Jun 11th, 2009 Posted in Soup | no comment »
As a vegetarian, lentils are one of my favorite non-soy sources of protein. They are incredibly flexible; however, the staples, like this Lentil Soup, are still wonderful classics. Almost every culture has a version of lentil soup. Serve it up with a good piece of bread and you’ve got a good meal.

Lentil Soup
Lentil Soup
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Tags: bay leaf, carrot, cayenne, coriander, cumin, ginger, lemon juice, lentils, Main Dish, olive oil, onion, pepper, recipe, salt, Soup, tomato, water
Dec 24th, 2008 Posted in Main Dish, Soup | no comment »
When I went to France 10 years ago, I sat in a little restaurant on top of a hill and had French Onion Soup to die for. Now, 16-year-old me wasn’t really into food. In fact, I had so many new-to-me food allergies that I didn’t know what to do and I wasn’t used to eating anything that wasn’t frozen and bought at Costco. But ever since then, I’ve been a fan of French Onion Soup.
This recipe is original from Cookography where they call it the Best French Onion Soup Ever, and while I still think that restaurant beat this (but that could be me romanticizing my Europe trip), I do think this is damn good soup. Jason thought it was little labor intensive — I made him stir a lot –, but from what I’ve read about French Onion Soup, this recipe is actually an easier one to make. Though Jason did admit that delicious soup was worth that little extra labor every once-in-a-while.

French Onion Soup
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Tags: baguette, bay leaf, beef stock, butter, dry sherry, French cuisine, Gruyère cheese, Main Dish, onion, pepper, recipe, salt, Soup, thyme, vegetable stock, water
Nov 16th, 2008 Posted in Main Dish | no comment »
Delicious. This was so delicious. It takes longer than I would like, so it’s not going to be a week day dish by any means.

My tofu chicken cooking came from some suggestions how to cook chicken in Cooking for Dummies and the general chicken and dumplings recipe originally came from ‘Chicken’ and Dumplings at VegCooking.
Tofu Chicken and Dumplings
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Tags: all-purpose flour, baking powder, basil, bay leaf, butter, carrot, celery, celery salt, milk, olive oil, onion, pepper, recipe, salt, Southern cuisine, thyme, tofu, vegetable stock, water