Soups

Pumpkin Stew in a Pumpkin!

   Spicy, heartwarming, and deceptively impressive. The perfect dish for entertaining! The stew itself can be made in advance. Then, on the day of your party, just place the stew inside the pumpkin (or pumpkins if you want a really impressive stew) and bake away. The aroma will get all your guests’ tummy’s rumbling. And […]

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Thai-inspired Butternut Squash Soup

This soup is subtle. And interesting. So much so that I find myself taking another spoonful just to discover another flavor. Overall, this soup is just pureed butternut squash. But then I added traditional Thai spices (like lemongrass, ginger, curry, and coconut) and suddenly it became one of the most interesting soups I’ve ever tasted. Surprisingly,

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Pistou Soup

This soup will make your taste buds dance for joy. Just pure deliciousness. The other day I decided to resume my cold-weather habit and baked some french bread. This got me thinking about traditional French soups. Pistou soup is a vegetable and bean soup in an herbed broth. The name comes from the pistou sauce that is dolloped

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Potato Celeriac Soup

Cool-weather soup season is just around the corner! I love soup. I love blending the perfect flavors together to make the most comforting meal ever. Celeriac is the perfect vegetable to kick-off soup season. Celeriac, also called Celery Root, is a crazy looking vegetable!   The tops can be used as a garnish, but is

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Chilled Cucumber Soup

When I picked up our CSA box last week and saw how many cucumbers were in it, I knew chilled cucumber soup was in my future! The hot and humid weather of late solidified that idea. Cucumbers actually do have a chilling effect since the inside of a cucumber can be up to 20 degrees

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