Creamy Mushroom Soup
Sometimes you just need some comfort. Yesterday was not a great day for me. In fact, it was terrible. Before I got home I decided that a nice, warm, creamy bowl of soup would fit the bill. I have been craving mushroom soup for a few weeks, ever since having some rather superb mushroom soup at a local cafe, and I had three pints of mushrooms in the fridge. It was meant to be. This mushroom soup is pretty basic. I really wanted the...
Beef Shawarma Meatballs
Not long ago I had lunch at a little Lebanese restaurant and I discovered some really wonderful new dishes. One of these was shawarma, a meat mixture that is marinated in a spice blend, placed on a spit, and slowly grilled. It is sliced thin and served with pita and other fresh garnishes. It is very similar to a gyro but with distinctly different spices. I fell in love! The restaurant owner, of course, would not share their recipe...
Coconut Mango Rice Pudding
What do you do when you have a mango approaching over-ripeness and a half a can of coconut milk? I don’t know about you, but I turn it into rice pudding! Mango and coconut are a perfect flavor match. I love, for example, chunks of ripe mango with some toasted coconut scattered over the top. For a while I considered making a coconut pudding with mango chunks in it, but that seemed sort of boring. That is when I considered a...
Mexican Rice
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Where I live May 5th is celebrated as a day to enjoy some tasty Tex-Mex or authentic Mexican food, have a few beers, and get together with friends and family. I love Tex-Mex, which I think I have said before, so any excuse is a good when my favorite food is involved. One of my favorite Tex-Mex recipes is for Mexican Rice. This side dish is often done very poorly, which is sad because it is such an easy dish...
Cream of Chicken Soup
I always forget how easy soups are to make. One of my favorite soups is cream of chicken. For the longest time I would buy the soup from the deli of the grocery store because I quite simply never thought to make it myself. I am kicking myself about it now because not only is it dead simple, it tastes far better than anything I have purchased. What I like is that I control the content of the soup, so if I want more carrots or...
