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CABBAGE SOUP: NUTRIENT & FLAVOR DENSE – BUT EASY ON THE WAISTLINE

February 5, 2023

This recipe is an old favorite that my mom and I enjoyed making when I was in high school and college (especially when we were being extra mindful of our weight). I am going to share a basic recipe and you may decide to bulk it up with pasta or beans and flavor it with your favorite spices. You can also add other vegetables (I have added zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms, spinach, kale or whatever I had on hand). However, to be honest, my favorite is the classic recipe that I grew up eating. … More CABBAGE SOUP: NUTRIENT & FLAVOR DENSE – BUT EASY ON THE WAISTLINE

CHICKEN SOUP WITH LEMON, DILL, AND CANNELLINI BEANS

February 25, 2019

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Even though I grew up in the Upper Peninsula, I always was a fair weather Yooper. While I loved to spend every waking hour outside in the summer, in the winter I could often be found hunkered down with a good book … More CHICKEN SOUP WITH LEMON, DILL, AND CANNELLINI BEANS

Velvety Butternut Squash Soup

November 18, 2018

“The house was very quiet, and the fog—we are in November now—pressed against the windows like an excluded ghost.” ― E.M. Forster, Howards End November in Upper Michigan arrives with a fierce and energetic gust. The color has already been torn from the trees, so November gales stir up Lake Superior and remind us that … More Velvety Butternut Squash Soup

A Love Affair With Cooking: Roasted Beet Soup with Ginger and Coconut Milk

January 21, 2018

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” ― Edith Sitwell I have said it before. Food. It should be simple. We should eat to live. Yet, we have an intimate connection … More A Love Affair With Cooking: Roasted Beet Soup with Ginger and Coconut Milk