If you’ve never had prosciutto di Parma — that’s imported prosciutto from Parma, Italy — give it a try. While domestic prosciutto offers a faint taste of the faintly smoky, deeply savory, and lightly cured flavor so intrinsic to good prosciutto, the real deal offers a much richer, more pronounced taste. Yes, the good stuff [...]
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One of the easiest ways to make soup is the blender method: place all your ingredients in a blender, press “on,” and let the ingredients puree themselves into creamy soupiness. It’s a common technique for chilled soups, but if you like, you can pour the soup into a pot and heat it through if you’d [...]
Nothing warms up a cold winter night like spicy soup. I don’t mean spicy-hot, I mean spicy-variety — in this case, a simple blend of curry powder and cilantro. (Technically, cilantro is an herb, but I’m going to lump them together under the concept of “spice.”) The slightly sweet carrots provide the perfect canvas for [...]
Should you find yourself with leftover turkey this holiday season, rejoice! There’s no end to what you can do with leftover turkey. (Or chicken, for that matter. In fact, just about any leftover meat can be put to a myriad of culinary uses.) This easy-to-make soup includes a host of holiday ingredients: carrots, green onions, [...]
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I know that beef and chicken are America’s favorite meats — and I like the occasional steak or wing, too — but I think lamb and pork are where it’s at. Especially pastured lamb and pork. My recent one-pound purchase of ground pork from my farmer plus the onslaught of cold weather prompted me to [...]
There’s nothing like soup to perk up a rainy day or a holiday gathering. And since this simple soup uses non-perishable/long-life ingredients like dried mushrooms, onions, and squash, you can stash away your ingredients now so that you can make soup whenever the mood strikes you. You could even skip roasting your own squash and [...]
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‘Tis the season for acorn squash! They’re cute, they’re compact, and they’re easy to roast and then use in soups, sauces, and even baked goods. They’re also easy to cut in half thanks to their firm ridges — those nice straight angles provide stability as you use a large, heavy knife to make a neat [...]
Many people assume that summertime brings the most fruits and veggies to the table, but early fall is actually the prime time for both home gardeners and farmers: in September, corn is the sweetest, tomatoes are bursting at the stems, herbs are going gangbusters. And then there are the furiously growing zucchinis and pumpkins and all [...]
Recently, I was introduced to a West Coast singer/songwriter who — along with being an inspired and inspiring artist and entertainer — is also a proponent of gluten-free cuisine. Chris Levy’s band is called “Son of Levi” in honor of his father, and his album “Always” was released earlier this year. (You can check out [...]
With the days so dang hot, odds are you don’t want to fire up all of your burners to make dinner. You also might be inclined to lighter, satisfying-without-making-you-feel-stuffed fare. Maybe you even have some veggies growing rampant in your garden. What does all this add up to? No-cook soups. Just toss everything in a [...]
