Soups & Stews

Voodoo Stock: Chicken Feet & Chili Peppers

November 30, 2009 By jenny 97 Comments

Chicken feet – gnarly, repulsive and disturbing – make for the very best stock. Devoid of little else but tendons, bone and cartilage (sound appetizing yet?), chicken feet produce a fine golden broth that’s rich in all those obscure nutrients that make a good stock so nourishing: glucosamine chondroitin, collagen and trace minerals. Moreover, [...]

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Nourishing Beef Burgundy

September 18, 2009 By jenny Leave a Comment

It’s starting to get cold out – stormy and chilly all afternoon – and the aspens are turning gold again. When summer turns to autumn, my thoughts turn to comfort food: meatloaf, pot roasts, roast chicken and, of course, beef burgundy. It’s wonderful with the deep flavor of mushrooms combined with robust red [...]

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Chilled Melon Soup

September 7, 2009 By jenny Leave a Comment

While fresh fruit makes it to our table for dessert often, sometimes we appreciate a hint of variety, and that’s precisely what this chilled melon soup provides. Melon – we use an heirloom orange fleshed honeydew melon, though any melon will do – is simply pureed and served with fresh berries. The soup [...]