Kristin Allergy Friendly, Featured Articles, General, Lunch, No Dairy, No Eggs, No Gluten, No Nuts, No wheat, Soup/Stew, Vegan, Vegetarian

Velvety Cauliflower Soup with Turmeric, Sunflower Seeds, and Truffle Oil

This summer was not kind to my waist line. Or to my hip line, ass line, and stomach line, for that matter. Packing and moving meant pizza and beer on many more nights than I'd care to admit. And if unpacking one spice bottle from twenty sheets of packing paper burned a lot of calories, … Continue reading Velvety Cauliflower Soup with Turmeric, Sunflower Seeds, and Truffle Oil

Kristin Cuizoo Arsenal, Entree, Featured Articles, General, No Dairy, No Eggs, No Nuts, No wheat, Soup/Stew

Quick African Chicken Stew with Sweet Potatoes and Pumpkin Seeds

For the fifth meal of the Cuizoo Arsenal, I was planning to do a hearty soup.  Because this time of year especially, it is a fantastic one pot meal for cold days.  I thought I'd do something with beans and maybe some sausage, because that is an almost weekly occurrence for us.  But after doing … Continue reading Quick African Chicken Stew with Sweet Potatoes and Pumpkin Seeds

Kristin Allergy Friendly, Entree, Featured Articles, General, Lunch, No Eggs, No Nuts, Soup/Stew, Vegetarian

Vegetable Soup with Basil Pistou

I read this article in the New York Times yesterday (Told to Eat Its Vegetables, America Orders Fries).  Here's a little quote to blow your mind: For example, only 23 percent of meals include a vegetable, Mr. Balzer said. (Again, fries don’t count, but lettuce on a hamburger does.) Truthfully, I am not surprised by … Continue reading Vegetable Soup with Basil Pistou

Kristin Entree, Featured Articles, General, Leftovers, Lunch, Soup/Stew

Rustic Ham, Bean, and Spring Green Soup

Our spring this year has been very dreary.  And cold.  And cloudy.  Actually that is pretty typical, I think.  We get one sunny day and I am nearly manic -- excited to exercise and clean and parent with limitless energy.  But then we have to endure at least three cloudy and cold days because of … Continue reading Rustic Ham, Bean, and Spring Green Soup

Kristin Entree, Farmer's Market Dinner, Featured Articles, Soup/Stew

Make Your Own Asian Noodle Bowl

 "Make Your Own" anything is always a popular choice with kids.  And in my family of control freaks (the males) and perfectionists (the females), it is especially popular. (I should add that I am a perfectionist because a control freak sounds too negative.  Shut up.  I know they are essentially the same thing).   Anyway, … Continue reading Make Your Own Asian Noodle Bowl