M. Eileen Brown
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Soupalooza: Black-eyed pea soup boosts health, good luck in New YearDec 28, 2014 5:00 am - I love the musical group, the Black Eyed Peas and black-eyed Susans are among my favorite flowers. Yet, somehow I have managed to never eat or cook black-eyed peas. No r...
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Soupalooza: Garnishes push soup from simple dinner to spectacular mealNov 24, 2014 5:00 am - We have entered the fancy season. With the holidays approaching and guests arriving, everything needs a little extra joosh — and that includes something as simple as sou...
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Soupalooza: Chili a way to savor Buffalo wing taste without the bonesOct 29, 2014 6:00 am - True confession: I have never eaten a Buffalo chicken wing. A travesty, I know, but I think the popularity — and easy availability — of the spicy hot snack became popula...
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Cocktails becoming a big part of suburban restaurants' conceptsOct 17, 2014 5:30 am - These are not your classic James Bond “shaken, not stirred” martinis. We're talking martinis with chia seeds. Martinis with blackberries. Martinis with chocolate, both d...
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Soupalooza: Coconut milk, spinach add sweetness to sweet potato stewSep 23, 2014 5:45 am - OK, so I've hopped on the avocado toast wagon. What's not to love? I love avocados and I love toast, but it never occurred to me to pair the two until I stumbled on this...
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Soupalooza: Minestrone a melting pot for summer veggiesAug 27, 2014 5:45 am - I don't know about you, but there's something about farmers markets that makes me lose all reason. Even though I know I have a busy week ahead — work events, family obli...
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Soupalooza: Zucchini soup so good you'll look forward to more zucchiniJul 30, 2014 5:45 am - It's time for the annual gardener's lament, as in “What in the world am I going to do with all this fill-in-the-blank produce?” One of the top offenders is the Cucurbita...
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Soupalooza: A cold soup that starts on a hot grillJun 24, 2014 5:30 am - If you've been reading the Food section lately, you know you can make darned near anything on your grill - from pizza to appetizers to side dishes to dessert. And I'm h...
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Soupalooza: Don't give fruit soup the cold shoulderMay 28, 2014 5:30 am - Photographers — especially those who shoot food assignments — generally are eager to sample your culinary creation. In other words, they like to eat. So what usually hap...
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Soupalooza: Vegetable-rich broth gives your body a spring cleaningApr 30, 2014 5:30 am - I started spring cleaning recently, in the hopes we might have a spring to enjoy. I put the winter clothes away, removed the down comforter from my bed, washed the windo...