Smashed Peas with Mint
Seriously? You guys know me: This is kind of not my style.
Where's the butter? Where's the bacon? Why is there no wine? Why does this seem...healthy? Who are you and what have you done...
Smokey Black Bean Soup with Orange & Cilantro
It's been freezing here in Boston for the last week or so, which has put me in serious comfort-food mode.
I've had a few days off, and have been able to flit in and out...
Split Pea Soup with Homemade Pork Stock
This soup was a happy accident.
Normally, I make split pea soup the way a lot of folks do: I simmer split peas in water with garlic, a handful of diced carrots and onions, and,...
Garlicky White Beans, Two Ways: Dip & Creamy Soup
I have a great—and relatively newfound—love for white beans. (See? I do eat more than meat.)
Here are two of my favorite ways to prepare them. The first recipe is for a thick dip that's...
Lentil Soup & Friday Night in the South of France
It's just about 9 o'clock on Friday night and it's 53 degrees in Boston—which is officially soup weather in my book. It's late to be starting a pot of soup, but somehow that's not...