M. Eileen Brown
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Soupalooza: Learning to root for rootsSep 26, 2013 6:15 am - The root of the matter, if you will pardon the pun, is that I know very little about root vegetables. Oh, sure, I know carrots, potatoes and beets, but celery root? No i...
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Finding happiness in a bowl of soupAug 29, 2013 6:21 am - It's hard to resist a recipe for Happiness Soup, wouldn't you say? With a name like that, it's a soup with a fairly high standard to live up to, but Nigella Lawson, the ...
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Soupalooza: Farmers market bounty turns into hearty soupAug 02, 2013 10:33 am - Diving into a steaming bowl of soup is the last thing you might think of when the temperature is skyrocketing. Yet, it is also the same time of year when fresh produce i...
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Soupalooza: Warming up to cold soupsJun 27, 2013 7:30 am - Cold fruit soup, I have to admit, doesn't do much for me. If I want a smoothie, I can happily slurp my sugary cold sweetness through a straw. Who wants to politely sip s...
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Great songs make up for high jinks in Fox Valley's 'Fools'Jun 23, 2013 7:54 am - As someone who has giggled, screeched, swooned, whined and gossiped her way through many a “Girls' Night In,” I can tell you “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” is every bit as ...
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Soupalooza: Cold pea soup you'll eat all upMay 30, 2013 6:23 am - OK, OK, so I know what you're thinking. Chilled cream of snap pea soup? Really? Creamed cold pea soup with Marmite? Has Soupalooza gone mad? Well, how about we give it a...
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Soupalooza: Mushroom Barley Soup brings a flood of good memoriesApr 26, 2013 9:55 am - Every time I look at the overstuffed, overflowing mess that is my recipe box, I vow to clean up my act by scanning everything and organizing it in some nice tidy folder ...
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Favorite recipe yields different result. What's up with that?Mar 28, 2013 9:11 am - Everyone has their favorite go-to recipe, right? It's the one that's easy, tasty and, most importantly, surefire. You can make it in your sleep and it never varies. My ...
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Soupalooza: Hot and sour soup cures what ails youFeb 28, 2013 5:31 am - Best thing about writing a soup column? Having someone else offer to make you soup, of course! So when I got an invite from Ying Stoller to learn how to make her hot and...
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Hot bowl of fish soup melts winter doldrumsFeb 01, 2013 5:15 am - I don't know about you, but February requires an extra bit of effort on my part in order to maintain even a semblance of good cheer. Sure, “Downton Abbey” is back on the...