Did you know that along with Artichokes, Leeks are in season? It’s true, and since they’re in season they taste amazing and they’re not very expensive so why not give this little cousin of the onion a try?? Last year around this time I made a Vegetarian Leek Pasta and this year I wanted to
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Potato Leek Puree
Did you know that along with Artichokes, Leeks are in season? It’s true, and since they’re in season they taste amazing and they’re not very expensive so why not give this little cousin of the onion a try?? Last year around this time I made a Vegetarian Leek Pasta and this year I wanted to
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Asparagus Cauliflower Soup
Spring Has Sprung Can we just have a moment for how pretty this soup turned out? Ok, I’ll stop basking in the glow of my photography and move on to telling you about this soup. This came about because asparagus is in season and one bunch costs a whopping 99 cents when I was
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Red Enchilada Soup
This soup was born of necessity… meaning it was quite cold here on Monday and I needed to figure dinner out. I looked in the freezer and found a package of cooked ground beef I keep around for just such on occasion. In the pantry I had a big can of red enchilada sauce and
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Cooking Lesson: Yellow Curry
I don’t know about ya’ll but I am a HUGE fan of yellow curry! If you’ve never tried it yourself I really can’t recommend it highly enough! It’s spicy and sweet and tangy and delicious and now you can learn to make it yourself thanks to chef Gavin Portsmouth at Take a Bao. If
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Minestrone With Cheese Tortellini
I know what you’re thinking… Is that a soup model? I understand how it’s confusing, I mean, the soup is so gorgeous it doesn’t even look real. But I assure you, it’s real, it was dinner last night at the Hollis house and it was awesome! It was hearty and warm (perfect for our rainy
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Kitchen Sink Stew
My grandma Neeley would have called this Hamburger Soup but I’m choosing to call it Kitchen Sink Stew because I quite literally threw in everything but the kitchen sink! I love this recipe becuase you can use anything and everything in your pantry and fridge: canned veggies, beans, rice, noodles, any fresh veggie, any meat.
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Cooking Lessons: Tender Greens Corn Soup
If you tuned in for last week’s cooking lesson, then you know that I had the good fortune to learn Panzanella Salad from chef Roy at Tender Greens. While there, I was also lucky enough to catch a second recipe, corn soup. I’m a HUGE fan of corn soup but have never actually made
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Baked Potato Leek Soup
I know it’s March, but in most parts of our country it’s still pretty chilly. Warm up with this creamy, hearty, bacony masterpiece I created last night. Here’s What You’ll Need: 6 Slices of thick cut bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces 1 Yellow Onion Diced 2 Large Carrots, Peeled and sliced 1 Leek,
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Butternut Squash Soup
It’s fall and I’ve been dying to make butternut squash soup to really commit to the season. So, as per usual I researched several different recipes and then created my own using a bit of this and a bit of that and a bit of my own hair brained schemes. The result was one of
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Hearty Beef Stew