the real feast begins. So despite Thanksgiving's tradition of eating turkey, I look forward to this holiday, even though I haven't eaten meat in more than 20 years.• MAPLE WHISKEY GLAZED CARROTS
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• VEGETABLE PIE
• MUSHROOM GRAVY
• SPINACH AND ENDIVE SALAD WITH PECANS AND BLUE CHEESE
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• Thermometer reliably checks food doneness
