Waste Not Want Not – Getting the Most from your Food: Minestrone with Cheese Rinds, and a Vegetable Broth Bonus
Minestrone made with the freshest organic vegetables from our CSA and local farms epitomizes the late summer harvest. It also […]
Cumin-scented Tomato and Chickpea Soup with Socca
Arabic cooking around the Mediterranean as well as in the Middle East is characterized by combinations of spices, such as […]
Pea Soup à la Cappuccino
Imagine June. A table at the edge of a porch overlooking misty Lake Geneva. Thunder storm brewing. Sparrows flitting in […]
Cold Green Pea and Mint Soup
This soup captures the moment in late spring when shelling peas are at their peak and mint is young, when […]
Celery and Lovage Soup
Celery is at the top of the “dirty dozen” vegetables that harbor pesticides at the highest level. It basically has […]
Turnip and Greens Soup
What in the wor(l)d? This is a simplified version of a classic French soup known as “Potage Untel” as Julia […]
Simple Asparagus and Leek Soup
A Bowl of Spring The weather’s ugly, cold and wet, and yet Burstings of spring and just sprung leeks Mean […]
Mushroom Quinoa Soup
An aromatic, hearty soup for a cold spring day. A gluten-free version of mushroom barley soup, made with carrots and […]
Ginger Squash Soup with Mango-Kumquat Jam
Winter squash keeps so well over the (duh) winter season that I am still using very well preserved squashes that […]
Dark Days Week 13: Local Borscht
Borscht, hailing from the Ukraine and widely served throughout Eastern Europe, is perfect for the dark days of winter. As […]
Comments on the Dark Days: Butternut Squash Soup with Pear Compote
I know, I know. This is Week 11/12 but the official Dark Days Challenge was cut short this year. Who […]
Simple Supper: Cabbage Soup, Grilled Cheese and Pickled Okra
I posted this for the pickles. Last summer, I made a batch of okra pickled with vinegar, dill, garlic and […]
New England Clam Chowder, My Way
I’m not claiming this chowder is authentic but it uses classic ingredients, leans heavily on vegetables, goes lightly on the […]
Orange Parsnip Soup with Orange Marmalade
With the Spice Rack Challenge featuring citrus this month, I had to stop and think how I preserve and use […]
Dark Days Week 7: Fish Stew
When I make fish chowder, serious “soup,” I typically start with a strong fish stock sweated down from the bones […]
Not-so-thick Mushroom Barley Soup with Greens
Mushroom-barley is a classic soup that I find is typically too thick and gummy, possibly because it is made in […]
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