A frightfully cold weekend has made me appreciate some very simple, but important, things - toasty slipper boots, a dog who loves to snuggle and the perfect winter soup. First of all, the slipper boots – yes, they are both slippers and boots. They are fabulous and I have pretty much been wearing them all weekend. [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Soups and Stews’
November 7, 2007
Semi-Quick French Onion Soup
French onion soup, in my opinion, is one of the one of the greatest soups of all time. When it’s served in a crock, topped with a big slice of bread and smothered in cheese, it’s so much more than a soup. But it’s also more than I want to mess with on a most [...]
March 7, 2007
Squash for Dessert
This week’s New York Times Dining & Wine section features a recipe for a Thai-inspired dessert squash soup made with coconut milk. I’m a sucker for any Thai dishes with coconut milk, so I will definitely have to give this a try. And it looks so pretty, I might not even blend it. There’s also [...]
February 21, 2007
Acorn Squash and Corn Soup
I don’t usually get too creative with acorn squash. Steam it or roast it, add some butter and brown sugar, and that’s about it. But my first newsletter from Newleaf Natural Grocery included a recipe for acorn squash and corn stew. What I made was a variation of that recipe, the biggest difference being the [...]
February 20, 2007
Herbed Vegetable and Pasta Soup
There’s still about at least a foot of snow outside, and it doesn’t look like it will be melting any time soon, so Sunday seemed like the perfect day to stay inside with a big pot of soup. And, with my lovely box of new vegetables, I felt the need to use up what was [...]
