Meps original
Meps’ Vegan Brunswick Stew
Anyone who has read Strangers Have the Best Candy knows the secret ingredient to a great Brunswick Stew. If you haven’t got the book, you can read the fun story here on the Foodie Gazette. […]
Soups
Asian
Simple Thai Coconut Curry
This is a pattern recipe, which means you can make it a bunch of different ways, and it will always be yummy. But it also means that the instructions are a little bit vague, similar […]
5/2 fasting diet
Zucchini-Kidney Soup with Tomatoes
This has a wonderful blend of flavors, and it’s only 600 calories for the entire pot. It’s a filling lunch or a perfect dinner for two people on a diet. 3 T bacon bits 1 […]
Soups
Quick Curried Soup
2 cans cream soup – cream of mushroom or cream of chicken 1 C raisins 1 can evaporated milk 1-1/2 C water 1-2 T curry powder 1 C peanuts, chopped Combine soup with milk and […]
Meps original
Buttermilk Beans With Pomegranates and Toasted Walnuts
This was beautiful, but we ate it too fast to get a photograph. It’s as delicious as it is beautiful, but you’ll just have to take my word. 1-1/2 C cooked baby lima beans (you […]
Pressure cooker
Sweet Potato-Apple Soup
2 T butter 1 onion, diced finely 3 stalks celery, sliced 2 lbs sweet potatoes (about 5), peeled and coarsely grated 2 large apples, peeled, cored, and coarsely grated 5 C vegetable stock 1-1/2 t […]
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Potato-Kale Soup
Here’s an old favorite for Julie. We made this for the infamous vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner in 1991. 1 T butter or olive oil 1 large onion, diced 2 large potatoes 5 C water or stock, […]
5/2 fasting diet
Salmon Buttermilk Chowder
2 t butter 1 small onion, diced 5-oz package of salmon 2-3 t dill 2 C chicken stock 1-2 C buttermilk (I used 4 T powdered buttermilk and 1-1/2 C water) 1 t arrowroot powder […]
5/2 fasting diet
Spanish-inspired Tuna Stew
2 t cooking oil 3 t cooked bacon bits, divided 1/2 small onion, diced 1/2 green pepper, diced 1 can artichoke hearts, chopped coarsely (not marinated) 1 chicken bouillon cube 2 t smoked paprika 1 […]
Soups
Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Orange Cream
I made this soup for Philip and Bob Wilson during a visit to Boulder, Colorado. It was the first course of a meal that included Philip’s Chicken with Asiago, Prosciutto, and Mushrooms. It was also […]