Soup
Potato and Leek Soup
Here’s the simplest potato and leek soup, a recipe that strikes me as medieval. It can warm you on a cold winter day or—if you
July 10, 2023
Soup
Cream of Mushroom (or Any Vegetable) Soup
There are thousands of recipes for true cream of vegetable soup, but the differences among them are small. Basically, you cook the vegetable you want
July 10, 2023
Chicken
Chicken Soup, Many Ways
This not-too-thick soup makes a warming but not superfilling first course, with the rice, meat, and vegetable supporting actors rather than major players. MAKES: 4
July 10, 2023
Pasta
Noodle Soup
Straight water really doesn’t work in this soup, but water with a big splash of soy sauce works surprisingly well in the second variation or
July 10, 2023
Soup
Puréed Vegetable Soup Without Cream
Puréeing makes any vegetable soup velvety smooth and elegant. All sorts of vegetables can be used, but the best have some body, like winter squash
July 10, 2023
Soup
Chunky Vegetable Soup
Think of this as a what-have-you soup with infinite and easy variations. You’re looking for a mix of vegetables, always with tomato, though combining “hard”
July 10, 2023
Appetizer
Boiled Water
This Mediterranean classic, as ancient and almost as simple as boiling, is the quintessential beginner’s or just plain basic soup. It’s one you’ll cook forever.
July 10, 2023
Appetizer
Gefilte Fish
Any white freshwater or saltwater fish is good here, though carp, whitefish, and pike are most traditional. Horseradish is the nearly mandatory accompaniment. Don’t skimp
July 10, 2023
Appetizer
Mock Ceviche
There are a couple of reasons to cook “ceviche” (you can’t rightly call cooked fish ceviche, any more than you can serve cooked steak tartare).
July 10, 2023
I’m Brenda, your home cheff. Welcome to my Recipe Book!
I am a self-taught cook. I started cooking around 18 years old. I stood in the kitchen and watched my mother, who was my biggest inspiration at the time, cook.
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