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Spice It Up

How spicy do you like your food? I like my food with a little bit of spice and kick. I would say it’s like a 2-3 stars out of 5 at a Thai restaurant type of situation, or a medium salsa situation. Spice is a great component because it’s kind of addictive, it add lots […]

6 Stellar Soups

  You might have picked up by now that I LOVE a good soup. I can’t imagine life without soups, and I get really excited about making my old classics and picking up some new soup recipes this time of year. What could be better than a good bowl of soup? I honestly don’t know. […]

Chickpea & Pasta Soup

I sure hope all of you had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday. As you can see by my blog absence for the last week, I had a wonderful few days off. No work and not much cooking, just eating, laughing and relaxing in Charleston, SC – which is a fine place to do such things. I’m wondering […]

Provencal Vegetable Soup

A lot of people think I’m a vegetarian. And I would lie if I said I didn’t play around with the idea. I love vegetables of all shapes, sizes and tastes. In fact, one of my favorite meals is a baked sweet potato. But, then, there’s pork. Pulled pork. Bacon. Sausage. I love vegetables, but […]

Thai Squash Soup

Where we live (kind of out in the country), we don’t have many restaurants nearby. The best we’ve got is a fast food joint about 15 minutes away. This is both good and bad. It’s good when you need to save money and eat leftovers. And it’s bad when you want some tasty local food […]