I'm calling this recipe Quick Creamy Cauliflower Soup because I happened to have a lot of cauliflower on hand this week. It looked especially nice and fresh at Westchester Greenhouse. But you can call it Quick Creamy Any Vegetable Soup. This flexible recipe works ... [Read More] [5 Comments. Please leave another.]
Hearty Minestrone Soup Recipe
The days are getting cooler and shorter. At my local farm stand bins overflow with late harvest vegetables. Perfect timing for Hearty Minestrone Soup. Thick with beans, pasta, Parmesan cheese and a riot of your favorite vegetables—in Italian minestrone means ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]
Anything Goes Gazpacho
Northeastern summers come as a shock to Americans cradled in the West. As children growing up in California, nothing filled my siblings and me with more joy than soaring temperatures—“Now it's a hundred and two!" By late morning my grandmother would call us in from play under ... [Read More] [2 Comments. Please leave another.]
Vichyssoise: Easy and Elegant Cold Summer Soup
On a warm Spring evening, nothing tastes more delicious than cold creamy potato Vichyssoise. This recipe is freely adapted from my mother's vintage 1970's cookbook, Soups for all Seasons. Please don't think about making Vichyssoise "healthier" by substituting milk for cream. ... [Read More] [9 Comments. Please leave another.]
Two-Bit Black Bean Soup with Pan-Fried Potatoes
This hearty soup would be well worth your efforts if it cost ten times as much to make. Instead it costs just 25¢ a serving. Two-Bit Black Bean Soup is fragrant with cumin and includes the surprise of cubed pan-fried potatoes. We serve it with rice and a variety of ... [Read More] [2 Comments. Please leave another.]
