You can tell it’s getting into fall when roasting veggies becomes a regular activity here on 27th Street.
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Summer Soup
I made this up as I went along today…. First, I grilled half a dozen cobs of corn on the bbq (yes, a charcoal one) along with some red shepherd’s peppers and a chunk of kielbasa (I used a 6 inch chunk of Goralska from… Read More
Soup Saturday
Since late fall, most Saturdays have been Soup Saturdays around here. I’ve been making all kinds of different hearty and delicious soups. Today’s soup was green pea. Here’s how I made it. I had a piece of bbq bacon from Starsky’s so I sliced it… Read More
Is it the ultimate comfort food?
You know it…I’m talking turkey pot pie, and Tuffy P made some tonight. Fantastic!
Chestnut Soup
Tuffy P found a recipe for chestnut soup and suggested we have it tonight for dinner. I’ve never made chestnut soup before, but that didn’t stop me from more or less ignoring the recipe and making it up as I went along (my usual approach).… Read More
Soup Time
Roasted Squash Soup. Perfect for a cool fall day. Start by putting on some tunes. I selected an old fave CD called South Texas Polka Party, but you can feel free to select whatever music makes you happy. Cut up and add to a roasting… Read More
The Comfort Food Diner
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve taken you on a little trip up to the Comfort Food Diner, but I made up a little concoction this week I just have to share. I suggest here that my vegetarian and vegan friends go for a… Read More
Soup from dried wild mushrooms
Most of the regular readers of this blog know that over the past few years I’ve become a mushroom hunter. When mushrooms are fruiting well, I’ll often collect quite a number of them and then dry them in a dehydrator to eat later. From time… Read More
The Comfort Food Diner
The Braise It wouldn’t be a comfort food diner if there wasn’t a braise on the menu at all times. Although you can braise vegetables (braised cabbage for instance is fantastic), braising usually refers to cooking meat, in particular tough cuts of meat. The method… Read More
The Comfort Food Diner
Tuffy P’s Kitchen Sink Salad Tuffy P has in my mind revolutionized the salad. We call it her kitchen sink salad because she adds everything but the kitchen sink to it. She starts with romaine hearts, cut up with scissors. Add lots and lots of… Read More
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