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Archive for March, 2008

what’s in your bowl?

Posted in the ones about cooking on March 10, 2008 | 8 Comments »

On Wednesday I spied a bounty of bright fuchsia at SuperTarget. And since my mind was still simmering in a world of soup, I was reminded of this delectable strawberry soup that I had enjoyed at a tea house last summer. I immediately thought that a sweet strawberry soup would be the perfect summation of [...]

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comfort, thy name is soup

Posted in the ones about cooking on March 7, 2008 | 10 Comments »

Despite all the pots of steamy soup brewing around here, it is still Ugg-weather. According to Fox News the current temperature is “0″. Not a lot of comfort in “0.” As I was driving my frosty-breath preschooler to her class this morning, she looked at her window at the frozen world and asked, “Mama, why [...]

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soup stand-in

Posted in the ones about cooking, the ones about my folly on March 6, 2008 | 9 Comments »

Last night, Ava and I shredded, sliced, and stirred our way through another soup for you. Hoping to appeal to the non-soup eaters, we had made soup for the steak-knife. A hearty barley-beef soup with plenty of vegetables. After putting the Sous Chef to bed, I pulled out my laptop and filled the screen with [...]

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let’s melt the snow

Posted in the ones about ava, the ones about cooking on March 5, 2008 | 13 Comments »

Today we are going to pay soup homage to my hometown, but before we start mincing up jalapenos let me share of few soup tips and answer your questions. First, I just have to say that I’m so thrilled to hear how much you love soup. I feel like I’m blogging among kindred spirits. And [...]

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serving it up hot!

Posted in the ones about cooking on March 4, 2008 | 18 Comments »

It is not a secret that I love soup. It’s true. I do. I love the savory steam rising up to greet my face. I love the medley of flavors and the blend of textures in each spoonful. I love how it warms me straight through. I love the satisfying feeling of an empty bowl [...]

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don’t cry over spilt milk

Posted in the ones about ava on March 3, 2008 | 10 Comments »

but how about finely grated Parmesan Reggianno? ava: Mama, can I get a cheese snack? mama: Sorry honey, there is no more cheese. ava: Let me check. [opens refrigerator and pulls out dairy drawer] Look! Mama, look. There’s salad cheese [running to the living room]. Look, Mama, there’s more…oh, there’s no more cheese! And that’s [...]

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