Creamy Moroccan carrot soup with white beans is seasoned with za’atar and topped with cinnamon hazelnuts and a lemon yogurt swirl. This bright comforting soup is filling and flavorful. One morning before school, I warned Zoella we’d be having carrot soup for dinner. When Zo was first starting to eat as a baby, my friend…
Soups
Heirloom Tomato and Bell Pepper Gazpacho
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 Oh hai there. Remember me? Yeah, probably not. I made this end-of-summer heirloom tomato and bell pepper gazpacho almost two weeks ago to match up with our lil’ baby’s size, but then my best friend was getting married and I spent a full week using all of my creative juices mulling…
Fava Bean Soup with Lemon Crème Fraîche & Thyme Olive Oil
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 I recently read recipe development instructions that stated: “should not include ingredients that are too obscure or aren’t available for the average cook, such as cumin.” Cumin! In a pinch, I’m pretty sure I’ve picked up cumin at 7-11 or the drugstore at midnight (sometimes you need tacos, guys). Living in California with a…
Shiitake Miso Soup with Silken Tofu
Last updated on May 11th, 2019 I have a habit of inviting people over for dinner, but then making them wait over an hour to eat while I prepare it. I’m imagining all of my hungry friends shaking their heads yes in unison. One day I’ll get the timing right (as in, I’ll stop waiting until…
Oboro Tofu: Silken Tofu Curds
Last updated on May 11th, 2019 Is there one restaurant dish that you could eat for dinner every night? For me, that’s the oboro tofu from Eiji that Angi introduced me to a few months back (this is the same restaurant that serves up strawberry mochi with red bean). Many food-loving folks in SF are probably shaking their heads…
Recipe Rewind: Butternut squash soup with parmesan crisps
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 Recipe Rewind March 25, 2014: As my regular readers know, during the week I shop and plan meals as though the two of us were a family of four. With this strategy, we can have piping hot leftovers for lunch the next day without any extra cooking effort. This butternut…
Sunchoke soup with caramelized shallots and roasted enoki mushrooms
Last updated on April 10th, 2019 My husband will freely tell you that my obsession with bowls is getting out of hand. What used to be an enthusiasm for teeny tiny dishes now extends to bowls of all sizes. In my opinion, as long as each bowl has a specific place on the shelf and I can tell…
White bean soup with rosemary oil
Last updated on April 10th, 2019 Even though my poor circulation is not a big fan of the cold, one of winter’s redeeming factors is soup. This cold winter slows me down and has me constantly wishing I was sitting in front of a warm fireplace with a cup of hot cocoa in my hand….
Creamy turmeric carrot soup
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 The good news? I’ve been writing up a storm. Even though the husband has been in China for the past week and I’ve had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad time falling asleep (to the point of staring at the ceiling for 3 hours before finally passing out),…
Texas-style chili turned healthy
Last updated on April 10th, 2019 Sometimes in the midst of chaos, you need a big bowl of comfort, a glass of orange juice, and good friends to sit around the dining table with. For Lucas, comfort tastes like Texas. And since, until last week, we didn’t own a grill and sopapillas aren’t on my…
Sausage & vegetable minestrone soup
Last updated on March 31st, 2014 The world didn’t end on Friday, but the wild storms in Northern California kept us on the edge of our seats. Artichoke came running into the bedroom meowing at the top of his lungs around 6am just to let us know about the howling wind and pouring rain. Side…
Healthy turkey and veggie chili
Last updated on April 8th, 2019 With my head buried in books for the past few weeks I’ve had very little time to emerge to make dinner. On days when I decide crackers aren’t substantial enough for a full meal, I usually heat up Trader Joe’s tomato soup, toss together some semblance of a salad,…
Beef udon miso soup
Last updated on July 2nd, 2012 The fickle bay area weather has me simultaneously craving frozen strawberry popsicles and warm brothy soup. To celebrate Mother Nature’s springtime indecisiveness, we slurped down comforting noodle soup for dinner with strawberries and whipped cream for dessert. The inspiration for this broth bowl came from my determination to use…
Asparagus leek soup
Last updated on March 30th, 2014 While traveling around the country, I’ve discovered what I love most about living in California: seasonally fresh local produce available year-round. We’re spoiled rotten here in the Golden State; half a block from my house, bins are overflowing with fresh vegetables being sold for next to nothing. As spring…
Creamy tomato basil soup
Last updated on June 8th, 2014 Is there one dish that you regularly crave? Tomato soup is one of those things that I get a sudden onset appetite for about once a month and must find some within the hour or something catastrophic will happen. I then go on a mad search calling every restaurant…
Healthy chicken tortilla soup for cilantro-haters
Last updated on June 23rd, 2014 As a serious cilantrophobe, I’ve never been a fan of tortilla soup. Actually, to be fair, I’d only ever tried it once when my friends took me to “tortilla soup Tuesdays” at Houston’s Restaurant, but when the bowl came served with a heaping glob of that detestable herb, I’d…
Shabu Shabu (Japanese hot pot)
Last updated on November 7th, 2014 One of our choice date night meals is Shabu Shabu or, Japanese hot pot. Unfortunately, it also costs an arm and a leg (and you even cook your own food!). Shabu Shabu (named for the “swish swish” sound of the beef being stirred in the water) is a dining…
Butternut squash soup with bacon, sage, and parmesan crisps
Last updated on June 6th, 2014 Tonight’s meal began with two jumbo artichokes I impulse bought for 98 cents yesterday (you can’t pass that up); I had to find something that complemented this find. And as someone with a ridiculous sweet tooth, it’s no surprise that I love butternut squash. I’m a big fan of Trader…
