Julie | November 30, 2010

Transforming all-American turkey leftovers into Asian comfort food: fragrant pho and crisp egg rolls.

Category: Appetizers, Dinner, Meat, Sides, Soups, Veggies and Salads | 3 Comments »
Tags: egg roll, greens, leftovers, pho, radish, rice noodles, SESNA, stock, turkey

Julie | November 27, 2010

A recap of our Thanksgiving dinner from top to tail: turkey with prosciutto-hazelnut butter and all the fixings.

Category: Baking, Dinner, Fruits, Lunch, Meat, Nuts, Grains & Legumes, Sides, Soups, Veggies and Salads | 1 Comment »
Tags: bake, bread, broccoli, Brussels sprout, chanterelle, chestnut, compound butter, cranberry, cream, crust, ginger, hazelnut, holiday, mushroom, panko, pie, pomegranate molasses, prosciutto, roast, spices, stuffing, turkey, yam, yeast

Julie | October 25, 2010

More than meets the eye: Shorn purple cauliflower transforms into a ruddy creamed soup garnished with oyster (mushroom) crackers that taste like bacon.

Category: Snacks, Soups, Veggies and Salads | No Comments »
Tags: cauliflower, chips, cream, mushroom, roast

Julie | October 19, 2010

Creamy wild rice and mushroom soup is paired up with a very unusual scone recipe calling for ricotta cheese in place of butter.

Category: Baking, Breakfast, Dinner, Nuts, Grains & Legumes, Soups | 3 Comments »
Tags: bacon, bake, chocolate chip, cream, dill, farmer's market, mushroom, ricotta, scone, wild rice

Julie | October 2, 2010

In honor of LiveSTRONG Day 2010, I prepared a yellow menu full of hearts: luscious golden chanterelle soup and spiraled pesto rolls using daikon greens and flaxseed.

Category: Baking, Dairy, Dinner, Foodblog Events, Soups, Veggies and Salads, World Cuisines | 5 Comments »
Tags: chanterelle, cream, flax, French, greens, mushroom, pesto, puree, rolls, saffron

Julie | September 26, 2010

A bowlful of sunshine is always welcome on an autumn afternoon, and this golden tomato soup with filling barley and fresh shelling beans fits the bill.

Category: Lunch, Nuts, Grains & Legumes, Soups, Veggies and Salads | 10 Comments »
Tags: barley, cream, garlic, shelling beans, stock, tomato

Julie | August 21, 2010

Home-cured salmon isn’t nearly as scary or complicated as I thought it would be! We loved this gravlax with scrambled eggs, in corn soup with okra croutons, and straight off the board.

Category: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Seafood, Sides, Snacks, Soups, Veggies and Salads | No Comments »
Tags: bagel, corn, curing, dill, egg, farmer's market, fry, okra, salmon, salt

Julie | July 2, 2010

Using all parts of the radish: Raw for snacking, greens for soup, and even shredded into focaccia bread. Also a white bean-Caesar flatbread with prosciutto and arugula.

Category: Baking, Dinner, Soups, Veggies and Salads | 3 Comments »
Tags: arugula, bake, bread, canned beans, cream, farmer's market, focaccia, greens, Parmesan, potato, prosciutto, radish, Romano, yeast

Julie | April 26, 2010

An in-depth guide to a basic roasted chicken, complete with my sure-fire gravy, crockpot chicken stock made from the carcass, and chicken soup with homemade tortellini.

Category: Dinner, Meat, Pastas, Sides, Soups | No Comments »
Tags: broccoli, chicken, crockpot, filled pasta, fresh pasta, gold star, leftovers, mustard, Parmesan, ricotta, roast, stock, white wine

Julie | February 9, 2010

This smooth red lentil soup is seasoned with garam masala and other Indian spices, and garnished with dollops of garlicky yogurt and a rice timbale.

Category: Dinner, Nuts, Grains & Legumes, Soups, World Cuisines | No Comments »
Tags: bake, bread, carrot, garlic, Indian, lentil, rice, smoked paprika, spices, yeast, yogurt