Soups, Stews, and Broths
Grass-fed Beef Chili – Batch Recipe
Happy New Year, Everyone! I don’t know about you, but my weather has finally arrived! It’s cold and blustery and I love it. My northern Eurpean roots are saying, “finally”! Enough of the eternal summer that is Texas! I am enjoying staying warm by the fire, sipping lots of homemade Chai, taking hot baths and…
Read MoreClassic Chicken Soup
As we slowly enter the Fall season, I am enticed to make soups, my favorite of all dishes to make. When all else fails and I know not else to make, I make my classic standby, Chicken Soup. I’ve made hundreds of pots of this soup for clients, for friends, for women who have just…
Read MoreCream of Delicata Squash Soup
I’m bringing back one of my old favorites…my Cream of Delicata Squash Soup. I love so many soups, but this one is one of the most cherished! It reminds me of the days I was living in northern Cali in my early twenties when I was just discovering that cooking was to be my path. I…
Read MoreThanksgiving – Turkey Broth
Broth made from bones (also called stock) is full of gelatin and minerals. It is one of the most healing concoctions on the planet. There is a old quote I like that says “Good broth will resurrect the dead.” Well, that may be a slight exaggeration, but it can resurrect one from feeling almost dead, from being sick and having low energy and it can definitely help one’s digestion in a profound way.
Read MoreCream of Asparagus Soup with Spring Leeks
Some of the best things in life are simple and this soup is one of them. This Cream of Asparagus Soup with Leeks could be made even by those that claim they can’t cook. And for those that can, enjoy a night off (almost) as this soup will only take about 20 minutes. Although truly…
Read MoreCarrot Ginger Soup with Coconut Milk
One of my most favorite soups that I have been making for years. The slowly sautéed onions and ginger create a depth of flavor that matches no other and when mixed with caramelized carrots, chicken broth, coconut milk and my favorite spice combo, nutmeg and coriander, your tastebuds will be delighted and your belly warmed.…
Read MoreGreen Chile Chicken Soup
I just came back from the land of green chillies, New Mexico and Colorado. I love green chilis with a passion and buy them freshly roasted at road side stalls by the pound (along with pine nuts and peaches), process them into purees, sauces and chunks, freeze them and use them throughout the year.
Read MoreGreen Chili Summer Squash Soup
Late summer is the season for green chilies and summer squash. These two veggies pair so well together. They are like old friends. And, of course, they like growing near each other too. Both share their soil origins in the Americas. Squash is actually the fruit of various members of the gourd family; it comes…
Read MoreIn the media: Texas Co-op Power feat. The Barefoot Cook (Jan. 2012)
[dc]C[/dc]heck out this article published about me by Kevin Hargis of Texas Coop Power Magazine. He attended one of my cooking workshops and I think it made an impression!
Read MoreCream of Tomato Soup with Fresh Basil
This delicious soup is an easy summertime hit that is good consumed either hot or cold. If you have your own garden, you probably have more tomatoes that you know what to do with. This soup will put a dent on them. I timed myself the other day and this soup literally took me 10…
Read MoreCleansing Spring Soup Salad
This is one of my favorite things to make when I feel the need to eat lighter and cleanse. It is not only delicious, but also easy to digest. You will basically be putting your salad in the blender and blending it up till smooth and then drinking as if you were drinking a soup.…
Read MoreBone Broth
“Indeed, stock is everything in cooking…without it nothing can be done.” Auguste Escoffier
Bbroth or stock as some call it is one of the most nutritious of foods. In many cultures it is consumed almost daily. Ancient cultures would not think of throwing out the bones, the place that holds the essence of the animal. They knew to slowly cook them with water and maybe other herbs and ingredients to extract the precious life giving nutrients from them.
Roasted Sweet Potato Ginger Soup
Man must have been very excited the first time a sweet potato rolled over into the fire. A once hard tubor became soft and sweet. What a discovery! Sweet potatoes or yams are grown all over the world, but mostly are grown in the tropics, Africa and in the Deep South of the USA. There…
Read MoreImmune Boosting Garlic Soup
This soup may be a very exciting discovery for you. After preparing it you may say, “All along I could have thickened soups with eggs!?” Yes, I say, you can! I bet you will now add this egg mixture to all kinds of brothy soups. It is a great way to transform a simple broth into something just a little more, well, let us say, elegant.
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