Every time my sister Julia shares a recipe, she offers lots of alternatives. I usually tell her that I’m only planning to write one version. Today is the exception. You can start with the basic recipe below or you can add leeks, rutabaga, turnip, smoked turkey, chicken or beef. You can thin the soup to…
Carrot Celery Apple Soup to Soothe the Soul
The sky has been falling. Henny Penny aka Chicken Little called it, along with Cocky Locky, Goose Loosey, Turkey Lurkey and Ducky Lucky. And then, just in the knick of time, something big transpired to soothe our collective souls. Someone eliminated Foxy Loxy. Here’s a little Carrot Celery Apple Soup recipe to help you continue healing…
Minestrone Meets Bubbie’s Cabbage Soup
My sister, Julia Richardson, is the brains behind this Minestrone Meets Bubbie’s Cabbage Soup. Our Bubbie Freda’s cabbage soup was melt in your mouth delicious. Truthfully, I could write sonnets about everything Bubbie Freda fed us — from bite-sized knishes with flaky exteriors and whipped potato, caramelized onion centers to sheet pan roasted chicken cooked with…
Ginger Lime Squash Soup – Cilantro Pumpkin Seed Garnish
Even before the ball dropped on 2020, I’d been hankering to try a plant-based diet — a combo of wanting to contribute to climate action and to eat simple, healthy foods. So far, so good — a frenzy of vegetables, legumes, grains, nuts, seeds and fruits, all enjoyable and satisfying. Ginger Lime Squash Soup with…
Carrot Squash Sweet Potato Soup – Mini Dill Matzo Balls
One Bubbie made floaters and the other, sinkers. I was partial to the floaters — soft, billowy matzo balls that melted in your mouth. My cousin always joked about bouncing the sinkers along the narrow long Seder tables. Add them to this Carrot Squash Sweet Potato Soup, and you get a perfect meatless alternative…
Russian Borscht – Famous Dishes From Around The World
My paternal Zaide hailed from Russia, and my Bubbie made spectacular, melt in your mouth cabbage borscht. My mom’s beet borscht was the perfect combo of sweet and sour with flanken, cooked to perfection. What makes this version of Russian Borscht so appealing, in today’s health climate, is its pure vegetable goodness — a combination…
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