Do you like to try new recipes? Or are you a creature of habit? I’m a bit of both. Food & Wine Magazine is chock full of tempting new recipes — and their January 2019 front cover recipe from Yasmin Khan‘s Zaitoun cookbook stole my heart. Say yes to Rocket Soup and let yourself get…
Curried Peach Squash Soup
We are straddling seasons—one toe in winter, both hands white knuckled grasping tenaciously and struggling feverishly to hang on to any shred of a memory of summer. Or is that just me? So here’s a soup that bridges the seasonal gap. I live by turning lemons into lemonade—but not literally. I don’t drink sweetened drinks. But…
Leek Potato Soup – A Beautiful Mess
My 2 year-old great niece Ava looked around as her parents were packing for a move from California to Scotland. “Put it back, mama, put it back,” she yelled. “This not very nice.” Then she adds, “Wow, what a beautiful mess!” What beautiful messes have you encountered lately? My Leek Potato Cheddar Melt was a beautiful…
Lobster Bisque or Heavenly Sea Broth
Cathy Pollak‘s “This Lobster Bisque is Better Than Sex“ inspired me to overcome my fear of lobster bisque failure. I’ll let you decide on the appropriateness of Cathy’s title. You can use lobster shells to make a heavenly sea broth—or you can purchase whole lobsters to make a bisque graced with chunks of lobster tail. Lobster Bisque…