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Cumin: A seed well-traveled
I know three things about cumin: It’s used widely in Indian and Mexican cuisine, it’s one of the two main ingredients in my “house seasoning”, and it’s essential to my chili, taco seasoning,…
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Cream of Mushroom Soup- Only if store bought ISN’T fine.
My morning Twitter stroll led me to this little gem today. A vicious battle between Ruby Tandoh (who just released her new book, Eat Up) and a pushy vegan lady. Okay, not that…
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Potato Leek Soup- For Jeffrey, Not Brett
This soup makes me think of Ina Garten. Or is it that Ina Garten makes me thing of this soup? I may have come across her recipe once while browsing a few recipes.…
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Pickle It! No Waste Pickles
My favorite way to prevent wasting produce is to pickle. Mostly because I am obsessed with pickles but also because you can pickle most anything and it…
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Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Soup
A friend of mine was working on a recipe and shopping list app. He asked me for feedback on some things about it. The concept was great, but there was one thing that…
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Cuban Inspired Black Beans
My “Little Pressure Cooker that Could” finally gave up on me yesterday. The tough part was that she called it quits while cooking black beans at a new client’s. There I was on…
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Chicken TORTILLA Soup
I LOVE a good tortilla soup. I have a confession though. Not even thinking about the name itself, I used to make it without tortillas! I’ve just enjoyed it so many times while…
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Red Chicken Pozole
Red Chicken Pozole is another one that came to me from a request by a weekly meal client. I hadn’t made it before. To be perfectly honest, I had never even eaten it…
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Cream of Chicken Soup with Ricotta Dumplings
“Chicken and dumplings meets cream of chicken soup” is how I describe this dish. The dumplings, very similar to a gnudi, are lighter than most traditional ones. Also, they are 100% food, unlike…
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Grilled Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Bacon Crimes Series Edition 1: Flabby Wrapped There is only one texture that bacon should be and that’s CRISPY! It’s one of the reasons I actually prefer thin-cut bacon over thick. When I have…
