Vichyssoise!!! Not Just for Potatoes Anymore.

I’d like to begin this post by saying that right now I am in love with this soup.  Really though, I may just be in love with myself for making it.  Or maybe I’m in love with Mark Bittman for giving me the ideas to create it.  It is good soup.  And so simple.  Perfect…

RECAP theme weeks {AND} November Giveaway

We just completed back-to-back weeks of  “theme” focused posts; apples recipes and the theme of indulgence. This was a trial-run. We had thought of the idea at a monthly meeting, put it on the back-burner until recently  and put the concept to the test for two weeks. For this month’s national giveaway, we’ll be asking…

{FOUR} simple applications for apple bliss

As our first week of our series {1 food 1 week} comes to a close , I will tackle apples with not one, two or three apple-based recipes but four moderately simple applications. 1. Juicing. When I lived in Los Angeles, I did A LOT of juicing. Daily. Blame it on the 98% sunshine and…

{Soup’s On!} Z is for Zucchini

Once the weather gets cool, all I want is to cook and eat soup. A bowl of soup with some homemade bread and butter, maybe a little salad…this is absolutely the perfect lunch. Or dinner. Or snack.  🙂  Soup just may be the perfect meal. This recipe (originally passed on to me from my sister,…

{Roasted} Carrot and Butternut Squash Ginger Coconut Soup

I winged this soup tonight and it was so good that I had to share it immediately without much storytelling. Sounds good right? Just a recipe. I made a quinoa & lamb loaf today, I make one once a week-recipe to follow later week, and I was feeling a side dish. I was in a…

Lazy Chef’s Lentil Soup

On many a cold, dreary day, I have found myself looking for a can of prepared lentil soup in my kitchen cabinets. Fortunately, since I seldom think to buy it when I’m at the grocery store, it’s usually not stocked in my home and I am forced to make a much healthier version from scratch. …