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Tag Archives: Soup
Asparagus Soup Shooters
Hubby and I went to a very special farm to table dinner at Harvest Moon Grille in Charlotte, NC earlier this spring. True to her restaurant’s vision, Cassie Parsons developed a custom 5-course menu consisting entirely of locally produced ingredients, including pastured pork raised on her farm, Grateful Growers. She and her partner Natalie are such special people, and it was a privilege to be wined and dined, by and with them. The kitchen staff (Cassie on the right) Since Charlotte’s … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Entertaining, Main Course, Recipe, Review
Tagged appetizer, Asparagus, charlotte, grateful growers, milk, Soup
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Our Go-To Wintry Meal: Butternut Squash Soup
Butternut squash soup – one of the (few) reasons I love the cold weather! This winter fruit (I had to look that up on Wikipedia) is naturally sweet and creamy, with a starchiness that makes for a hearty side dish or main entree. One of my pet peeves about other people’s butternut squash soups is when they contain added sugar. It just doesn’t make sense why you would add anything that masks, rather than elevates, the aforementioned natural sugars. Save … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Entertaining, Main Course, Recipe
Tagged butternut squash, lactose-free, one-pot meal, Soup, vegetarian, winter
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The “Oh my God I can’t believe this really tastes like chowder” Chowder
I’ve always been a huge fan of chowder, particularly New England, but two key things always stopped me from making it: 1. Though I love it so, the creamy base would turn into an inevitable stomach churner. 2. Since he was little, Hubby always threw up immediately after consuming New England clam chowder. Thus came the chowder-less years in our relationship. Neither of us really thought about it, until we took a trip to Newport and Boston last fall and … Continue reading
Posted in Main Course, Recipe
Tagged corn, fish, lactose-free, one-pot meal, scallop, shrimp, Soup
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