Category Archives: Soup/Stew
Flageolet Stew with Turkey and Farro
Flageolet beans are among my favorite varieties of dried beans– they’re small, green, and sturdy, and when cooked properly, remain soft and velvety on the inside. In addition, the scraps of turkey from yesterday’s turkey scaloppine that were not usable … Continue reading
New York Times Turkey Cassoulet (My Version)
Although I read cookbooks from cover-to-cover, like novels, I haven’t actually tried someone else’ recipe in a long time. Usually from these books, I retain ideas or concepts, and formulate my own recipes. Last week in the Dining section of … Continue reading
Quick and Easy Chicken Soup with Kale and Quinoa
Quinoa and kale seem to be on everyone’s radar these days–not only for their intensely earthy flavors and hearty textures, but also for their potent nutritional value. My mother makes a quick and easy chicken soup, using bouillon as her base, adding chicken breast (I … Continue reading
Dandelion and Rice Soup
Even in sunny South Florida, the occasional “under the weather” day can happen, when nothing is as comforting as homemade soup. Every weekend at the farmers’ market, I routinely buy dandelion greens, whether I have an intended use for them or not. These are grown … Continue reading
Frutti di Mare with Couscous
This is a light and delicate main-course that features fish, scallops, aromatics with a touch of orange for sweetness and brightness. A variety of fish and shellfish can be used to make this dish. I used three locally-caught varieties that … Continue reading
Spezzatino di Tachino
This turkey stew is a direct adaptation of my neighbor Beppi’s preparation for tripe. I’m having guests for dinner tomorrow evening and I want to make a stew that can be made ahead, then reheated in the oven, leaving my stovetop clear for me … Continue reading
Pasta with Cranberry Beans and Tuscan Kale
The brief cold snap in South Florida this week happened to have coincided with the appearance of fresh cranberry beans in my local farmers’ market this past weekend. A bean stew would be perfect for dinner in this weather. I … Continue reading
Colorado Lamb Shepherds’ Pie
A weekend ski trip with some friends in Colorado has inspired me to make a quintessentially winter dinner of Shepherd’s pie, using local Colorado lamb, ground for me at the local butcher. I figured I’d take advantage of my temporarily … Continue reading
Beef Stew
This is the perfect dish for a wintry Sunday dinner. It can be made a few hours ahead, and will perfume the house with the aroma of red wine and bay leaves. Like most stews, it can be made a … Continue reading
Chicken Stew with Marsala and Porcini
I realize I’ve posted a fair number of brown stews that may all look alike, but believe me, the flavors are subtly but distinctly different in each of them. This stew was meant to use up some very old dried porcini … Continue reading
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