Winter

A collection of my favorite winter soups from the archives!

Fun-to-make sourdough rye bread bowls are so tasty and complement your favorite soups!

Take your homemade bread to the next level and make a wild yeast sourdough starter at home with all-purpose flour and naturally-occurring yeast, using a clever secret ingredient.

Bright and cheery mixed oranges, pomegranate ariels, avocados, and creamy burrata top this winter citrus salad.

The artisan food and beverage movement has created so many lovely businesses in my hometown, I can’t keep count. Cincinnati has a deep and rich …

This is the best healthy chicken soup for when you’re feeling a little sniffly and achy. Or just need a big comfort food hug! Cold-fighting …

It’s chili cook-off time here in Cincinnati. I don’t compete anymore, but the steady social media stream of January calls-for-entry always gets me itching to …

Clean and healthy, this rich, earthy Mushroom Lentil Adzuki Bean Soup is chock full of veggies and legumes.

Hoppin’ John Rice Bowls are a delicious take on the Southern classic, featuring smoky black-eyed peas and vegetables served over fluffy rice. Perfect for a cozy meal or bringing good luck to your table!

A festive and super easy holiday recipe, Christmas Wreath Appetizers look fabulous on your appetizer table and will be scarfed up in no time. The …

Smoky tempeh with fresh vegetables and sprouts over rice and topped with an egg makes for a healthy, delicious winter meal.

It’s Salsa Time! A few days after the hullabaloo of Thanksgiving passed, I discovered a half of a bag of cranberries in the fridge, starting …

Deconstructed chicken enchiladas served over rice. Easy (and super fast when made with leftover chicken and rice) weeknight meal, full of comforting Mexican flavors.

I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving day, and that you’re rarin’ to go into the holiday season! I also hope that the Thanksgiving cooks …

A small Thanksgiving dinner party is perfectly suited for a roasted whole bone-in turkey breast. Brined in a rich apple cider solution and basted in butter, a golden, roasted turkey breast will be the centerpiece of your celebration. Even if it’s just turkey for two!

Homemade popcorn cooked in coconut oil and loaded with freshly grated parmigiano reggiano cheese, black pepper, and lots of seasoning is the perfect movie or …

Delectable Thai spices and creamy peanut butter, plus shiitake mushrooms and ramen noodles, flavor this hearty vegetarian Thai peanut soup.

How did something so stinky and moldy and veiny as a chunk of blue cheese end up being such a prized ingredient? And I really …