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Naperville event highlights local food systems and sustainability

By Kyla Muhammad, The Conservation Foundation
Oct 21, 2025 4:21 pm - Join The Conservation Foundation, North Central College, and activist and forager Robin Greenfield for “Strengthening Local Food Systems & Living Sustainably” on Saturday, Nov. 1. Topics include sustainable living, local food systems, composting, and recycling, with a focus on connecting with nature and reducing waste.
Garlic and bread soup reminds you to stay curious in the kitchen

By Aaron Hutcherson
Oct 21, 2025 5:19 am - Inspired by Spanish sopa de ajo (garlic soup), this pantry-friendly dish includes scallions in addition to garlic in a broth flavored with sweet and smoked paprikas. The soup, featured in “Milk Street Shorts” by Christopher Kimball, is thickened with bread and egg yolks.
Skillet miso cod with warm slaw brims with protein, fiber and flavor

By Ellie Krieger
Oct 21, 2025 5:15 am - An umami-rich mixture of miso paste, butter and honey imbues this saucy skillet cod and warm, gingery slaw with savory-sweet flavor.
Sheet pan gnocchi with leeks is an all-in-one meal made simple

By G. Daniela Galarza
Oct 21, 2025 4:22 am - Roast store-bought gnocchi with leeks, cherry tomatoes, white beans and Gouda for a sheet-pan dinner that’s ready in less than an hour. The leeks and tomatoes melt into a luscious sauce, while the Gouda, shaved on top of everything before it goes in the oven, turns into delicious cheese crisps.
Germany, where beer is sacred, now leads world in nonalcoholic brews

By Aaron Wiener
Oct 20, 2025 10:25 am - It looked like all the other beers in the sea of giant one-liter glasses at Munich’s Oktoberfest, but Peter Asen’s mug harbored a secret: His drink was nonalcoholic. Germany, a country long associated with beer, and specifically with hyper-traditional brewing, has quietly become the world leader in the consumption of alcohol-free beer by volume.
Smucker’s Uncrustables vs. Trader Joe’s: How similar are they?

By Emily Heil
Oct 20, 2025 10:13 am - The maker of Smucker’s Uncrustables sandwiches, those frozen pucks often seen in school lunch boxes, is suing Trader Joe’s over an alleged copycat sandwich on the shelves at the grocery chain.
‘Sandwich King’ Jeff Mauro brings flavor to ‘COD Presents’

By Angela Mennecke, COD News Bureau
Oct 16, 2025 1:47 pm - Known as the “Sandwich King,” Jeff Mauro shared insights from his career as a chef and entrepreneur, including making the perfect sandwich.
Doing Jacques Pépin proud: Legendary chef’s passion for cooking comes out in these recipes

By Penny Kazmier
Oct 15, 2025 6:01 am - How do you celebrate when a legendary French chef turns 90? With a five-course dinner for friends prepared with love, paired with wine and benefiting the good work of the Jacques Pépin Foundation to support culinary education worldwide. Penny Kazmier shares three recipes from or inspired by Pépin.
Loaded baked potatoes are a luxe breakfast in a good-for-you package

By Ellie Krieger
Oct 15, 2025 5:24 am - Twice-baked potatoes, loaded with Canadian bacon and broccoli, then topped with melted cheese and a fried egg, make for a satisfying, extraordinary breakfast. The potatoes can be prepared in advance, so all you’ll need to do in the morning is warm them up and cook the egg.
Nonalcoholic wines that are worth a second glass

By Elin McCoy
Oct 15, 2025 5:11 am - There’s been an uptick in the quality of nonalcoholic wine over the past couple of years. Just in time for Sober October, here are 11 of the best to try.

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