Those of you who have ever been on the Weight Watchers diet are undoubtedly intimately familiar with Garden Vegetable Soup.…
Growing up, the only sweet potatoes I knew were served with Thanksgiving dinner, smothered in marshmallows and brown sugar. Then I learned about baked sweet potato fries. Now I’ll take a sweet potato over its whiter, starchier counterpart just about any day of the week. Since we all have to begrudgingly admit that yes, it is still winter (stupid groundhog!), now is the time to pay homage to root vegetables. Sweet potatoes can be served mashed, blended into soups, breads, stews…
Chunky Tomato and Leek Soup
Cooking for a Crowd, Recipes, Weekend Cooking, Worknight Dinners February 8, 2009
I’m fairly ambivalent about tomato soup. On one hand, it’s often low-calorie and packed with lycopene, a proven antioxidant that is said to help prevent damage to certain cells in the body. On the other hand, if it isn’t homemade soup, you’re running the risk of slurping a bowl of what tastes like hot, watered down tomato juice. The only savior is pairing said soup with a hot, gooey grilled apple and cheddar cheese sandwich on sourdough bread. This version…
Grilled Cheese with Cheddar & Apple
Cooking for One or Two, Featured, Recipes, Worknight Dinners February 2, 2009