Dinners are important. The day is over, time to enjoy a relaxing meal. Well, that sounds nice, but usually isn’t true. The day is far from over, there’s still stuff to do. So a dinner that cooks itself would be nice, and, minimal dishes would be nice too. Now, most dinners don’t cook themselves, but,…
Category: Soups and Stocks
A little while ago I was asked to make some chicken feet broth. There’s only one problem. Chicken feet are gross! However, it turns out, it’s good for you, and the doggies too, it’s a great source of collagen. As always, when I write a post, I do the research, and, cook the recipe to…
One day my good friend Rita handed me a package of chicken feet. Of all the parts of the chicken, the feet are not exactly something I run to cook. They’re kind of gross. I vaguely remember a book I used to read to my sons at bed time about chicken feet in a soup.…
I guess I should start by saying that Pasta E Fagioli, to be authentic, requires just two ingredients that the name implies. Pasta and Fagioli. Fagioli is the Italian word for beans, so it has to contain pasta and beans to be authentic. Mine contains pasta and beans. So, it’s authentic Pasta E Fagilio, now,…
I hate to throw food out, especially if it’s still good and tasty. So, one day, some leftover spiral cut ham and bone was donated to me by a very good friend. What was I supposed to do, I said thank you and took it home. As with everything I’m not too sure what to…
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Classic Chicken Soup
It is the ultimate comfort food. Originally a poor mans dish, the last bit of flavor from the chicken bones drawn out in a broth. That, in turn, would be the basis of the soup. To that, add meat, if there was any to spare, vegetables that were available locally and maybe grain based dumplings…
My plan is to make chicken soup. It’s good for the soul, the ultimate comfort food. But to make chicken soup, well, you need chicken broth. Not broth from a box, no, broth from bones, chicken bones, cooked overnight, slowly. I have post on broths and stocks, check it out, there’s some good stuff in…
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Seasoned Croutons
We seem to like crunchy things. Well, to be a little more scientific, I should say textural differences. Or maybe its the flavors that come with them. Them being seasoned croutons. They definitely have a place on the table. They can be added to different dishes and are surprisingly easy to make. The croute The…
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Broccoli Cheddar Cheese Soup
There is a national restaurant chain that has a really good broccoli cheddar cheese soup. I think you know where I’m talking about. It’s delicious, it’s cheesy, it’s just oh so good. Well, this post will go over how to duplicate that at home. It’s just as cheesy and creamy as the original. But it’s…
Slow cooker meals are delicious. They cook all day, and fill the house with wonderful smells. After all that cooking, the taste is, well, awesome, but, it’s a little, soupy. Or, even a soup is a little, well, too soupy, it’s good soup, just needs to be a little thicker. You know what I mean,…