Savory Cooking

Wow! Time just really buzzes right on by! I was in the middle of some mindless task at work (spreadsheets, natch) when I realized that …

Carrot harvest is always a little bittersweet at Casa SoupAddict. It’s the one crop I’m chronically late in sowing, so the carrots don’t mature until …

One of the freshest tasting vegetable salads in my rotation: Sweet Corn Salad with a light and creamy dill dressing is full of the season’s …

Risotto has earned a very unfair reputation as a difficult dish. SoupAddict can’t force you to change your mind about what is difficult and what …

Ever since I begin preserving the goodies from my garden, I’ve been victim of the cruel, cruel irony of August and September: just when you …

Hi Everyone! How’s Summer treating you? Here in the Midwest, we’re sweltering. And therefore fairly, um, indelicate at any given moment. But the super wet …

Things have seemed a little quiet in SoupAddict land lately, haven’t they? I’ve been working on another project that I’m really excited about*, and during …

Put those once-a-year garlic scape treats to great use by making homemade basil & garlic scape pesto! So fresh and tasty, you’ll never want to …

Welcome to the obligatory lamb-recipe-before-Easter post. Nice that I waited until the last minute, eh? I don’t feel too guilty, though, because, in all honestly, …

Last week, I read a wall post trail on Facebook where some friends of mine were discussing restaurants in proximity to the SXSW conference. The …

Put away the Altoids. Garlic soup is your friend. Mellowed by a long simmer and a smattering of a fresh herbs, garlic soup is satisfying …

Meet SoupAddict’s very favorite breakfast food: oatmeal. But not just any old Quaker oatmeal. Steel cut oats. Not “old fashioned” or “rolled” oats (or, heaven …

Quick breads are a bread lover’s dream come true: fresh, homemade bread in an hour, with no special equipment. (Bowl? Check. Spoon? Cheeyeck.) And, oh, …

I never make Cincinnati chili. Let me just get that out there. Like the French who never bake their own baguettes because there’s a bakery …

Mark Bittman’s bolognese sauce is just about as close to perfection as you can get, outside of an Italian Nonna’s cucina. What, am I crazy? …

SoupAddict is really psyched about Super Bowl Sunday. The menu is going to be awesome. Oh. And there’s the football. Sure. But mostly, it’s the …

This is a weeknight meal if there ever was one. Super fast, flavorful, finished in under a half hour. SoupAddict made it for lunch on …

SoupAddict has had an inexplicable craving for eggs all month long. Eggs have been going on everything. Wraps, ham sandwiches, tomato dishes. Salads and asparagus. …