Category Archives: Soups
Tom Kah Kai (Thai Chicken Coconut Soup)
I was going to title this post “De-toxify: Tom Kah Kai” (get it, it rhymes?!?), but my husband looked at me like I was one of the top five biggest nerds on the planet, shook his head, and then asked … Continue reading
Filed under Lactose Free, Soups, Uncategorized
D- Seattle Summer…D- : Velvet Corn Soup with Crab and Bacon
For those of you who live in Seattle, I think you will agree this has been a crap summer weather-wise. Granted, we were spoiled last year with weeks on end of perfect, sunny days and cool, clear nights, but this summer with its cold, rain, wind, and gray has been the sort of thing that gives our fair city a bad rep. Continue reading
Filed under Lactose Free, Seasonal Cooking, Soups, Uncategorized
“Lord have mercy…you lost??” : Seafood Stew
My mother was recently out to visit and decided she would walk back from the local library to our house. If you’ve read, Good, Cheap, and Fast, you know that our neighborhood has its wonderful parts and its decidedly not so wonderful parts. Tall, beautiful, unfailingly elegant, and refined, to put it simply, my mother is not the kind of person you typically see walking around the ‘hood. Continue reading
Comfort food goes Chic: Creamy cauliflower & gruyere soup
We all have that sweater…it’s a bit too big, definitely too wide, has holes in the sleeves, and a stain on the side, but to us it is perfect. Representing comfort and familiarity we pop it on feeling perfectly content, weekend after weekend, much to the groans and chagrin of our more fashion savvy friends. Continue reading
Filed under Comfort Foods, Soups
“Lobster again? YUCK”: Classic New England Lobster Bisque
Home for the weekend in Ipswich, MA between client meetings in NYC and Boston, my mother and I decided to make a lobster bisque as a treat and celebration of this year’s holiday season. Continue reading
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B+: White Bean Chicken Chili
I have been looking for simple, affordable, and tasty dinners that can be made in 30 minutes or less and satisfy a crowd. This Chili fits that bill to a T. It’s not out-of-this-world spectacular. You won’t fall asleep wishing for more. But it’s pretty damn tasty and with the addition of the Toppings Bar, quite fun. Continue reading
Filed under Cheap Eats, Soups
The art of elegance
The art of making soup, like living life, is an imperfect science. Continue reading
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The Outcast
The day I decided to start a food blog I was making Mushroom Bisque. Having resolved that my food processor (heretofore referred to only as FP) was utterly too high maintenance, I was determined to use the blender. As the … Continue reading
Filed under Kitchen Trials and Tribulations, Soups, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
