The Mechanic CooksMy fathers side of my family is Eastern European. They left Russia in the late 1800’s. They brought with them, their heritage, traditions, and obviously their cooking styles and recipes. Borscht is one of them. A delicious soup made with beets, vegetables and stock. Served with a dollop of sour cream, it’s hearty and healthy,…
I’m at the store, looking for ingredients for my stew. I’m in the soup aisle, and there they are boxes and boxes of stock, chicken, vegetable and beef. And then I see, boxes and boxes of broth, chicken, vegetable and beef. I have a decision to make, stock v’s broth, and that’s what this post…
Stock is very important. It’s the base for soups and stews. It can be made from pretty much anything, poultry, meat or vegetables. In this particular recipe, I’ll make ham hock stock. If you read some of my other recipes, you’ll notice I use a lot of stock. Well, why not? Liquid is a major…
Fall is squash season, and I love to cook. The choices are endless. So sweet pie pumpkins were on sale. I’ve been trained to buy what’s on sale. So I bought one and made creamy sweet pie pumpkin soup. Let’s start by talking about pumpkins, Pumpkins are squash, like Butternut, Acorn, and Kabocha squash. They…
The leaves change color, the air is crisp, there’s a frost on the ground, it’s fall, and squash season. What better way to herald in the changing season than creamy kabocha squash soup. Hearty, healthy and warms the soul Well, that sounds great in a temperate climate, I used to live in New Jersey. But…
The leaves change color, the air is crisp, there’s a frost on the ground, it’s fall, and squash season. What better way to herald in the changing season than creamy butternut squash soup. Hearty, healthy and warms the soul Well, that sounds great in a temperate climate, I used to live in New Jersey. But…
