Soups and Salads

I love this asparagus soup! It has a lovely mild asparagus flavor with a creamy and velvety texture, making it a springtime favorite around here. This recipe has few ingredients…

This quick and easy copycat version of Olive Garden’s Chicken Gnocchi Soup is creamy, delicious and comes together in thirty minutes. Ideal for a quick weeknight meal or any other…

Panzanella is a simple yet delicious Tuscan bread salad that is also popular in other parts of Italy. It is believed the name came from “pane” for bread and “zanella”…

Well isn’t that title a mouthful! The salad was certainly a delicious bite. I’ve been thinking of 70s retro recipes and I remembered my “party meatballs” with BBQ sauce, grape…

Soup, the perfect meal to nourish the body and soul. What’s not to love about a classic clam chowder soup? It’s jam packed with vegetables, potatoes and delicate clams in…

This is one of the first soups I ever made and I still enjoy it today. It’s like eating a baked potato, but better because it has corn! Who doesn’t…

If you love beer and cheese (and bacon), you’ll love my take on Germany’s Bierkäsesuppe! This is a rich and flavorful soup made with good German beer, Cheddar cheese and…

Fall has officially arrived!  I love everything about fall – the crisp air, the scarves, sweaters and boots, and the food!  Although it’s about 90° outside, inside it’s a cool…

Sunday I was feeling a bit tired and I was craving comfort food – something to warm me up inside. The only thing I could make was soup! The best…

On June 2, 1953, Rosemary Hume, the principal of London’s Le Cordon Bleu school, created Poulet Reine Elizabeth (later known as Coronation Chicken) for one of the many coronation meals…

Egg salad reminds you of packed school lunches or church picnics on Sundays. It’s simple and delicious because the egg is the star. Nothing complicated or fancy in this salad,…

This isn’t even a recipe, it’s more like a method. Over 30 (cough) years ago, a coworker brought a delicious pasta salad to an office potluck. The basic recipe was…

The name beets always made me wince as a kid. I never tried them until I was twenty-one and at a dinner party where I couldn’t refuse them. The beets…

Onion soup has fed the poor since Roman times, but it was the French that transformed this humble soup into something extraordinary by caramelizing the onions and topping it with…

How can a few simple ingredients make such an elegant salad? I can only say that simple recipes made with quality ingredients always taste best. I love the balance of…

Soup is always my go-to comfort food. It’s hearty, warm and delicious. It the only food that can warm you from the inside out. You could say it’s my soul…

There’s something special about a well balanced crab cake – not too bready (yes, that’s a word), with lumps of meat and not overly cooked.   I love, love, love this…

There’s an old saying “man proposes and God disposes” and that was so true for our weekend. We had planned a great outdoor BBQ over Labor Day weekend as the…

A hint of sweet and spicy makes this the perfect coleslaw to complement your BBQ menu or fish fry! I love how the country mustard specks look throughout the slaw.…