A few weeks ago when I was flying to Portland for the whole grains conference, I got stuck in Minnesota overnight after what was supposed to be a 55 minute layover. Fortunately my aunt and uncle live 15 minutes from the airport and they came to my rescue, giving me a cozy bed that was [...]

Did you know chili traditionally contained no beans? It’s true! The name “chili con carne” is taken from Spanish, and means “peppers with meat.” Fortunately I don’t follow food rules, make beans the main part of my chili, and can’t even imagine a spicy hot bowl of chili sans beans. I also think you can [...]

I must have seen a white bean soup recipe recently because for some reason, it’s all I’ve been thinking about and craving this week. This one I whipped up was too easy: 6 ingredients easy. Ingredients 2 cans white beans, drained and rinsed 4 cups vegetable broth fresh or dried thyme – as much or [...]

When it comes to food, some might consider me a hoarder. Not in the creepy-old-moldy-food-in-every-crevice-of-the-house way. But in the stash-this-in-the-freezer/cabinet/cupboard-in-case-we-one-day-want-to-eat-it way. Sometimes I freeze meals for a day I don’t want to cook and find them hiding in the back of my freezer covered in frost. Or I recently discovered that I have not one [...]

When I spotted udon noodles at the grocery store the other day, I started daydreaming of a big steamy bowl of veggie udon noodle soup. I love the dense, chewy noodles that are too big and slurpy to eat with a spoon, you need a fork or some sturdy chopsticks to lift them from the [...]

Gazpacho is one of my favorite summer foods to eat, so I have no idea why it’s taken me until August to whip up a batch. I know not everyone loves cold soups as much as I do – Funk included – so I took advantage of a night he was out on the town [...]

Last weekend Funk and I went to New Hampshire for a Funk Family Gathering. His aunt made a delicious spread of food for everyone to nibble on, and yes we nibbled. When we got home at night, all I wanted was a veggie-packed, light dinner. Our tummies were not thrilled with the cheese we had [...]

I don’t like to waste any food, which is why I turned Saturday’s Halloween decoration into Sunday night’s dinner. This cute little pumpkin made our apartment feel festive for Halloween, but once the calendar flipped to November 1st, I was ready to eat it! Certain pumpkins are better than others for cooking and baking. The [...]

When I was at Ward’s Berry Farm recently, I picked up some farm-fresh ingredients to make a great gazpacho. I love cold soup in the summer, and can’t believe it took me this long to blend up a quick gazpacho! The great thing about soups, in my opinion, is that you really don’t need to [...]

I’ve had this recipe for Italian Bread Soup tacked to my fridge ever since Toni served some to me months ago and I just loved it. The recipe for this soup is from an Italian cooking class Toni took when she was in Italy. When I first tasted it, I swore it was cheese-based and [...]