Community News: March 14, 2019

It's mostly about food today!

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Around Towns Bolingbrook Golf Club

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/03/13/around-towns-bolingbrook-golf-club/aa4ffyq/


Plainfield church to host annual 'wild game' dinner

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/03/13/plainfield-church-to-host-annual-wild-game-dinner/ac8nql8/


RECIPES

Bacon and Cheddar Irish soda bread? You bet! 

Bacon, cheddar cheese and green onion add a hearty taste to traditional soda bread.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/03/13/9f8e66ac84d34592b1e857021c69ce84/index.xml


Adding Guinness makes Irish soda bread even more Irish

This makes a dense loaf, similar to pumpernickel, but moister and sweeter.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/03/13/2a9f1d61cf8341969bbbce32eb71ac0e/index.xml


Make traditional Irish soda bread with or without raisins

We made our favorite recipe (without) and then changed it up.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/03/13/cb0c02ad89c34ce088b0bb9dfcdaf81a/index.xml


 The key to making your raw kale tender is a little massage 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/03/12/the-key-to-making-your-raw-kale-tender-is-a-little-massage/aczls89/


A full-flavored chicken dish with sweet and nutty garlic 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/03/12/a-full-flavored-chicken-dish-with-sweet-and-nutty-garlic/aimvq0q/


How to highlight the earthy flavor of Brussels sprouts 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/03/12/how-to-highlight-the-earthy-flavor-of-brussels-sprouts/ab12k5x/


A pasta dish that brings out the earthy flavor of mushrooms

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/03/12/a-pasta-dish-that-brings-out-the-earthy-flavor-of-mushrooms/a4cc2x1/


Pair earthy, hearty mushrooms with equally hearty farro

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/03/12/pair-earthy-hearty-mushrooms-with-equally-hearty-farro/ab0zrf6/


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Illustration by Matt Coundiff for "Memories in the Kitchen: Bites and Nibbles from "Bryony." Follow him at www.facebook.com/artbymattcoundiff .

Guinness

This just happens to be my favorite beer.

Except because of certain medication I'm taking for life, alcohol is a no-no.

For life. So I've become a dark roast coffee snob instead.

No more Guinness. No more porters. No more stouts. No more Cabernets. No more Merlots.

You get the point.

But there's nothing that says I can't COOK with it. And, as Rebekah Baran assures me, most of the alcohol burns off in the cooking process.

What's the point in this?

Ah, well, you'll just have to pick up this Friday's Herald-News and find out.

In the meantime, I'll be switching out the recipes (daily, I hope) in Sue's Diner over the course of week, bringing back some of the previous ones. So be sure to check in at www.bryonyseries.com/sue-s-dinerwww.bryonyseries.com/sue-s-diner to see what's posted that day. Maybe something you'll like to try.

Of course, ALL the recipes are featured in Memories in the Kitchen: Bites and Nibbles from "Bryony," the official BryonySeries cookbook where ALL proceeds are donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties.

Buy the cookbook here: https://www.bryonyseries.com/bbbs.