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…
Tomato Dill Bisque with Cheese Crisps
Imagine an industry so sweet yet so conniving. Imagine an industry being awarded for keeping scientific evidence from consumers.Yes, sugar. Follow the money, as my brother likes to say. Does big business have no conscience? My good friend, dietician Cheryl Weiss, says that sugar is the new fat. Industry used the low-fat craze as a ruse to load…
Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Brussels Sprout Chips
Do you have many secrets? I can only keep a secret for a few minutes, and if I do manage to keep one for longer, it’s because I forgot it. That happens occasionally. My advice to anyone who really, really wants a secret kept: Don’t tell it to anyone. If you happen to bump into OZ,…
Leek Soup – follow your gurus
Before starting to Jittery Cook, I was a weight watcher. Now I have a little more in common with the Barefoot Contessa than I’d like. No offense BC, but cooking for flavour can do a number on your scale — a number I’d rather not believe. My guru-friends do their best to guide me. Harriet Sugar…
Roasted Fennel Soup – Grown-up Flavour
What’s Hot? Jittery Cook is What’s Hot on BlogHer! Holly’s Halishkas have been syndicated by BlogHer. Check out the (little) syndication bling on the Jittery Cook New Age Stuffed Cabbage Roll post. What’s Blogher? A little publishing network reaching 37 million women each month. Here’s hoping that they all like halishkas and all the other…