This recipe comes from a cookbook I found and then lost and then found again. As a student in Ann Arbor, Michigan, I came across this book, The Best 125 Meatless Mexican Dishes by Susan Geiskopf –Hadler and Mindy Toomay, at AfterWords, a bookstore near the corner of […]
This is Mexican comfort food. I remember my Mom making a similar soup and I can tell you that this is a great way to get kids to eat their vegetables. I loved the large, flavorful pieces of zucchini, carrot and corn, even when I was 5 years […]
Two of my favorite ingredients come together in this soup: corn and poblano peppers. In this soup, you combine the sweetness of the corn, the smokiness of the poblanos and the creaminess of, well, the cream. The cheese helps too! Cream of Corn and Poblano Soup (Crema de […]
Though I am already missing summer, we are enjoying the beautiful autumn weather and the changes to the landscape that come with it. This past week, we took our dogs for a long hike to New Glarus Woods State Park, which is about a 45 minute drive southwest […]
My father is from Michoacán and this is a soup from his home state and I guess mine as well, in some way. I remember him talking about fishing in one of the largest lakes in México: Pátzcuaro. I also remember him coming back from visiting family with […]
As the wind chill temperature continues to drop, I thought I’d make a recipe from a place we often enjoy in the summer: Lake Superior’s North Shore. This soup is one of many delicious soup recipes included in The Gunflint Lodge Cookbook, by Ron Berg and Sue Kerfoot. […]
I first heard about Sonora as a kid when we would visit my mom’s family on the ranchos (farms) east of Mexicali, Baja California. “Sonora is the next state over from where we are,” they would say. As many kids do, I thought it was a different world. […]
Cauliflower is not native to North America but I’m glad it made the trip here. I don’t recall the reference, but I remember reading that it was brought over from Europe to New Amsterdam (New York) and cultivated by Dutch immigrants. Though it is not known as a […]
The weather is getting colder in Wisconsin and our fireplace has already seen a lot of action. And that is usually when my thoughts and my appetite lead me to making soup. So I decided to make a soup that uses some of my favorite ingredients: wild rice, […]
This is a recipe that is typical of northern Mexico. Though it is similar to the more traditional Frijoles de la Olla, this adds a lot more flavor to the pot. It is great in a big bowl with some cornbread on the side or alongside some carne […]
If you love vegetables, you will love this soup. Not only can you use a variety of vegetables, but you put them in a slow cooker and basically let them cook on their own! Menestra has many variations. Much like minestrone, it is a soup you can change […]
In her amazing cookbook, The Essential Cuisines of Mexico, Diana Kennedy describes Caldo de Habas: “This is the most delicious version of dried fava bean soup that I have ever eaten. Even those who say they can’t stand cilantro will eat it in this soup – providing you […]
This is a recipe from one of Mexico’s smallest states, officially known as El Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro de Arteaga. It is a state that is just northwest of Mexico City. This is a simple but delicious soup. Diana Kennedy tells us that she learned this […]
I’ve always loved good food. My mom made sure I tasted something delicious every day, no matter how humble the meal. But I first started cooking “on purpose” when I began watching the Food Network. Along with Sara Moulton’s Cooking Live (a fellow University of Michigan alum), I […]
It is COLD! We came back from visiting my family in southern California for Christmas and were met with subzero temperatures. We are expecting -40 degrees Fahrenheit wind chills soon. A bit cooler than the 80 degree Christmas Day weather we enjoyed on the beach near Laguna Beach, […]
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