Rustic Parsnip Pear Soup

Root vegetables are so rustic and earthy, yet so sweetly satisfying.They are fantastic, any time of year!!!!I’m partial to parsnips – and I love pears, so this easy, creamy, veggie loaded soup makes for perfect meal as the winter months come to an end and spring is poking its head around the corner! And, the…

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Italian Ribollita Soup

Ribollita is a famous Tuscan bread soup, a hearty potage made with bread and vegetables. There are many variations but the main ingredients always include leftover bread, cannellini beans, lacinato kale, cabbage, and inexpensive vegetables such as carrot, beans, chard, celery, potatoes, and onion. “This vegetarian Italian classic is about as comforting as it gets,…

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Italian Sausage Sweet Potato Soup

Cooking for others makes my heart sing.It’s my jam, how I roll, and what gets me up each morning.Truly. Cooking and nourishing with tasty food is my love language.The people closest to me in my life know this well.I think my dear hubby may know this too well! 🤩🤩🤩 I just want to provide for,…

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African Peanut Soup

Back in 1998, my dad and I sojourned in Africa for about a month. We traveled all over Zimbabwe on photo safari. We brought along a close family friend (almost an uncle, if you will) and along with one other couple and a woman from India, the trip was absolutely magical. I learned an awful…

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Pear, Parsnip, Pork Soup & Black Walnut Bread Bowl

We had guests for dinner again. Can you believe it? Neither can I! I actually had just planned to bake the yummy Black Walnut Bread and whip up some fancy butter for Matt and Cari – you really can’t go wrong with fresh bread and butter with the two of them. But Brian insisted on…

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Dill Pickle Soup

In another frenzy of cleaning out my kitchen cupboards and refrigerator, I came across a lovely little jar of cornichons. (Cornichon: These minuscule sour French pickles are: 1. adorable; 2. absolutely delicious; and 3. very useful.) I remember using them for a specific recipe a while back…but now I can’t remember which recipe it was. Oh…

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Chestnut Apple Soup with Whipped Lemon Thyme Cream

I’ve been dying to use up the roasted and peeled chestnuts I picked up over the holidays. It saddens me so when things so delicious and delicate are only available for purchase a few short days of the year. I covet them…and then I somewhat hoard them. This time I’ve decided to relinquish my grip…

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