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Sweet Potato Zucchini Vichyssoise

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One of my very favorite soup recipes is my mom’s classic vichyssoise, a French potato-leek soup that can be served hot or cold. My mom typically serves it piping hot accompanied by perfectly made grilled cheese sandwiches, and on a cold day that meal is the epitome of comfort food for me. Well, for this more »

Potato Turnip Soup with Greens Pesto

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If you are vegan, allergic to dairy, or just trying to cut down on fat or calories, this is the soup for you. There are few things as magical as a potato. When it’s pureed smooth you can hardly tell the difference between it or heavy cream in your soup. Be sure to try this pureed potato more »

Beef Barley Soup

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One of my favorite cooking activities for the rainy months of winter is to make homemade stock.  And my favorite recipe is a rich beef stock.  It takes two days to make and is worth every minute.  I use a mixture of beef oxtails, shanks and marrow.  I, really believe the marrow gives this stock more »

Spicy Chipotle Lentil & Sweet Potato Stew

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As winter draws to a close, cold, rainy, & all-around dreary days are – unfortunately – inevitable. Instead of wallowing in the cold darkness of days such as those, I embrace the weather by making something warm and comforting. Something that warms your belly and nourishes your body. Something like this lentil and sweet potato more »