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Savory Potato Leek Soup

As I’ve told both of our children, no one is obliged to like cooking if they don’t, however some basic survival cooking skills can come in handy when you’re on your own and can’t afford to eat out.  See new … Continue reading

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Refrigerator Soup

Someone posted a quote from a doctor on Facebook that says that we no longer eat real food, but food-like products.  That sort of stuck in my mind as we will be moving to our house in Pennsylvania for at … Continue reading

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Chickpea Hominy Soup with Herbs

Leftover baked ham, 1 frail carrot, 1/2 bell pepper, a huge bag of baby spinach. Pots and pots of fresh herbs.  Of course there were onions and garlic, the cupboard never gets THAT bare! Got my Zen thing going on, practicing … Continue reading

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Soupe a la Bretonne

This morning I was looking at Greg’s blog on Crawfish Boil Soup http://rufusguide.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/crawfish-boil-soup/ and thought soup sounded good!  I had some beautiful dos de cabillaud (cod fillet) and shrimp in the freezer, various odds and ends in the refrigerator that I thought … Continue reading

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Winter Ham Stew with Steamed Cabbage

As I said to Cecilia  http://thekitchensgarden.com/ the other day, “wine is medicine”, but I also find food preparation a type of restorative.  As I removed leftover Christmas ham from the freezer, emptied the refrigerator of fading celery and leeks, added onion … Continue reading

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Shrimp Soba Noodles

I think I’m allergic to Germany!  Just kid-ding.  But I do have a terrible cold.  It’s probably from going in and out of those really cold houses during our house hunting forays.  Boy howdy, you wouldn’t believe some of the … Continue reading

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Rindersuppenfleisch

We went to a Turkish restaurant on Saturday night.  It’s right across from the apartment, so we went over to check it out.  Although the food seemed to be toned down for Germans, it was okay and the waiter was … Continue reading

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Soupe au Pistou with Bacon

Although I’ve been making French pistou soup for over 30 years, my inspiration for today’s soup came from my heroine, Rachel Khoo.  I liked that she used summer vegetables because I usually make this soup in the winter.  I didn’t … Continue reading

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Monkfish Cheek Chowder

The weather is so crazy (global warming  :o ) that it’s hard to decide what’s seasonal and what isn’t.  Not that the season would have stopped me from making this lovely monkfish cheek chowder!  My “monger” had the goods and … Continue reading

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Pho, Pho, Pho

My favorite thing about pho is the pairing of crunchy vegetable toppings with hot flavorful soup.  This was very good.  Thanks R.S.! Unfortunately, I was unable to find fresh bean sprouts and had to use a jar of mixed Asian … Continue reading

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