Tag: Souper Sundays

The Doctor of Aleppo and Eggplant and Tomato Stew with Pomegranate Molasses
The Doctor of Aleppo is a new offering by Dan Mayland and the current stop on the TLC Book Tour. This is a beautifully written tale of the Syrian civil war and those who found themselves in the middle of it, by birth and by circumstance. The novel inspired me to make this beautiful vegetarian…

Grilled Banh Mi Sandwiches with Pickled Veggies
Every so often, The Hubs will put out a special request, do all the shopping and pitch in with the cooking. Most of these requests involve grilling. The most recent suggestion for dinner was a Banh Mi sandwich, but as mentioned above, he wanted to grill it. I did some research and we came up…

Black Beans with Garlic and Chipotle on a TLC Book Tour for Resurrecting Rain
Resurrecting Rain by Patricia Averbach is partially set in Santa Fe. This novel gave me a great excuse to pull out my Santa Fe School of Cooking Cookbook and find an authentic recipe that could have been served up in the novel.

Carrot Salad with Olives
One more Cookbook of the Week post. I seem to be on a roll! This is a keeper of a salad.

Frog Eye Salad for Food ‘n Flix
Apropos to the Halloween holiday, the Food ‘n Flix feature film for October is the 1991 The Addams Family. Join me for a creepy and retro recipe that was inspired by the film, Frog Eye Salad.

Chopped Greek Salad with Toasted Pine Nuts and Pitas for May’s Food ‘n Flix
Confessions. I thought I would get ahead of the game during the holidays (yes, I’m talking last December). I watch Mamma Mia! and recorded all of the food only to realize the May’s Food ‘n Flix was the sequel. Oops! Well, here we go again. (And, at least I knew the back story!) 🙂 Wendy from…

Japanese Steakhouse Ginger Dressing
…and an accompanying salad. This dressing packs a punch of vegetables and is perfect on a salad of spinach, cucumbers, radish, carrots and sprouts.

A Quick Salad for By Invitation Only, a TLC Book Tour
Welcome to another stop on the TLC Book Tour. I received a free copy of Invitation Only by Dorothea Benton Frank for an honest review. As always, I paired a recipe inspired from the book’s pages with this review.

Contest winning spoils: Red Cabbage Kielbasa & Cannellini Soup
What do you do when you win a prize package of beets (and red cabbage)? Make soup!

Diva of a Grilled Cheese for IHCC
Welcome to this week’s I Heart Cooking Clubs theme: Retro! Ruth has many retro recipes, whether it’s a recipe from a vintage issue of Gourmet, or a retro favorite from back in the day. We’re going back in time. Instead of digging through my old Gourmet copies, I decided to go with two retro flavors: grilled…