Update and Redux: J – We love the silkiness of the bisque and the super tender shrimp. This recipe convinced me of the power of sharing really good food on our blog. We posted it one day and three days later over 16,000 liked it as well. Nice! C — … Continue reading
Category Archives: Soups
Squash Week: Vichyssoise
Update and Redux: C – A Summer soup that hard to pronounce and even harder to spell. Of course, that’s when you know you are eating something special. Well … most of the time anyway. This delicious silky creamy soup is wonderful if you have a lot of zucchini in … Continue reading
Attack of the Tomatoes Week: Roasted Tomato Soup
C – The tomatoes have finally attacked. I have been waiting and waiting for the tomatoes to attack. I guess when you prepare for the attack, it just doesn’t happen. Ironic. It’s taken a while this year for tomatoes to turn up. Or, maybe I just kept thinking it was … Continue reading
Summer Bistro Menu Week: Sunchoke Puree with Chive Oil and Creme Fraiche
Redux and Update: J — Last Fall when Scrivner at Azolla Farm gave us a huge basket of sunchokes, he said it didn’t matter how many we took. He was expecting to harvest about 2000 pounds. We didn’t need that much. This soup/puree/shooter has a very nuanced flavor … you … Continue reading
Farmer’s Market Week: Watermelon Gazpacho
C – Don’t rush this recipe. It gets better as it ages for a couple of days. The first day, it tasted Ok. It was a bit too sweet and the ingredients didn’t blend well. The second day was a lot better. It was like night and day. Wow. Everything … Continue reading
Farmer’s Market Week: Amaranth Soup with Shrimp
C – Don’t mess with my Sundays. My favorite day of the week is Sunday. I usually get to explore a great Farmer’s Market in San Francisco on Sundays. It’s great exercise, since it’s a mile away from my fiance’s apartment. I love every moment of walking, shopping and exploring. … Continue reading
Savory Lemon Week: Avgolemono (Chicken Soup with Egg-Lemon Sauce)
C – A Greek egg-lemon sauce chicken soup? I really couldn’t put my mind around this one when Jim suggested the idea. What would it even taste like? I don’t think I have had a Greek soup before. Was it going to be difficult to make? Would it taste good? … Continue reading
Vegetarian Soup and Stew Week: Spicy Black Bean Soup
C – Have you ever looked at a recipe and imagined what it would taste like? I do it all the time. Since we have been doing this blog, we have been getting really good at imaging what things will taste like. Sometimes, I can even predict something will taste … Continue reading
Vegetarian Soup and Stew Week: Winter Greens Soup
C – This is the best creamy vegetable soup I have ever had. The best part, there’s no cream! I am so glad Jim suggested that I look at Annie Somerville’s “Fields of Greens” cook book for vegetable soup recipes. Each soup I have tried has been amazing. Of course, … Continue reading
Vegetarian Soup and Stew Week: Mushroom-Barley Soup
C – When I attend a meditation retreat, the mushroom-barley soup they serve us is one of my favorite soups. It’s an amazing soup. It’s the first soup they serve you. It always feels like a gateway drug that makes you want to stay. This soup isn’t their mushroom-barley soup. … Continue reading