Fall weather is here. And we enjoyed every moment of its arrival last weekend. Crunchy leaves, clear skies, crisp air. Market stands selling squash and pumpkin whoopie pies and hot apple cider. Football. Blue jeans and hoodies. And soup. This soup was inspired by the lentil and sausage soup I make every fall. I didn’t [...]

One of the most memorable dishes from our trip to Germany was a venison Gulaschsuppe (goulash soup) in the Bavarian town of Schwangau. Thanks to Stephen Cashman, we now have some venison in our freezer; however, it came a little too late for our Oktoberfest celebration. Instead, we found some elk meat at one of [...]

My culinary companion spent a total of 16 days in New York training for his new job. Despite the wintry weather, he was able to come home for one weekend in the middle of his trip. He arrived at our doorstep just as I pulled a loaf of bread out of the oven. I sliced [...]

The lovely Steph shared a big crockpot of this soup at Andrew’s farewell party. It’s so fantastically creamy and easy that I had to ask for the recipe. It’s great for a big group, but it can also be devoured by two over the course of a weekend. Ingredients 3 Tbsp butter 2 celery stalks [...]

Ingredients 4 tablespoons EVOO 2 portobello mushroom caps, gills removed, cut in half and thinly sliced 1-10oz. container shitake mushrooms, thinly sliced 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces salt and pepper 1/4 cup flour 1 large yellow onion, chopped 4 garlic cloves, chopped 4 medium red potatoes, thinly sliced 2 celery ribs, [...]

Inspired by the Atlanta Bread Company’s soup that we ate at the Atlanta airport over the holidays. Servings: 4 Ingredients 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast halves 2 Tbsp olive oil 1/2 cup onion, diced 1 clove garlic, minced 4 cups chicken broth 1 cup masa harina 3 cups water, divided 1 cup enchilada sauce [...]