M. Eileen Brown
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Turns out, planting cooking tomatoes wasn't a mistakeSep 09, 2020 6:00 am - I accidentally planted San Marzano tomatoes this year. For all you gardeners out there, I know that sounds pretty dumb, but I'm a townhouse dweller with limited experien...
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All this timely sweet corn is just ripe for making chowderAug 05, 2020 6:00 am - I have big plans for the fresh corn I buy during the summer - salads, soups, relishes, risotto, all kinds of possibilities. It's going to be cornapalooza at my house. Bu...
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A hot soup perfect for using the best of summer vegetablesJul 15, 2020 6:00 am - It's 92 degrees outside, and I'm making soup - hot soup. Minestrone, to be precise. No, I haven't lost my mind. Although it seems counterintuitive, hot food - both in te...
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Olive tapenade is an easy-to-make tasty jack-of-all-tradesJul 08, 2020 11:00 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 03, 2020 6:00 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 20, 2020 6:00 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 16, 2020 11:00 pm - 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 13, 2020 6:00 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 15, 2020 6:00 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 04, 2020 5:04 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...