Soups

Greek Lemon + Chicken Soup

March 8, 2011

64 oz. chicken stock 1 bay leaf 6 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 cup uncooked long grain rice boneless, skinless chicken breasts from 1 rotisserie chicken, shredded with fingers 3 egg yolks zest of 2 lemons 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (I used Meyer lemons here, but found regular lemons best) sea salt +lots of [...]

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Cauliflower Soup w/Pecorino Romano + Truffle Oil

October 20, 2010

This is such an easy and satisfying fall soup. Growing up, cauliflower was only served drowning in cheese. As an adult, I moved on to roasting, which brought out more flavor and added a golden toasty hue. Now it seems we all have a greater appreciation for cauliflower and see it as much more versatile. [...]

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Creamy Carrot Jalapeno Soup

October 10, 2010

I would never have gone for this soup based on its list of ingredients alone. In fact, I usually want nothing to do with vegetable soup, and this is in essence a vegetable soup. Ah… the transformative powers of a splash of cream and an immersion blender! When I know (or admit) that I have [...]

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Chilled Avocado + Crab Soup

September 1, 2010

I would never intentionally seek out a low calorie dish. Of course, I am constantly in search of them – but they must come under the guise of a regular recipe which finds itself “accidentally” being healthy. This is one such recipe. Fresh and light, I was able to grab the jalapenos and cilantro from [...]

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