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Food: What's Cooking
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Time to fire up the grill … and cook some soup. Yes, really. Charring vegetables on the grill is a great way to up your soup game. That’s because cooking veggies at a high heat either by roasting in the oven or on a grill concentrates the natural sugars, creating richer, toastier flavors.
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A growing number of women have become leaders inside the traditionally male-dominated whiskey industry, which has not always welcomed outsiders. Increasingly, women are launching their own brands and finding new ways to innovate in distilling and blending at a time when more women are drinking whiskey.
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For those looking for authenticity in their wine drinking, there’s not much more authentic than the wines of Georgia and its Caucasus Mountains, the birthplace of wine production.
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I decided to find out what I could stop buying. I set three nonnegotiable rules: Everything had to taste better than store-bought, cost me nothing extra and take five minutes or less (once I’d dialed in my process). Too good to be true? It turns out, I had too many to fit in this column. I picked three favorites that gave me the “why did I ever buy this” moment I sought.
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Food writer J.M. Hirsch has a refreshing twist on the classic margarita in his book “Freezer Door Cocktails.” This version was inspired by a cocktail at Bitter and Twisted in Phoenix.
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There’s a surprising amount of science in a bag of potato chips. Researchers have spent decades developing potatoes for chip makers that can grow in all kinds of climates, avoid diseases and pests, sit in storage for months and still deliver a satisfying crunch.
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This quiche brims with savory, earthy flavors thanks to a filling of leafy greens, aromatics, Gruyère cheese and optional Canadian bacon in a nutty, whole-grain oat crust. It’s not only better for you than most quiche recipes, but it’s also easier to make because there is no need to roll out the crust.
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Oreo is teaming up with K-pop supergroup BTS for a bit of marketing dynamite that capitalizes on consumers’ growing interest in global flavors. Mondelez, Oreo’s parent company, recently announced that BTS-themed Oreos are on sale online now and will go on sale June 8 in stores.
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Elgin native David Heatley launched Chef Heatley’s Hot Pepper Farm hot sauces during the pandemic. He recently took top honors at the NYC Hot Sauce Expo, winning best in show from a field of about 5,000 sauces.
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