We’re still smack dab in the middle of National Soup Month and there’s nothing I want more on a bitingly cold day than a big, hot bowl of soup. I’ll take anything from the classic chicken noodle to a hearty vegetable. I especially love it when my soup has stuff in it. Stuff like noodles,… Continue reading Lasagna Soup
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Sausage Pasta Stew
Happy New Year! New years mean new plans, new resolutions and plenty of new recipes. This is the time of year I start with a clean slate and think about what I want to do and eat over the next few months. A lot of it depends on the seasons and what fresh produce is… Continue reading Sausage Pasta Stew
Capitol Hill Bean Soup
It’s finally been cold here in the South Bay. I mean, like 40’s cold. Now, I know that may not seem cold in other parts of the country, but here in Southern California, that’s downright frigid. So, when it’s that cold I look for hot, comforting foods; things like chili or casseroles or hearty, thick… Continue reading Capitol Hill Bean Soup
Beef and Barley Stew
Rain, glorious rain! Yes, if you’ve been living anywhere in California you know that we’ve been getting record amounts of rainfall over the past six weeks. Did you know that Northern California is officially out of the drought and Southern California is also almost there? It’s amazing! Don’t get me wrong, I love the rain.… Continue reading Beef and Barley Stew
Blackeyed Pea Stew and Chefs’ Toys
As I’m sure you’ve noticed I love to cook. I cook all sorts of things from entreés to desserts to of course cocktails. But I can’t cook anything if I don’t have the right tools; and while I have plenty of tools, there’s no rule that says I can’t have more. As a matter of… Continue reading Blackeyed Pea Stew and Chefs’ Toys
Mushroom and Sausage Tortellini Soup
While we were visiting my family over the holidays my mother hosted a New Year’s Day party. As with all her parties, she brought out her entertaining china and glasses. You know the entertaining china, it’s the really pretty stuff that only comes out three or four times a year when you’re having the big… Continue reading Mushroom and Sausage Tortellini Soup
Italian Wedding Soup
As a baker and cook I sometimes find myself looking for the most complicated thing to make for dinner because I feel like if I’m not making the product from 100% scratch then I’m not really cooking. I know it’s stupid but I’ve just never been one of those bakers who makes cakes or cookies… Continue reading Italian Wedding Soup
Pasta Fagioli
If there’s one thing I love it’s pasta. Spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, ravioli, tortellini, baked ziti… if pasta is a main ingredient, odds are I’m on board. And while I’ve tried numerous kinds of baked pastas or noodles with a variety of sauces, the one thing I’d never had was a pasta soup. I’d heard… Continue reading Pasta Fagioli