Creamy Potato-Vegetable Soup

“Creamy” might be a misnomer here, since there’s no actual cream in this recipe.  Or, actually, well darnit, this soup IS creamy, without the cream!  I’d been craving potato soup for awhile and really, really, really wanted to have it for dinner.  But I also knew that I needed to find a way to put [...]

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Bean Chili with Quinoa

All right, all right, I know I’m about a week and a half late with this one.  You’re all shaking your heads – yes, you, I see you – saying “Where was this recipe for Superbowl Sunday?”  Yeah, sorry about that.  I was behind with recipes.  But the good news is twofold: (1) it’s still [...]

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Veggie-Full Soup

Well, it’s December.  Month of card-writing, gift-wrapping, cookie-baking and party-attending.  Not to mention all those loose ends you’re probably trying to tie up at work before the end of the year.  Are you completely overwhelmed yet?  Ready to throw in the towel?  Or still trucking along with some holiday spirit? If you’re feeling a little [...]

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Spiced Lentil and Butternut Squash Soup

I’ve been on a bit of a soup bender lately, kids.  It’s the weather.  This fall has been cooler, greyer, and rainier than it usually is in D.C., and I find myself dreaming of homemade soups to take away the chill.  I came up with this one while watching the rain pour down outside my [...]

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Italian Sausage and Veggie Stew

Sometimes I just get an idea in my head and I have to run with it.  The fall weather is slowly starting to creep into the mid-Atlantic region – mornings are darker, temperatures are cooling down, and we’ve had a fair amount of that grey fall rain.  I guess I need to let go of [...]

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Three Bean Pumpkin Chili

I don’t do this very often – maybe I never have – but I’m giving you a recipe that comes almost entirely from cans.  I know, I know.  You can certainly freshen this up with greens, either on the side or cooked in, or a nice salad.  But if you’re in a pinch for dinner [...]

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Chickpea Soup for the Soul

This is a food blog, not a life blog.  I try very hard to keep this a positive space and to maintain some separation between my life and what I post here.  Although I will use a personal story or anecdote to lead into a recipe sometimes, this is not a space where I air [...]

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Spring Green Soup

Spring is the most glorious season of the year in DC.  There are flowers, literally, everywhere.  For a few weeks, it seems like there isn’t a tree in the mid-Atlantic region that’s not in bloom.  Dogwood, cherry trees, and my favorite redbuds are on every street corner.  And then there are the fields of daffodils, [...]

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Simple Gazpacho

Believe it or not, this was my first time making gazpacho.  I’ve been eating it forever, it seems like.  I don’t remember how old I was when gazpacho first made an appearance at our summer dinners, but I remember being absolutely enamored of it right from the beginning.  Seriously, what’s not to love?  Cool, refreshing, with [...]

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Chilled Cucumber-Yogurt Soup

It’s been another hot-hot-HOT summer in DC.  I’ve been dealing with the heat in many ways: getting up before 5:00 a.m. to get my runs in before the sun comes up, jumping through the neighbors’ sprinklers, and eating plenty of chilled soup.  The first chilled soup I ever had was a classic gazpacho – my [...]

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