Wednesday night, getting home in a rainstorm, and, now to figure out dinner. It’s nights like this that I wish I’d put up the slow cooker. Walk into an beautiful smelling house with something hot ready to eat. Unfortunately not this night. But I still feel like a hearty stew, let me see what I…
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What’s the difference between soup and stew? Nothing in the flavor, only the amount of liquid, soups have more, stews are thicker and heartier. I love them both, but, sometimes I don’t have the time to create that rich flavor that comes from cooking for hours. However, there is a secret, use broth not water,…
Lately I’ve been looking for alternatives to high carb veggies, and, with the rutabaga, I’ve found a good one. I grew up eating rutabaga, mum usually would mash it. But in England I knew it as a swede. So today I made rutabaga and Italian sausage stew, it was really delicious, so, I thought I’d…
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…
Shrimp (or prawns in England) are an abundant food source globally, they grow in most coastal regions. And, on top of that, they are delicious and easy to cook. I do love shrimp scampi, but, as usual I’m always looking for another way to cook dinner. There are other similar recipes around but this is…
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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…
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Borscht
My 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…