Warm Up Winter – A Rooty Vegetable Soup with Prosciutto

winter roasted root vegetable soup recipe

We continue our tribute to National Soup Month today with a hearty vegetable soup to warm even the coldest of days. This soup is loaded with readily available vegetables and packed with flavor. When I was planning this month’s posts I tried to decide upon a variety of soups that might add to your recipe box. I […]

Simply Smashing: Vegetable Mash

vegetable mash recipe

Thanksgiving wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without mashed potatoes. At their light and fluffy best, they make the meal. If done incorrectly, you are in for a gluey disaster. The truth is that they are quite easy to make. There is a great deal of debate over the type of potato to use. For me, there is only one choice…Yukon gold. These […]

Kitchen Help: Basic Chicken Stock

homemade chicken stock recipe

About twice a month we have roasted chicken for dinner.  Usually, we roast it ourselves. Occasionally we purchase a rotisserie chicken from the supermarket.  It may seem a little like cheating, but it is quick and tasty and it can be used in many recipes. No matter which we use, we almost always save the carcass for stock.  Making […]

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