Tag Archives: soup It seems everywhere I turn people are tolling summer’s death knell, but as long as I can still get fresh corn, peaches and tomatoes, I know there’s still some summer left. Yes, my daughter has gone back to school, and I’m optimistic that by Sunday I’ll be able to turn my AC off for the […]  Quite by chance I happened upon the PBS series The Mind of a Chef, on Netflix. I am still on season one, and season three begins this September, so we have time to catch up. Having grown tired of the non-stop food competitions on Food Network, and the glorification of individuals who have no more […]  Every Jewish person I know has a strong opinion about what makes a good matzo ball, and a story about the worst ones they ever had. I love, love, love matzo balls, and it’s time to make them! (Quite honestly, I make them other times of year for no more compelling reason than I want […]  Water is a pretty amazing ingredient. it costs almost nothing, and is generally pretty accessible. In the science world, water is the universal solvent, and it is a key component in almost every living thing. You probably hardly give it a thought, but you wouldn’t want to cook without it. In the kitchen we sometimes […]  When I was very young; young enough to watch Captain Kangaroo, I loved when the Captain would read books aloud, and Stone Soup was one of my favorites. There are numerous versions of the story. The one I recall from my childhood featured three soldiers, cold and hungry and coming to a small town with […] |
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