Soup
Southwestern Gazpacho
Start to finish: 1 hour plus chilling time Hands-on time: 1 hour Servings: 4 (about 6 1/2 cups) 4 cups coarsely chopped, peeled, English (seedless) cucumbers plus 1 cup diced peeled cucumber 2 cups coarsely chopped plum tomatoes plus 1 cup finely diced tomatoes 3 teaspoons kosher salt, divided 1…
Tonight’s dinner: Butternut Squash Soup with Kielbasa, Chiles, Rosemary and Feta. Oh, and round two of (3 year old yeast) Walnut Rosemary Bread (but with olives this time).
First I cut a butternut squash in half and roasted it, cut side down in a 400° F oven for 40 minutes or until it was very tender and then pureed it in a food processor. Meanwhile, I had some kielbasa in the freezer so I chopped that up and…
Church Ladies’ Crab Soup
Serves 4 to 6 5 tablespoons unsalted butter ½ cup finely chopped onion ½ cup finely chopped celery ½ pound cooked crabmeat (the church ladies use canned) 2 ½ cups whole milk, divided 2 cups heavy cream 2 cups half and half ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce or to taste ¼…
Bahamian Fish Chowder
Norman Van Aken, © 2001 Serves 8 to 10 2 ounces diced slab bacon, rind removed if any is on it ¼ cup olive oil 4 cloves garlic, very thinly sliced 1 Scotch bonnet, seeds and stems removed, minced 1 medium sweet onion, peeled and diced medium 4 celery…
Mugwort (Artemisia) Soup
Serves 4 Hands-On Time: 30 minutes Total Preparation Time: 1 hour 1 medium shallot, onion or 3 small spring onions sliced 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 garlic cloves, minced 10 white mushrooms sliced (2.5 ounces) 1 large or 2 medium Yukon gold or russet potatoes (10 oz) peeled and cut…
Smoky Fish Chowder
Makes about 9 cups, 4 servings Hands-on time: 20 minutes Total preparation time: 30 minutes 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter 8 ounces Canadian bacon 1 medium onion 2 medium celery sticks 1 pound boiling potatoes, such as Yukon gold or Red Bliss 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon fresh thyme…
Green Chicken Posole
Photo by Jessica Leibowitz Makes 4 to 6 servings Hands-on time: 25 minutes Total preparation time: 30 minutes Posole is a hearty soup from the Jalisco region of Mexico that is traditionally made with pork and hominy. Hominy is dried corn kernels from which the hulls and germs have been…
Seared Beef in Autumn Broth with Wasabi Cream
Makes 4 Servings Hands-on time: 15 minutes Total preparation time: 33 minutes This dish began as a variation on a French recipe called boeuf a la ficelle (literally “beef on a string), which requires the cook to tie a string around some filet mignon and lower it into a pot…