Savory Cooking

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 …

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. …

SoupAddict saw a recipe last year that really spoke to her. It’s blustery, snowy winter here, and things warm and thick and comforting are highly …

Can a Cincinnatian make Texas chili and publish it in her blog without offending a state that could pound her beautiful city, tucked inside the …

Show of hands, who grills year-round, even in the freezing cold with snow on the ground? [SoupAddict’s hand shoots straight up in the air and …

What is it about January that makes thick, rich stews so welcoming and comforting (necessary, even)? December’s cold, too, in this Midwestern neck o’ the …

SoupAddict — being a soup addict and all — thought there would be no better way to ring out the lovely year of 2010 than …

It’s that time of year, where we hold our bellies and groan, “I’m sooo over sweets — I’ll never eat that much junk again.” This …