A fall photo series: Each day during the month of November I will be posting something that I am thankful for along with a photo or two. I invite you to join me by posting a link to your blog, Instagram, or Facebook page in the comments. Day 11: I am thankful for the access that I have to so many wonderful foods, farmers markets,...

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I posted a picture of this miso soup on Instagram today and drove all of my friends and family crazy because I didn't share the recipe along with it. So, before I get any hate mail, here it is! The miso and shiitake mushrooms are good for fighting off the sniffles that seem to be everywhere right now. Enjoy! Miso Soup With Soba...

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This spicy soup is exactly what I crave in between the fall and winter holidays. The heat is just enough to fight off the cold of a winter night and the noodles make for a nourishing and healthy comfort food. Love! The soup began as this green curry broth recipe from 101 Cookbooks. I made a few small changes to the recipe:  added shiitake...

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I have been having stomach and other issues related to the acid in some foods lately. One of the worst triggers for me has been cooked tomatoes, so I temporarily took a break from them and a few other things to get my stomach back on track. I was actually planning to add tomatoes to this chili but completely forgot and, you know...

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My last couple of CSA boxes have contained different kinds of cabbage and, while I like cabbage, I don't eat it as often as I do other things. With a small Savoy cabbage threatening to go south in my fridge, I decided to throw together some soup. This was one of those "something-out-of-nothing" kind of nights for dinner because I didn't have much...

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Every year for Christmas dinner we have our "Traditional Non-Tranditional" meal. In the past we have had lasagna, crepes, tacos, or raviolis. This year our gathering will be small but cozy. I'm planning a Mexican theme and this tortilla soup was a great warm-up. This spicy soup is the perfect meal for a cold winter night and, while you're making it, your kitchen...

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Maybe it is our broken heater or maybe it is Thanksgiving leftover burnout, but our meals have taken a spicy turn this week. We've had Thai spicy green beans with tofu and curried red lentils. I received my CSA box this morning and I fully expect to be creating a meal or two that involves chiles and other belly-warming things. These curried lentils...

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I'm back! I didn't actually go anywhere but I've had a bit of a busy week, technically speaking. First, my website was hacked. This was not awesome. It didn't take my site down, but it did cause some issues and gave me a major case of the hebegebees. Hackers are so creepy. After I cleaned up much of the hacker mess, my site...

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You know those days when you haven't had a chance to get to the store and you have to make something out of nothing for dinner? Yeah, that was last Monday for me. Having run out of almost everything, I managed to throw together this broccoli soup and it turned out so good that I had to share the recipe with you! Something-out-of-nothing...

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If you over-indulged in chocolate bunnies over the weekend, this soup is a nice way to get back on track. It is light, healthy, and full of flavor. For extra protein, I serve it over soba noodles- they are made from buckwheat flour and contain 8 grams of protein per serving. Ginger Lime Soup Serves 4-6 2 Tbsp olive oil 4 yams, peel...

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When I started foraging for dinner ingredients this afternoon, I found a few veggies from my CSA box in the fridge. I consulted a few of my favorite cookbooks and invented a soup recipe that was inspired by Deborah Madison's Vegetable Soups cookbook. The result was fantastic! Definitely a repeater (as my husband would say). This soup and some warm bread were the...

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