M. Eileen Brown
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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...
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Famed bean soup a unifying force in the Senate since 1903Jan 08, 2020 5:05 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 15, 2019 4:00 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 11, 2019 5:02 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...
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Whether meatless, vegan or full-on carnivore, jambalaya does it allNov 06, 2019 5:00 am - In my house, Papa Bear is carnivorous. Mama Bear is mostly vegetarian but will eat seafood on occasion. And Baby Bear (well, an adult "Baby Bear," in any case) is a vega...
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Fremd notches program's 300th victory in shutout of Hoffman EstatesOct 25, 2019 1:00 am - Daily Herald Correspondent Meeting milestones is the result of a lot of hard work, sweat, determination and an iron will. The Fremd football team's 28-0 win over visitin...
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Maine South pulls away from FremdSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - Maine South came into Friday's contest against Fremd in Palatine with a quarterback who only had eight practices at the position and a running back who hadn't played the...