M. Eileen Brown
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Olive tapenade is an easy-to-make tasty jack-of-all-tradesJul 09, 2020 12:33 pm - Oh, olive tapenade - how do I love thee? Hmmm, I love you on crackers, pita chips and especially slices of toasted French bread. I love you on pasta with a little extra ...
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A soup that makes you work for those sublime resultsJun 05, 2020 6:57 am - As I was standing at my kitchen counter grating two pounds of tomatoes, I started wondering if this was going to be worth it. Sitting on my deck a few hours later, tasti...
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If life gives you poblanos, make stuffed peppers for dinnerMay 22, 2020 7:27 am - First off, let me say that I have nothing but heartfelt gratitude for all the hardworking grocery store workers and delivery service employees out there. Like many of yo...
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True role models: Annual Fittest Loser Challenge became toughest one everMay 20, 2020 6:29 am - It wasn't the finale everyone was hoping for, of course, but nearly 150 signed on for the virtual celebration for the 2020 Fittest Loser Challenge on May 12. For the fou...
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Visit the Internet for help in cooking with ingredients at handMay 15, 2020 6:28 am - Back in the day - early March, or thereabouts - I would decide on a soup recipe, and then I'd run off to the grocery store to buy the ingredients. Sometimes I might make...
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Tips for weeding out, cooking through that kitchen pantryApr 18, 2020 9:53 am - I've always had a love/hate relationship with my pantry. It's a virtual Rorschach test of my food psyche, a physical manifestation of my expired hopes and culinary dream...
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Pasta e fagioli makes the most of its stars - pasta and beansMar 05, 2020 5:26 am - "When the stars make you drool, just like pasta fazool, that's amore." - "That's Amore" by Harry Warren and Jack Brooks (popularized by Dean Martin) There are...
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Famed bean soup a unifying force in the Senate since 1903Jan 14, 2020 5:26 am - Nobody's looking for political commentary in the Food section. Yet, I'm kind of going there - but just for a second, so don't worry. The U.S. Senate is going to be in th...
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You're already a role model. Why not be your best version?Dec 19, 2019 5:24 am - It's not always easy — or comfortable — thinking of yourself as a role model. Yet, chances are you are a role model to someone. Your children. Your spouse. Co-workers. F...
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A simple soup for all seasons needed most as we indulgeDec 13, 2019 5:23 am - By M. Eileen Brown ebrown@dailyherald.com Writing about a healthy soup during the holiday season seems, well, it seems a bit misguided, if not downright hopeless. To put...