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It’s no secret that I love soup. What’s not to like about it? Easy to make, you can use scraps from your kitchen, they’re usually healthy, and make great leftovers. Win, win, win, WIN in my opinion. Two weekends ago it was cold here in SF, and I was craving an Italian-style soup, but one [...]
Filed under: Food, Italian, Recipes, Soups | Tagged: Italian, minestrone, Recipes, soup, tomatoes | 15 Comments »
Early last week, I felt a cold coming on, and even though the symptoms never got too bad, I took it as a sign that I needed to slow down and take it easy for a few days. The fatigue was the worst part — it felt like rolling out of bed would be the [...]
Filed under: Food, Recipes, Soups, Veggies | Tagged: easy recipe, Food, Recipes, soup, winter recipe | 13 Comments »
Even with boots, chilly weather, and blog posts about pumpkins, to me, it’s not officially fall until I make a batch of butternut squash soup. For one thing, it’s easy, filling, and oh-so healthy. But the soup’s gorgeous, saturated orange color? The way it warms you from the inside out? Fall. Totally fall. Butternut squash [...]
Filed under: Food, Kitchen Basics, Recipes, Soups, Squash | Tagged: butternut squash, fall recipes, soup | 12 Comments »
The other day I was at the gym at a Barre Pro class (kind of similar to a Bar Method class, except more awesome), and we were in the middle of set 1,000,000 of some shoulder press/squat routine. The whole class was starting to poop out, but Stephanie, our fearless and amazing instructor shouted, “C’mon [...]
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When I was in college, I watched Food Network all. the. time. My roommates can vouch for this. If there was a long enough break between classes, you can bet I was on the couch, drooling over what Giada was whipping up. Back then, I adored Everyday Italian, Good Eats, and Barefoot Contessa. I was even [...]
Filed under: Food, Recipes, Soups | Tagged: beans, Chili, cooking, Food, recipe, vegetarian, Vegetarian Recipes | 3 Comments »
I’m pleased to report that when it comes to bringing my lunch to work, I’ve been doing great these last few weeks. {Pat on the back}. It really does help you save a boatload of money, and you have the benefit of eating something that’s a lot more healthful than what you’d probably end up [...]
Filed under: Food, Mexican, Poultry, Recipes, Soups | Tagged: chicken chili, chicken stew, Chili, Recipes, soup, tailgate recipe | Leave a Comment »
Though I grew up in Austin, my grandmother lived only a short drive away from us in the outskirts of Houston. So as a kid, my parents would often unload me let me spend long swaths of time at her house in the summer — sometimes three weeks or even a month. She would take [...]
Filed under: American South, Childhood, Food, Soups, Travels | 2 Comments »
That buffalo roast from the last post? Here’s another use for it: a ridiculously delicious, super flavorful, surprisingly nutritious Sunday night soup. Observe: Behold the power of my latest cleaning-out-the-fridge invention! Egg flower soup with a pho like twist: the addition of very rare, thinly shaved red meat, which is cooked to perfection in the [...]
Filed under: Asian, Eggs, Food, Other meats, Recipes, Soups | Leave a Comment »
