soup – The Spamwise Chronicles

Heirloom Bean Soup with Mussels and Winter Vegetables, and Watercress Pesto

(excerpted from the video above) Q: “We have schools across […]

Garlic Soup

Have you ever come home from work late at night, looked in your refrigerator, and seen that you don’t have much to work with? If you’re like me, that produces […]

American cuisine

Soup Snapshot

Wild Littleneck Clams, with Fennel, Chickpeas and Meyer Lemon (from this recipe at Saveur, substituting clams instead of mussels.)

American cuisine

Creamy Fennel Soup, with Parsley-Scallion Pesto

When I was younger, I grew up hating garlic, most vegetables and spicy food. I was to my mother’s chagrin, a picky eater. It’s interesting how the adult version of […]

food

Potage Crécy

It seems I’ve been wrong all this time. I’ve always called this “potage de crécy”, but I’ve recently found out that shouldn’t be the case. According to a friend on […]

cooking

Minestra di Lattuga

Soup is one of the easiest things in the world to cook. I often wonder why more people don’t make it at home. Italian soups are particularly appealing as they […]

cooking

Pasta e Ceci

If you live in the New York City metropolitan area, you may have heard that a massive nor’easter is scheduled to arrive in town early tomorrow evening. It promises to […]

American cuisine

New Year’s Snapshots

I hope your New Year’s Eve was a safe and enjoyable evening, wherever you are in the world. Before you scroll down, a note of explanation from me, and a […]

cooking

Minestra di Zucchine e Scarola

Minestra di zucchine e scarola — “zucchini and escarole soup”

food

Greenmarket Dinner

If there is a vegetable that epitomizes summer, it has to be corn. Plump, golden yellow kernels, provide an all-too-brief reminder of how short the season is. The best corn […]

food

Sopa de Ajo

Garlic isn’t an ingredient that people normally associate with soup. It’s a featured ingredient in this Spanish specialty that’s almost puritan in its simplicity. Sopa de ajo — Garlic soup […]

food

Salad + Soup

Chilled chard and sorrel soup, with crème fraiche — This soup is so easy I can make it with my eyes closed. Saute onion in unsalted butter, add chard and […]

food

When Thin is In

Minestra di capelli d’angelo, asparagi e spinaci — Angel hair, asparagus and spinach soup Angel hair pasta is a long, thin noodle with a round shape. It is also known […]

food

Recession Specials

When times get tough, the tough get cheap: Fettucine with roasted mushrooms, pine nuts and herbs wild mushrooms, sliced salt pepper olive oil 2 T. pine nuts, toasted handful of […]