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Gazpacho and salad. 8/9/25
My friend, Sophia, is visiting me for the next two weeks. Of course I want to make her all of my best dishes. But it is really hot here. Probably close to 100F today so I cannot make anything that … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Mediterranean, Salad, soup, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Vegetable lamb soup. 6/1/25
I made this soup as plain vegetable soup yesterday for lunch. It was the combination of chicken stock and a bag of Trader Joe’s fresh cut up vegetables which includes broccoli, Napa cabbage, and bok choy. It also contains snow … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Lamb, leftovers, Methods, soup, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Lamb, soup, Vegetables
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Beef pho. 5/1/25
We are all over the world this week with our menu—Italy, Morocco, Vietnam, and Spain and India coming up to finish off the week. After all our exciting culinary adventures this week maybe next week will feature steak and potatoes, … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Beef, Pasta, Recipes, soup, Vegetables, Vietnamese, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Beef, pho, soup
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New England clam chowder. 3/7/25
In the winter we probably have clam chowder every couple of weeks. Since John and I met in college in Massachusetts way back in 1968, New England clam chowder is the style we love. Some chowders that you buy are … Continue reading
Posted in American, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, soup, Weeknight dinners
Tagged clam chowder, clams, soup
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New England Clam Chowder. 1/31/25
Except for chopping up potatoes, onions, leeks, and celery everything else is pretty much a pantry item. We used canned minced clams, clam juice, the liquid from the clams, and some heavy cream. We made a big pot of it … Continue reading
Happy Lunar New Year! 1/29/25 The Year of the Snake!
Lots of folks here in Northern California are celebrating Lunar New Year. Since we are a family who likes to share in the celebrations of lots of cultures, we decide to make a holiday dinner of Asian treats. We started … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Asian, Beef, Holidays, soup, Vegetables
Tagged pho, pot stickers, soup
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New England Clam Chowder. 11/14/24
When we were first married John and I lived in Massachusetts. Since we never ate any sort of seafood in my house growing up (New Jersey) the first clam chowder I ever had was New England clam chowder. I wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in American, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, soup, Vegetables
Tagged chowder, clams, potatoes
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Autumn Soup and Homemade Challah. 10/11/24
On Friday we had our postponed Rosh Hashanah celebration because it was too hot for baking and cooking on the actual date. Sarah and I got up early and she got the challah started and I started peeling and chopping … Continue reading
Posted in American, Baking, Holidays, Recipes, soup, Special occasion, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged bread, soup
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Gazpacho with Hummus and Pita 9/7/24
The heat seems never ending and I am starting to recycle my hot weather meals. I use this NY Times recipe as a starting point for my gazpacho. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017577-best-gazpacho?unlocked_article_code=1.JE4.HT8S.aPXx_YXLQmVT&smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share Of course there are little tweaks along the way – more … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Hot weather meals, Mediterranean, Recipes, soup, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Gazpacho. 8/26/24
Guess what. It’s hot again. The rest of August has been pretty tolerable but Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday this week it is back to the upper 90s. As a result I am shifting to my hot weather dishes. Gazpacho is pretty … Continue reading
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