Soups and Starters

Sweet and Tangy Tomato Sauce

Sweet and Tangy Homemade Tomato Sauce   Print Prep time 20 mins Cook time 1 hour Total time 1 hour 20 mins   Author: Andrea Beaman Recipe type: Seasonal Eating Cuisine: Traditional Recipes Serves: 6 servings Ingredients 6 pounds of tomatoes ⅓ cup of extra virgin olive oil 5 garlic cloves, peeled and minced 1 […]

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Crispy Courgette Fritters

Every summer I get an abundance of squash and zucchini from my local farm (Stoneledge Farm Community Supported Agriculture. To get through all of those veggies in the most delicious ways, I put them into everything! I make: Savory Summer Minestrone Squash and Zucchini Lasagna Preserved Zucchini in Olive oil Most recently, I turned those […]

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Creamy Tomato Soup with Roasted Garlic and Miso

Sometimes the best discoveries happen on the coldest days. One bowl of Creamy Tomato Miso Soup at Court Street Grocers in Brooklyn, and I was hooked! As soon as I got home, I got to work recreating it and now I’m sharing the recipe with you!

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Hot Toddy!

Hot Toddy has a slew of medicinal benefits. If you’ve got the sniffles or a cold, this warming concoction should knock it right out of your system!

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Creamy Wild Mushroom Chicken Soup

Leftovers are my secret weapon for easy, delicious meals – especially soup. This creamy wild mushroom chicken soup came together from fridge odds and ends and turned out absolutely delicious!

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Savory Kale Chips

Sometimes I get bored with kale. I know you probably do, too. So, what can you do with an ingredient when you’re bored with it? Dress it up! That’s what I did with this batch of curly kale.

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Smokey and Savory Black Eyed Pea Soup

Black eyed peas are a traditional New Year’s Day favorite as they represent bringing in prosperity for the coming year. But, you can also eat this dish on any other day, and not just New Year’s day. It’s delicious. Enjoy!

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Probiotic-Rich Tartar Sauce

Not only will this sauce make your fried fish dishes taste totally yummy, you’ll also get a healthy dose of probiotics with each creamy bite.

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Quick Cooking Congee

Everyone complains they don’t have time to cook. But, if you have leftovers, you can make some pretty awesome dishes in half the time!

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Light Lentil Soup

There are so many varieties of lentils. Do you know when it’s best to use them?

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Savory Summer Minestrone

During the summer season, I get a plethora of delicious veggies from my Community Supported Agriculture, so I try to use them in everything I can. This month I’ve been getting a ton of summer squash and zucchini. So, I sauteed them into my minestrone soup and put it to the toughest taste test I know. Here’s the results…

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