The August vegetable explosion is on! Tomatoes are ripe and richly flavored, squash is thin-skinned and tender. All are available in peak abundance at local farmer’s markets. This “soup” of vegetables simply stewed in their own juices cooks, as if by magic, with a simple layering of the ingredients in a pot. I culled this [...]
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Category Archives: Soups
Yes, Soup For (Just) You, When You “Serve Yourself”
April 12, 2011 – 11:40 am
Sweet Potato Soup with Chickpeas, Chorizo and Kale (here I used the vegan chorizo by Field Roast), from, Serve Yourself: Nightly Adventures in Cooking for One, Joe Yonan If I were permitted only one word to describe Washington Post Food Editor Joe Yonan’s first book, Serve Yourself: Nightly Adventures in Cooking for One, what [...]
A Bowl of Braised Pork Belly Ramen for Michael Symon
September 24, 2009 – 7:35 am
Last Fall I found myself completely won over by the succulent charms and satisfaction of home-braised pork belly. That was the season I worked on testing recipes for the chapter, Fresh Bacon: The Glories of Braised Pork Belly, in Michael Symon’s Live to Cook: Recipes and Techniques to Rock Your Kitchen.
Tea and Rice and Everything Nice
April 7, 2009 – 12:16 pm
Although my meat post brought all the boys to the yard, this week I’m taking a break from the carnage. Testing and tasting 250 recipes destined for the grill in not much more than a weeks time can wreak havoc on your palate, not to mention your belly. Rubs and marinades contain a lot of [...]
A Beautiful Soup
January 14, 2009 – 6:08 pm
Some cooks learned their skills from the pages of Julia, some from Jacques, but I developed my skills and penchant for foods from every corner of the globe via Cuisinart’s (defunct) Pleasures of Cooking magazine. I’m sitting here with my little 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, slightly grimy issue from November 1978 ($2.00), stunned with [...]
From Pot To Bowl
August 13, 2008 – 12:42 pm
Mmmm…soup’s on. While in Seattle a few months back I slurped up a deliciously warming bowl of parmesan brodo with controne beans at How To Cook A Wolf. With that memory of a meal in mind, I put together this soup: a base of a richly golden chicken and turkey stock simmered with a chunk [...]
Mucho Mangoes
April 15, 2008 – 9:52 pm
After taking a gentle hint from fellow blogger Maybelle’s Mom of Feeding Maybelle, I’ve entered this photo of edible yellow-ness into A Taste of Yellow. A Taste of Yellow is a photo event hosted by the blog Winos and Foodies, designed as a creative means to raise awareness and support of LiveSTRONG Day within the [...]
