Montgomery Girl Scout Troop 1769 makes cookie sales in the rain at Culver’s in Oswego Saturday. The season is here for Nationwide Girl Scout cookies. Latrell Austin, left, decides which cookies to purchase. For more than 100 years, Girl Scouts and their enthusiastic supporters have helped ensure the success of the
Ingredients 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1 pound boneless pork loin chops 4 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup olive oil 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms 3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 cup Marsala wine Directions 1. Mix flour, salt, garlic powder,
By Marissa Amoni – I had lunch with my friend, Karen Nicholas, at Calla Lily Victorian Tea Room on LaSalle Street in downtown Aurora, Friday, Feb. 15. Karen teaches morning classes at Wesley Preschool so we decided to meet at around 12:30 p.m.. I went online and made a reservation because
Ingredients 4 avocados, halved and pitted 2 cooked chicken breasts, shredded 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 pinch cayenne pepper 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese Directions 1. Preheat oven
Pancake breakfast February 23 in Aurora Aurora Advent Christian Church, 905 N. Edgelawn Drive, will be host to the 27th annual pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, to benefit Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity. The public is invited. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, scrambled
The fourth annual downtown Naperville Chocolate Walk Sunday brings together a nice group to help raise funds for 360 Youth Services. Jason Crane/The Voice
Ingredients 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 1 (10 ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust 1/2 cup Ranch-style salad dressing 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 1 cup chopped tomatoes 1/4 cup chopped green onions 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 teaspoon black pepper
The Quad County Urban League’s annual pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday at the Eola Community Center in Aurora provides good food and raises funds for the organization. Jason Crane/The Voice
East Aurora Band Booster breakfast Feb. 16 The East Aurora Band Boosters will hold on annual pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. The all-you-can-eat breakfast will be held in the cafeteria of East Aurora High School, 500 Tomcat Lane. Tickets are $5 in advance or
Last of two parts The Independent newspaper in London, England published the following article written about professor Raj Patel, who stated: “Re-imagining a world with less stuff, but more joy is probably the way forward.” Here is part two of the role of industrial agriculture. The Independent published the following
Ingredients 1 butternut squash, halved lengthwise and seeded 1 (16 ounce) package rotini pasta 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard 2 cups milk 6 ounces shredded white Cheddar cheese 6 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese 1 tablespoon onion powder 1/4 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs Directions
Steve Tanda of St. Charles, right, displays his gold-colored soup pot as champion of a fish-soup cook-off by Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge 5-472 Sunday, Feb. 3. The Norwegian-American social group held its first fiskesuppe, fish-soup contest, which attracted seven entries at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Montgomery. Auroran
East Aurora Bank Booster breakfast Feb. 16 The East Aurora Band Boosters will hold on annual pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. The all-you-can-eat breakfast will be held in the cafeteria of East Aurora High School, 500 Tomcat Lane. Tickets are $5 in advance or
The 2019 Multi-Chamber Economic Outlook Luncheon and Business Expo will take place from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14 at Ashyana Banquets, 1620 75th Street, Downers Grove. The event will feature William Strauss, senior economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, as the speaker during the 11:55 a.m. lunch.
Ingredients 1 pound ground beef 1 small onion, diced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 (4 oz) can green chiles 1 (1 ounce) packet taco seasoning mix 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen corn 1 (12 ounce) can black beans, drained 1 (12 ounce) bag shredded Mexican cheese 1 (16 ounce) package
The Oswego Police Explorer Post 2535 and the Kiwanis Club of Oswego will be hosts to their third annual pancake breakfast fundraiser at Oswego High School, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 2. The all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast will have a portion of the proceeds donated to Celebrate Differences, an Oswego
The City of Aurora’s African-American Heritage Advisory Board (AAHAB) will be host to its 15th Annual Heritage Dinner Friday, Feb. 2 at Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road. Social hour will begin at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.. The crowning event of Black History Month, this annual celebration will
Barb Brungart of Aurora prepares lutefisk during a recent cooking class at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Montgomery. The class was at the monthly meeting of Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge 5-472, a Norwegian-American social group. Al Benson/The Voice
Champions of Hope to help Hesed The Eleventh Annual Champions of Hope Breakfast to Benefit Hesed House, the State of Illinois’ second largest homeless shelter serving the Fox Valley area, will be held at Pipers Banquets at 1295 Butterfield Road in Aurora, from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb.
Cody Lorance of Endiro pours in more chili Saturday at Endiro in the Chili Bowl, sponsored by ELEMY. Seven restaurants competed. Endiro finished in first. The winner of the Judge’s Choice trophy for 2019, is Craft Urban. One-hundred percent of the ticket sales go to World Relief’s services for refugee and
