Last week I shared a recipe for the truly wonderful chevre bisque (pictured above) from the Soup & Bread Cookbook. The name of the soup gave me pause, as technically its not a bisque ...
Memorial Day weekend signals the start of the summer season. Out come the white pants, in go the tomato plants. Entertaining moves outdoors, and the food moves from hot to cold. Its no different in t...
Olives in soup? Yes! The combination of olives and potatoes is oh-so-tapas, and this recipe adds real Manchego cheese for that extra bit of Spanish flair. Deb of Kahakai Kitchen adapted this recipe f...
From the Soup & Bread Cookbook, you chose this chevre bisque garnished with lobster, and Im delighted to share the result. (A very close second in the voting, the tortilla soup, will be coming yo...
Clams, mussels, oysters, scallops, shrimp. Here in New England, they all spell chowder, because thats our soup, but dont feel limited by our provincialism. Popular in all coastal countries, shellfish...
Beans and slow cookers belong together. Beans and sausage belong together. This recipe for calico bean soup with smoked sausage, from Eat at Home, brings it all together, and it couldnt be easier. Gi...
Fran Lebowitz -- essayist, humorist, and social commentator -- once quipped, "Cold soup is a very tricky thing and it is the rare hostess who can carry it off. More often than not the dinner gue...
In January I pledged to work more kale into my cooking this year. I thought it would be like taking medicine, or eating cauliflower (which, Im sorry to admit, I truly detest), but oh, how wrong I was...
This slow cooker recipe for spicy ground beef and bean soup with cabbage and spinach, from Kalyns Kitchen, defines the term "meal in a bowl." Though Kalyn calls it spicy, the heat comes fro...
Many famous chefs recipes instruct you to make lots of components before you even get to the main part of the recipe. I really dont like that, and yet, Im going to do that to you today. You only need...
Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone! In the house where I grew up, we never ever ate Mexican food, so I didnt learn about the wonders of south-of-the-border cuisine until I went to college in a town with a...
You asked for more slow cooker soup recipes, so starting today, Ill share links every Friday to great slow cooker soups from other food blogs. (And remember: if you dont have a slow cooker, you can m...
Rhode Islands nickname, The Ocean State, lets you know there is no shortage of fresh-caught seafood available here. And because we have a great variety of seafood, we have chowders. Not just clam cho...
Okay, Im not always the most patient person. I can wait forever to find the perfect pair of shoes or the perfect office chair, but I cant stand waiting on line at any restaurant, or the bank, or a go...
Never underestimate the power of soup: the power to connect, to entertain, to nourish, to sustain. Thats the message of the Soup & Bread Cookbook, a collection of recipes and stories by Martha Ba...
When Im consciously trying to improve my health -- building strength, detoxing, beating a cold or flu, or general healing -- I add fresh ginger to everything. Well known as an anti-inflammatory and a...
If vichyssoise and steamed asparagus had a love child, it would look just like this creamy asparagus leek soup. Its not quite asparagus season here in Rhode Island, though everything is so early this...
Dear readers, please take a moment and let me know whether you own, or plan to buy, a slow cooker. (Now that Ive fallen in love with slow cooker cooking, and figured out how energy efficient and budg...
If youve already filed your annual tax returns, you might not suffer the headaches, back aches, or generally upset stomachs many of us could experience this weekend, as we put the finishing touches o...
My husband Ted and I dont get to cook with our grandsons as often as wed like to, but when we do, we have lots of fun together. The boys, now old enough to be both interested in cooking and capable, ...
The whole idea of nut soup: does it seem weird to you? Nuts dont sound smooth, like we expect soup to taste, but dont count them out. Nuts add body, depth, texture, and, well, nuttiness. Youll need y...
At the soup cook-off at our local library a couple of months ago, tasters voted this carrot soup winner of the Peoples Choice Award, and its no secret why. Even after riding in the car and being rehe...
Every culture has its chicken soup, not always made with chicken, but always made with chicken soups magical power to restore you to health and contentment. Scientific evidence supports miso soups be...
After a cathartic hour cleaning out my freezer last week, I realized that the stockpile of homemade soup stock I assumed was hiding in the back, buried under sugar-free ice pops and waffles and bags ...
When I say ramps, do you think of highway exits, or furniture moving trucks? Or do you think of the wild leeks you find at farmers markets for just a few weeks every year? Ramps, a seasonal delicacy,...
Karen brought this green posole soup with chicken to our January Soup Swap, and I managed to snag a quart. With a bit of help from the grocery store, this hearty soup definitely qualifies as a quick-...
Whats more budget-friendly than potato soup? And whats more belly-filling than potato soup? Potato soup gets a bit of a bad rap, for being bland and boring. Oh, how wrong that is! Think of potatoes a...
From The Soup Bible, you chose this Indian mushroom soup, and I enjoyed making it for you because it filled my kitchen with the most marvelous, musky aroma. The recipe takes less than 30 minutes star...
In the house where I grew up, peas meant one of two things: Le Sueur tiny peas in a can (remember the silver label?); or, supernaturally bright green peas in a freezer bag with supernaturally bright,...
My husband Ted adores beets, so I snagged a quart of this beet, orange and five-spice soup at our Soup Swap last month. Jessicas write-ups of her soups are always as much fun as the soups are delicio...
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