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…
Garlic Soup – David Tanis Market Cooking
Got a hangover? Want to strengthen your immune system? Or tweak your digestion? Forget the chicken soup! Garlic Soup can be served with a beaten egg, beaten yolks or poached egg. So get over your decisionitis and pick! I picked poached egg.
Scallion Soup Garnished with Creamed Goat Cheese
I’ve been to loads of cooking classes that focus on night-time entertaining menus, so it was with pleasure that I discovered Apron’s Cooking School’s brunch-making class: Peach Mimosa, Asparagus and Gruyère Tart, Scallion Soup Garnished with Creamed Goat Cheese, Crab Benedict with Field Green Salad and Lemon Bar Cheesecake. My companion and I were wowed by…
Cauliflower Black Bean Soup – Diced Avocado Garnish
Truth be told, I’m lazy. I have a minimal amount of energy that I need to spend carefully — to accomplish tasks and to enjoy living. If there’s a quick and easy way to get dinner on the table, I’m in. The Instant Pot is feeding my slothful ways. It’s like having a clever helper working away…
Easy Veggie Beer Soup – Warms the Cockles
I bit the bullet and bought an Instant Pot on Black Friday. It wasn’t the latest model and it wasn’t the larger size I was advised to buy, but it was over 60% off and I can rarely resist a bargain. Out came Marilyn Haugen‘s 175 Best Instant Pot Recipes cookbook, and lo and behold I’m starting each day with 3…
Glowing Carrot Soup with Roasted Parsnip Carrot Garnish
No one loves to stay home more than I do. Everywhere I look are reminders of tasks left undone — pleasant tasks that call out “read me, no me, cook me, no me, watch me, no me, stretch out here, no here, listen to music, no to CBC.” But enough! It’s time to venture out. I…