SOUP SERIES: nourishing potato leek soup

SOUP SERIES: nourishing potato leek soup

This soup is a classic, quick meal that is nourishing and comforting in the colder months of Fall & Winter. Leeks and potatoes are are both in season at the start of Fall. I describe leeks as a cross between cabbage and onions.  They have 

SOUP SERIES: classic hearty minestrone

SOUP SERIES: classic hearty minestrone

I’ve shared this recipe already as it’s probably my favorite soup recipe.  Minestrone is on the short list of recipes I’d love to perfect.  This recipe reflects my journey to perfect minestrone.  I’m nowhere near an expert on it and am excited to learn from 

SOUP SERIES: savory italian wedding soup with ground chicken meatballs

SOUP SERIES: savory italian wedding soup with ground chicken meatballs

I’ve talked about minestrone being the perfect soup.  It really is.  It’s my favorite if I was forced to pick one.  Aside from the components, I think my favorite part is the combination of tomato and chicken broth.  Check out my minestrone recipe if I’ve 

SOUP SERIES: classic turkey & wild rice

SOUP SERIES: classic turkey & wild rice

This is a wonderful soup recipe and can come together very quickly if you’ve already made wonderfully, rich turkey broth and have leftover turkey meat.  If you find yourself away from home – either traveling for vacation or away for the holidays visiting family, sometimes 

SOUP SERIES: broth & techniques for better soup

SOUP SERIES: broth & techniques for better soup

If your goal is to create a rich, deeply flavorful soup, know that a soup is only as good as it’s broth.  Broth can be made in advance and stored in the freezer to make soup a quick and convenient weeknight meal.  But a good 

SOUP SERIES: chicken pho at home

SOUP SERIES: chicken pho at home

If I could be great at making two things, it’d be a richly flavorful, brothy soup and a whole roasted chicken.  Simple dishes done extraordinarily well are my ambition in the kitchen.  The extraordinary is hard to see – it’s not pompous or fancy.  Instead, 

savory & comforting chicken pot pie (gluten-free adaptable)

savory & comforting chicken pot pie (gluten-free adaptable)

To set the stage on this post, it requires a confession.  One of my favorite guilty pleasures as a kid was those cheap premade chicken pot pies you’d find in the freezer section.  To be completely honest, the frozen food section has never tempted me 

gluten free meal ideas

gluten free meal ideas

We’re a couple weeks into a 90-day gluten free and very limited added sugar protocol.  We’ve been working on our gut health and this is what was recommended for both of us based on lab work.  Our functional medicine practitioner/RN shared that we don’t want 

the humble shepherd’s (or cottage) pie

the humble shepherd’s (or cottage) pie

Shepherd’s pie is such a great recipe to have in your toolkit.  I love it because it’s composed of ingredients that I almost always have on hand.  It’s a meal I can pull together even if I didn’t plan it for the week.  As much 

pheasant (or chicken) cacciatore with polenta

pheasant (or chicken) cacciatore with polenta

Fall and Winter bring long-held family traditions of bird hunting.  My dad grew up bird hunting with his dad, and my brother and I grew up doing the same with him.  Since I was in grade school, I can remember October trips to central &