I had grand plans for today's recipe, but Owen was sick all last week and this past weekend. So instead of a big, fancy Thanksgiving-type dish, I have this quick and simple 10-minute corn soup. I don't mean to sound negative! It's actually really delicious, and kind of perfect for a rainy Monday the ...
Broccoli Apple Soup
Much to my chagrin, Owen will eat exactly three vegetables: corn (only on the cob, thanks), steamed carrots, and broccoli. When he was a baby, I made him all sorts of healthy veggie purees: sweet potato, peas with mint, and zucchini with basil. He loved them! I smugly thought that my diet must have ...
Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Indian Spices
Do you have any cooking roadblocks? Like procedures or ingredients that make you run in the other direction? I think pie crusts and yeast breads stop a lot of people in their tracks. It's understandable--they are time consuming and difficult to get right. You really have to have a "feel" for when ...
Quick Chipotle Black Bean Soup
My first apartment in New York was on East 83rd Street, on the same block as an Italian restaurant called Erminia, which the Zagat Guide described as "cave-like," "transporting," "romantic," and "very expensive." We never went, but my roommates and I walked by it often, on our way to the Mexican ...
