Soups and Stews
Minestrone Soup
Minestrone Soup Video – scroll down for recipe It should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with this site that I-talian food ain’t exactly my specialty. Not to say I don’t like it — I mean what red-blooded American girl doesn’t like noodles and cheese and tomatoes and basil and whatever else Olive Garden orders…
Read MoreHomemade Chicken Stock
Making your own chicken stock is easy, healthy, and budget-friendly! It’s a great way to use vegetable scraps and get the most out of your chicken dinner. What I do is save my onion, celery, carrot, parsley, and garlic trimmings in a bag in the freezer. Sometimes I include green bean ends, potato peels, and…
Read MoreChicken Tortilla Soup
I have no idea what to write about this chicken tortilla soup recipe except that it’s the best in the world and you must believe me. Please, do not turn your ear away from the apparent arrogance in my self-serving claim of it being the best chicken tortilla soup recipe in the world and just…
Read MoreChicken and Dumplings
The sky is dreary as can be and I’ve been feeling extraordinarily lazy today, still recuperating from hosting my first complete Thanksgiving dinner, which means I also have a fridgerator full of Thanksgiving leftovers at my fingertips. Given those facts, what could be better than soup with dumplings and all-day movies? Nothing. Without further ado…
Read MoreQuick Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
The first time I went to New Orleans, I was 18. It was July. I was moving to Boston with my boyfriend and we were taking the long way. We were supposed to camp, but as soon as we pulled into town, we stopped for gas and I tell you the lights over the gas…
Read MoreVegetarian Borscht
A couple weeks ago I had the extreme pleasure of visiting Johnson’s Backyard Garden and getting a tour of the farm. I got to pull up beets right out of the ground and eat them in the fields under the sun. It was glorious. I met Brenton, who started the farm with his family in…
Read MorePotato Soup Recipe
I guess it’s the same as potato chowder? I’m not really sure what the difference would be since all potato soup recipes I’ve ever seen have cream or milk in them, which makes them chowders, too. So it seems they are the same thing. But then again, not all chowders have milk or cream. The…
Read MoreSuper Easy Curry – Down & Dirty Style!
A super-simple and fast recipe for vegetarian curry. This is a great idea for a delicious meal when you don’t have much time to spare. Or much food in the house.
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