Mashed Potatoes: They Don’t Have to Kill You to Be Good
SoupAddict was staring longingly at her Zuni Cafe buttermilk mashed potatoes recipe the other day. Autumn is here, and it’s time for comfort food, but …
Savory Cooking
Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Earlier in the summer, SoupAddict had time off from her day job and decided to flip on the ole TV one lazy morning. Martha was …
Grilled Okra
Much to SoupAddict’s surprise, she found okra in her CSA bag this past weekend. Surprised because, not having been raised with the wonders of okra, …
Mexican Street Corn
Here at the tail end of July, if there’s one thing that you can’t turn around without tripping over, it’s tomatoes. [Just thought I’d get …
Paella on the Barbie
SoupAddict has found her favorite outdoor party dish, ever: Paella. (Pronounced “pie-AYE-ya” for those of you who, like SoupAddict, need to pronounce things correctly, even …
Roasted Tomato Caprese BLT Sandwich
Do you know what the end of June means? The beginning of July. Heh heh heh. I’ll be here all week, folks! {Ahem} No, no …
Homemade Butter: A Fun Little Project
I made homemade butter this past weekend. I kid you not. Butter. Homemade. [swoon] When I was growing up, what my family called “butter” came …
Crash Hot Potatoes
Meet SoupAddict’s favorite way to prepare white potatoes. Sweet potatoes are another story, but for white potatoes, these crash hot potatoes are the real deal. …
Mediterranean Pasta Salad
A while back, a kind reader suggested that one of SoupAddict’s favorite specialty salsas would be delicious served over pasta. And since then, SoupAddict has …
Vegetable Fried Rice with Bacon
One of SoupAddict’s second tier New Year’s resolutions was to eat out less—eat more self-cooked, less-processed food—and save money in the process. She’s been doing …
Three Pantry Staples for Flavorful Cuisine
SoupAddict is obsessed. This is nothing new. SoupAddict’s nature is to be obsessive. (And lazy. She’s not sure how those two traits can mix in …
Roux vs. Bechamel vs. Mornay
If there’s one thing that’s true about SoupAddict—aside from the fact that she loves soup. And bacon—it’s that she doesn’t stand on ceremony. No, no, …
How to Bake Bacon in the Oven
A clever technique to crisp bacon and rein in spatter, all in one swoop, oven baked bacon is so easy and takes all the messiness …
Reviving a Cast Iron Pan
SoupAddict recently uncovered this cast iron pan in a cabinet. And she sighed heavily. Look at that rust. It took a few seconds, but she …
Take the “ew” out of Brussels Sprouts
Parents, spouses, friends who cook for their friends: do your peeps a favor for 2010, and don’t be over-zealous with your well-intentioned healthy eating resolutions. …
Mini Cuban Sandwiches
Many moons ago, when SoupAddict first researched the authentic Cuban sandwich, she found pages upon pages on the Interwebs of amazingly passionate arguments regarding every …
Pickled Cucumber Salad (smack dab in the middle of winter)
People, SoupAddict has issues. She is so sweeted-out, she cannot even look at chocolate right now. The vegetable cravings started Dec. 26th and have been …
Garlic – Peel It, Slice It, Mince It, Love It
Gaaahlic, my daaahlings. Such deliciousness, all wrapped up in tiny little fortresses of skin. SoupAddict loves da garlic. SoupAddict needs da garlic. SoupAddict must have …