Onion soup is a broth-soup made from caramelized onions, sherry, and (traditionally meat-based) broth. It is usually served with bread and croutons where are placed on top and then browned under a broiler. I’ve replaced the sherry in this recipe…
Celeriac is the bulby root of the wild celery plant. Eaten raw it is similar to jicama, cooked it’s closer to a turnip. It has a very smooth texture and a light, fresh taste of celery stalk. Trim and peel…
This post requires a little bit of a confession on my part: I was once a curry-holic. For a 3-4 year period, I would eat curry about 4 times a week (not including leftovers). After pounding my coconut allergy into…
Invariably rich, the sweet potato lends it’s creamy nature to chowders and stews. With the exception of the nondairy milk, there is no added fat in this recipe! You can of course make it richer by using coconut or cashew…
I make this whenever I feel a cold coming on or when I get the sniffles. Garlic bolsters your immune system and is shown to have anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and even ant-viral properties. This comes from a traditional Irish recipe, sans…
Lentil soup was another one of my Mom’s dishes. She would have it cooking all day long in the crockpot, the smell filling the house. It’s one of those things that takes me back to my early childhood. Now I…
This entirely Russian recipe popped up in the 1800s and has seen been twisted by many different cultural preferences. Stroganoff or Stroganov was once a dish of straight meat in a cream sauce, later mushrooms and onions were added to…
Curry is in my top 5 favorite foods. It pretty much my favorite comfort food and go to recipe when I don’t know what to make for dinner. It’s important to have a good curry spice blend (without fish or…