This (Almost No Effort) Homemade Tomato Soup is perfection – bright, peak-tomato flavor accentuated by a hit of red wine vinegar, richness from a little butter and a finish of creme fraiche, and a beautiful orangey-red hue. There is no better tomato soup to serve alongside your favorite grilled cheese.
Soup season is upon us. With temperatures entering frigid territory, now is the time to make this Broccoli and Cheddar Soup with Garlicky Croutons.
Can I let you in on a secret? On the whole, a big old bowl of soup doesn’t typically excite me.
While I’m oversimplifying the process a bit here, to make soup, you put a bunch of stuff in a pot and let it do its thing. Each ingredient gently imparts its flavor on its neighbor. Components like vegetables, legumes and grains soften until they can be slurped up with a spoon in one homogeneous gulp.
Yawn.
Who wants to eat something where the first bite tastes exactly like the last? While I know the answer to this question is “many people,” I crave distinct flavors and competing textures in every bite.
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If you’ve walked around your local store you can’t help but notice a few things: pumpkin spice everything, halloween candy, and squash! I’d love to do a guide to the best halloween candy but that’s for another day. I’ve compiled a guide to help you determine which squash is best for your recipe and exactly how it should be cooked. The cool thing about these fall and winter gourds is they last a really long time, like six weeks to even a few months. And guess what? They’re technically fruit because they have seeds! Let’s get started.
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Written by Charlotte Greffin, Chef
According to the news, 2017-2018 is one of the worst flu seasons we’ve had in recent history. Flu germs are hard to avoid no matter how diligent we are about washing our hands. Besides keeping our mitts away from our faces and holding our breath when sandwiched between two coughing people on the subway, we can only hope that our immune systems pick up where we left off. But our immune systems are only as good as the vitamins we feed them. Indeed, think of each meal as an intimate date with our oh-so-sensitive immune systems. Why not treat (or even spoil) our immune systems to the stuff they crave?
