soups, stews, & chowders

egg drop soup

December 17, 2012

 Feeding toddlers is a funny business. It cracks me up. Sophie (like most toddlers) has a very specific palate. Sophie loves berries, almost all fruits, strong cheeses, beans, pasta, dark chocolate, and fancy breads (rosemary, Tuscan olive, whole grain, asiago, etc.) She does NOT like muffins, pancakes, waffles, biscuits, Kraft macaroni, potatoes in almost any [...]

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chicken bacon wild rice soup

November 14, 2012

Last week, we were hit with a cold wave that send us from the high 80s/low 90s into the 70s-80s. That may not sound like much of a difference, but the wind was blustery, and it was chilly enough to really need to bundle up for our morning walks. It put me in a soup [...]

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smokey black bean and lentil soup

January 2, 2012

Welcome back from the season of self-indulgence. Resolutions or not, many of us are ready to run from the sweets and toward anything green or healthy. Have I got just the thing for you!

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chorizo and white bean soup

October 26, 2011

 I love the autumn–crisp air with a bit of a bite to it, sweater weather, and–of course–the advent of soup season.

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lemon chicken and orzo soup

June 10, 2011

Believe it or not, I’m not on a super lemon kick. I’ve just been trying to see how Sophie tolerates citrus, so I’ve been trying a few recipes with lemon. So far, she’s done well (hallelujah!), so this recipe was actually to try out the whole onions/garlic thing. She seemed to do well with this [...]

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chicken cacciatore (df)

February 14, 2011

Although I’ve loved cooking from a young age, I really didn’t start experimenting with new recipes until I went away to college. I was fortunate to happen upon the cookbook section of my university library one afternoon while looking for a secluded place to study. Needing to stretch my legs and take a short break, [...]

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cincinnati chili

October 8, 2010

My family moved around a lot when I was growing up, a tradition I’ve continued into adulthood. I think I’m on my 13th state-t0-state move (I just turned 24). Anyway, for the last 2 1/2 years of high school, my family and I lived in a teeny-tiny, itty-bitty town in Ohio. It was actually classified [...]

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minestrone

September 21, 2010

Updated from the archives It’s official: I am a crazy person. Probably not a news flash to anyone who reads this blog, but there it is all the same. It’s the very beginning of fall and I’m already three soup recipes in. This might not seem strange, until you consider the fact that the chilliest [...]

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