I am all about the sides at Thanksgiving. I am happiest with a big bowl of mashed potatoes smothered in turkey gravy but not any turkey gravy. The key to my amazing turkey gravy recipe starts with making a homemade Turkey Stock. Go the extra effort as it is not that hard to make, it …
Soups and Stews
Some of my best recipe ideas pop into my mind while I am in the car, alone, listening to music. Or on the bike in spin class. My mind wanders, I start thinking about ingredients, and different ways of using them. As my mind plays with the ingredients, I begin storing these recipes away in …
I love cream of tomato soup. During our crazy soup eating habits lately, I started craving cream of tomato soup. Being the middle of winter, and no fresh tomatoes in our near future, I opted to use canned tomatoes. Guess what? It worked perfectly. Bonus points as Lenny is reading a book and they actually …
You are probably thinking this has become the soup series blog. Promise it hasn’t. Don’t you hate January, when everyone gives up everything good to eat, and all the fun disappears? I know we do, and while we are chugging along on this detox, we are dreaming of bonbons, cinnamon rolls, fried chicken, and waffles. …
Week one of detox did not go off as planned. We had unplanned dinners that popped up, and did not want refuse. As well, it was a busy week, training a new employee. Needless to say our eating habits could have been healthier. This recipe for Creamy Non-Dairy Broccoli Kale Soup is exactly the right …
Last week, as I was stumbling around in my post-London early rising state, I went into the kitchen made coffee then settled in at my desk. As I opened my RSS feed and began catching up on days lost, Amy’s soup completely grabbed me and pulled me in. My heart started racing with excitement as …