This soup is the perfect use for the leftover créme fraîche from the mussels in cider. I'm a big fan of edamame, but it is typically one of those things I only eat if it comes gratis with the sushi we've ordered (as much as I enjoy edamame, I don't think I could ever convince Dustin to order it in favor of fresh fish). Incorporating edamame into...

I bought a family-sized package of cheese tortellini when we made this spinach and artichoke tortellini soup and only used half off it. While the spinach and artichoke version was light and refreshing, this meaty, tomato and pepper version was much heartier and fall/winter appropriate. Originally I envisioned large chunks of sausage or chorizo,...

We've been eating crazy amounts of spinach lately. For the last few weeks, most mornings for breakfast, we've been drinking green smoothies for breakfast. Dustin was skeptical about the potential deliciousness of putting spinach in a smoothie, but has since perfected a version with bananas, honey, raspberries, mangoes, fresh orange juice, and...

Another of my leftover turkey recipes from last year. It's a super simple soup recipe that you can make even on the busiest of nights. Dustin actually made this for me and had it ready and waiting for me when I arrived home from a long day at school. I never got around to making chicken noodle soup like I wanted, this similar turkey version was...

Let's face it. It will never be really be soup weather where I live, so I have to get my fill of warm, comforting soups when I'm wearing T-shirts and pretending it's cold. I've previously made a more gourmet version of buffalo chicken soup with blue cheese biscuits and all, but I wanted a more everyday version, so I combined the idea behind that...

This is a pumpkin soup that even Dustin can get behind. When I told him pumpkin soup was on the menu, he was less than pleased. But once he tasted the mildly pumpkin soup, I think he quite enjoyed his meal. The amaretto in the soup is really quite subtle, but adds a little extra depth to the soup. I actually intended to deglaze the pan in which...

From now on I’m putting parmesan rinds in everything. We made this delicious white bean stew with three different kinds of greens (yes, three!), adapted from Bon Apetit, and there was not a drop of actual cheese in the stew, but there was the most wonderful cheesy flavor in the broth. It’s like 80 degrees here, so it isn’t exactly soup weather;...

My coworkers and I went out for lunch at a random restaurant we stumbled upon in downtown El Segundo. Second City Bistro offered a grilled cheese and tomato soup lunch special that I ordered. But they had a wonderful twist on their tomato soup— gorgonzola. We recreated the grilled cheese and gorgonzola tomato soup for dinner one night. I made an...

We absolutely loved this spicy and creamy soup with plenty of heat thanks to poblanos, jalapeños, and hatch chiles. To kill that intense spiciness, you have soft chunks of potatoes, half and half, and beautiful acid from the lime. Even though this was a much loved warming meal during our (cool) winter, we had a few ideas to bring it up a...

I'd been craving a carb loaded baked potato recently, and given the (slightly) cooler days of fall, baked potato soup (with all of the fixins) seemed in order. We went to the farmer's market and got all of the ingredients; however the actual making of the soup kept getting postponed in favor of eating out or other faster meals. Finally, we got...