Lentil stew - wholesome, nourishing and filling - makes for an inexpensive and satisfying meal. I serve it in late autumn and winter, using up all the sturdy root Read More →
Our Simple Supper: Kale and White Bean Soup
July 18, 2012 | by | 47 Comments
Kale and white bean soup, hearty and simple, works its way onto our supper table a few times each season. It's a favorite soup: rich with flavor, inexpensive to prepare with Read More →
Lovage Soup for Spring
May 21, 2012 | by | 18 Comments
In the spring, our CSA brings us tender greens, young lettuces, small roots and huge bunches of herbs. As I picked through the farm's choices of herbs that week: angelica, rose Read More →
My Favorite Asparagus Soup
March 25, 2012 | by | 35 Comments
When spring inches its way forward, there is one recipe that I invariably prepare: asparagus soup. It's creamy, but light, and rich with the grassy green herbaceous flavor of Read More →
Perpetual Soup: The Easiest Bone Broth You’ll Make
December 7, 2011 | by | 168 Comments
Bone broth is a staple of my family’s diet. As with healthy fats, heirloom vegetables, grass-fed meats and a good old-fashioned fermented cod liver oil, we consume a lot of Read More →
My Favorite Things (November 2011)
November 28, 2011 | by | Leave a Comment
After surviving the whirlwind that was November (Hello Wise Traditions Conference, technical glitches and visits to relatives … oh my!), things have started to settle down in Read More →
Curried Lentil Soup with Coconut Milk
October 26, 2011 | by | 21 Comments
Curried lentil soup, rich with the heady scent of toasted cardamom, coriander and fenugreek, moves from the humble to the extraordinary. I don’t often cook curries, not that I Read More →
Onion Bisque with Frizzled Leeks & Rosemary
March 24, 2011 | by | 4 Comments
Onion bisque, a decidedly humble food, bridges the seasons of winter and spring in a beautiful marriage of overwintered onions and shallots with the new leeks of early Read More →
a recipe: chicken and gluten-free dumplings with fresh herbs
October 21, 2010 | by | 3 Comments
Gluten-free chicken and dumplings swimming in a salty, creamy broth of herbs and aromatic vegetables found its way to our kitchen a few weeks ago. A cold-weather food, good Read More →
for the love of real food: weekend reading & links
September 25, 2010 | by | Leave a Comment
You all know how much I value keeping healthy, and for those of you who follow Nourished Kitchen on Twitter, you saw my update about a miserable and unexpected cold. Thanks Read More →
What People Are Saying