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Sep 1, 2019
Corn Soup with Red Pepper Coulis
I made the most wonderful corn soup last summer with scallops but today I wanted a vegetarian version that was lighter and all about the...
Aug 12, 2019
Keema Curry
Sometimes you want a quick curry and are not in the mood for long simmering stocks and carefully gauged layering of spices. This curry...
Jun 25, 2019
Dinner Gazpacho
I used yellow tomatoes for this so it was not as pretty as I expected it to be but it certainly was a filling and healthy soup. I have to...
Mar 28, 2019
Ramen Stock
It is personally very satisfying to turn the image below into the image above. The house smells great, you feel a completely undeserved...
Mar 2, 2019
Gingered Congee with Sweet Corn and Grilled Diver Scallops
Chinese Grandmothers, Aunties and Amahs around the world are probably screaming Munch-like as I post this inauthentic recipe. Too bad...
Feb 11, 2019
Seafood and Okra Gumbo
I must have read 50 recipes for gumbo online without coming across one that truly spoke to me. I concluded that there are as many...
Nov 24, 2018
Turkey Soup
As is my wont, I broke down the turkey carcass the day after Thanksgiving and made many pints of unsalted stock to be frozen for future...
Oct 10, 2018
Bonus Recipe: 10 Minute Pumpkin Soup (When Your Ill Child Needs Soup Fast)
L. is home sick today and feeling horrible. There is some bad cold, flu-ey thing going around his school and this morning he alternated...
Sep 25, 2018
Bonus Recipe: Duck Stock
Please admire my endeavors. This stock is great! It is delicious - rich, deep flavors that will be great in soups and stews this winter....
Sep 3, 2018
Chilled Cream of Corn Soup with Seared Scallops and Oregano Oil
This was, if I say so myself, a delicious soup. All the recipes I looked at on line for inspiration used water, vegetable stock or...
Aug 27, 2018
Bonus Recipe: Chilled Roasted Tomato Soup
This is the perfect soup for end of season tomatoes. The roasting enhances the flavor and, with only 3 ingredients, no one can say this...
Jan 11, 2018
Green Coconut Curry with Zucchini Noodles and Tofu
This can obviously be made with store bought green curry paste and will be quite delicious, but I had a specific taste in mind so made my...
Mar 2, 2016
Chicken and Root Vegetable Tagine
I will admit that this is a fiddly recipe in that there are a lot of steps but most of them don't really require a lot of time - you can...
Nov 19, 2015
Corn and Eggdrop Soup
I used the last of this year's corn today (unless LA has year round corn to go with the never ending monotonous sunny climate never mind...
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