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…
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…
Rocket Soup – To the Moon and Back
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…
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…