Soup 
There’s an egg in my soup
Some of you will not go for this. I get it. I might have been one of you had I not experienced this meal with friends a few weeks ago. Putting a poached egg in the middle of a bowl of tomato soup isn’t something I would have done on my own, but it was [...]
Plot to Plate: Green Goddess Soup
You wanna try something new that’s easy, gorgeous and delicious? This is it. Stepping out the door to fetch a handful of fresh herbs is part of the attraction. With its fresh taste and brilliant aura, this verdant spring soup might transport you to a land where the sun shines, the garden grows and the [...]
An Ode to Roots & Bones
Roots and bones, I’m not breaking up with you, I just need some space.
Roots — celery root, rutabaga, turnip, parsnip — you know who you are. I’ve gotten to know you well and appreciate your subtle flavor and unique nature more than ever before. I’ve grow to depend on you, day in and day out. [...]
Tomato Love Gone Bad
I love tomatoes. I wish I could eat them three times a day, 365 days a year. Thankfully, I cannot – there ’s usually a price to pay for such indulgence. And it’s more than that.
I read this article the other day and was reminded of our expectation that we’ll have what we want to [...]
Fast Forward to Spring Green Soup
Will someone please hand me the remote so I can skip the whole “March comes in like a lion” thing and go directly to the part where it “goes out like a lamb?” First thing this morning Charlie announced in his sometimes aggravatingly cheerful voice, “Looks like we’re going back to winter.” Oh no, [...]
Earthy Romance: Wild Mushrooms & Farro
I made soup today with dried wild mushrooms and farro. It may be the color of oatmeal, but trust me, this is not your morning mush. It’s a sexy soup for nighttime, candlelight and romance, which is in the air this week. Then again, it’s just soup for a Monday night. Mushrooms in the wild [...]
An Alluring Cauliflower Soup
I looked at a cauliflower the other day and thought it looked voluptuous. That’s what January in the northern hemisphere will do to a person. Later on the cauliflower soup did look and taste voluptuous, robust, creamy, curvaceous and thick with garlicky croutons.
Before the big freeze in December we had a regal purple beauty in [...]
Julia’s French Onion Soup With a PNW Accent
We love Julia Child because she relishes making hoity-toity French food, but brings it down to earth, pun intended. When she drops a chicken on the floor or licks her fingers we know she’s one of us.
I’ve made her French onion soup for years and while she’s specific about process, ingredients are straightforward. As [...]
