This morning I woke-up to a chill in the air. The bone chill jumped started my winter weekend with an outrageously comforting healthy winter soup. With heaps of seasonal vegetables, and rich sources of antioxidant spices like turmeric, cumin, ginger and cinnamon, provided incredible flavor and reduced the need to add additional fat or salt.Who … Continue reading Savoring the Season: Moroccan Chicken and Vegetable Soup with Chickpea Croutons
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Weeknight Madness: Pasta Fagioli (Italian Bean and Pasta Soup)
Pasta Fagioli or as it sometimes called Pasta "Fazool" is an Italian style peasant soup which includes two inexpensive ingredients pasta and beans. You just need to add a few readily available ingredients and you have a delicious, healthy and satisfying soup. What I love about this soup is it is forgiving. A little less … Continue reading Weeknight Madness: Pasta Fagioli (Italian Bean and Pasta Soup)
Roasted Poblano Corn Chowder
Early autumn still means that peppers including poblanos are still abundant in overgrown summer gardens that are being prepared for the transition to the fall garden here in north Florida. This means as the fall bell rings there is time to still enjoy peppers in hearty soups and stews.The mildly spicy Mexican poblano pepper is … Continue reading Roasted Poblano Corn Chowder
Scenes from my Pantry: Split Pea Soup with Ham
It is almost spring! We have one last cool weather soup hurrah before winter is officially over. In honor of hearty and comforting soups I bring to you.....Split Pea with Ham.Split Pea Soup with HamServes 6-8Ingredients:1-lb dried split peas, rinsed and drained2- quarts vegetable or chicken broth1 ham bone 1 bay leaf2 onions, chopped3 carrots, chopped2 … Continue reading Scenes from my Pantry: Split Pea Soup with Ham
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Savoring the Season: Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup
Soup in my world is fundamental. It is basic, real and soulful. My love affair with soup may be because simply stated Soup can just happen. It can be made from almost anything leftover bits of meat, veggies, discarded celery tops, a handful of beans or pasta woven together in a broth, it just works, … Continue reading Savoring the Season: Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup
Fix and Freeze Hearty Italian Soup
When I am feeling stressed, tired and overwhelmed that there are not enough hours in the day, week or month, I start to crave time in my kitchen. My kitchen is my sanctuary where I retreat to relocate my center of gravity. I lean towards preparing comfort foods, preserving seasonal bounty or indulge in batch … Continue reading Fix and Freeze Hearty Italian Soup
Dirt to Table Experience: Leek and Potato Soup
Fresh Red Pontiac Potatoes from the GardenFresh Leeks too! Equals a Spring Fresh Potato and Leek SoupLeek and Potato SoupServes 6Recipe adapted from Alton BrownIngredients:1 pound leeks ( approximately 4-5 medium), cleaned, dark green sections removed. 3 tablespoons unsalted butterHeavy pinch of kosher salt, plus additional for seasoning14-ounces Yukon gold potatoes, approximately 3 (note: I used … Continue reading Dirt to Table Experience: Leek and Potato Soup
Keeping it Simple: Creamy Tomato Soup
We often forget that there are simple foods that nourish us body and soul. What comes to mind is a bowl of creamy homemade tomato soup. The only thing that might be missing from this bowl of perfection is a grilled cheese sandwich.Creamy Tomato SoupServes 6Recipe from Cooking LightDirections:1. Heat a medium saucepan over … Continue reading Keeping it Simple: Creamy Tomato Soup
Hot Soup: Chicken Khao Soi
This soup graced the cover of Bon Appetit magazine and then graced our family table. Boneless chicken thigh meat, chiles grounded into a paste with curry, garlic, cilantro, ginger and coriander, then simmered all together in coconut milk and broth are the highlights in this Thai inspired soup.Topped off with fresh red onion, lime, cilantro … Continue reading Hot Soup: Chicken Khao Soi
Tomatoes on the Vine 