Soups

Recipe: Clean out the Refrigerator (and Pantry) Minestrone Soup

Recipe: Clean out the Refrigerator (and Pantry) Minestrone Soup

It’s amazing what a good, quick soup you can make from stuff you might otherwise throw out, as I was reminded last night. You don’t need meat. You don’t need bouillon cubes or anything fake like that. All you need is an assortment of food and a pot. And it only takes about a half […]

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Recipe: Ham, String Bean, and Potato Soup—a Real Dutch Treat

Recipe: Ham, String Bean, and Potato Soup—a Real Dutch Treat

When I was a kid and I would go to my grandmother’s house (on my mother’s side), we only ever ate two things. If I was there for lunch by myself, she would make grilled cheese sandwiches with a dill pickle on the side, and she’d serve tea in a gold teacup. It always made […]

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