In case you haven't figured it out, I'm clearing my tabs. There are so many open.

Here are a bunch of recipes I want to try out. Maybe you'd like to try them, too.

Apple Banana Quinoa Breakfast Cups

Dark Chocolate and Parsnip Cakes

Greek Avgolemono Chicken Soup

I grew up detesting pea soup. I thought it tasted gross and looked worse. However, this year, when I had a big ol' hambone left over from Christmas dinner, I figured I'd give it another go. I'm glad I did, because what I cooked was delicious. I ate two giant bowls of it, and although I'll spare you a description of the aromatic after effects, I ( Read more... )

Intrigued? You should be. It's good. I'm eating it right now. It's delicious. I based the recipe off this. Here's my version ( Read more... )

I was biking home from the gym yesterday and happened to see a café sign advertising pear and parsnip soup. "Mmm," I thought. "That sounds delicious!"

So I got home and started looking around for recipes I could use, considering I'm doing the Whole30 challenge again, right now. And lo and behold, I found something. The following recipe is ( Read more... )

I have so much leftover turkey from T-day, and two cabbages from the farm share. What to do?

This.

I adapted this recipe from here, and it's absolutely delicious.

• 1 Tbsp bacon fat
  
• 1 medium onion, chopped
  
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
  
• About a pound of chopped, leftover turkey
  
• 4 cups chopped cabbage
  
• 1 giant carrot, sliced
  
• 2 cups of strained tomatoes
  
• ( Read more... )

I'm on the Whole30 challenge right now, which cuts dairy, legumes, and grain out of my diet. So when I saw this recipe for Hungarian Mushroom Soup I thought, Damn. That looks mighty tasty ( Read more... )

This recipe is very approximate, since I made it up with what was handy. It's pretty good, though. Next time, I think I'd like to add sweet potato. I think it would also be good with chicken or pork, but as is, it's vegan ( Read more... )

I rarely go to grocery stores. I do most of my grocery shopping at the farmers' market and the local organic food shop. I also grow as much as I can on my patio, but that's not terribly much. At least I have my own herbs, and a few tomatoes and peppers ( Read more... )

I made this on Friday, and it is very good.

I based the recipe off one found in the January/February issue of Muscle and Fitness Hers magazine.

• 2 Tbsp olive oil
  
• 1 lb beef stew meat
  
• 2 large onions, diced
  
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  
• 1 tsp ground cumin
  
• 1 tsp whole cumin seeds
  
• 1/2 tsp chili flakes
  
• 1 can diced tomatoes
  
• 1 can tomato sauce
  
• 2 cups beef broth ( Read more... )

I based this off a soup recipe from the December 2010 issue of Oxygen2 Tbsp Tamari soy sauce ( Read more... )