About a year ago, our friend Macy served this to us and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since. It was hearty and deliciously perfect for a February day with winter’s chill. Macy is a great cook and we like similar things. So it wasn’t a surprise that the recipe she used [...]
Archive for the 'Soups and Stews' Category
February 21 2010
Tex-Mex Chicken Stew
I assure you that we didn’t raise our son to be someone who “rubs it in.” But it seems as if he can’t go into a Mexican restaurant without snapping a photo of some mouthwatering plate of enchiladas, tamales, or what have you. Molly, to a lesser extent, has begun to walk his path, sending [...]
February 13 2010
Steak Soup – Tried, True, and Cold Weather Good
We were clobbered with a foot and a half of snow this week. A mid-week white out can be a blessing and a curse depending on your point of view. Of course everything comes almost to a halt with barely passable roads and windy cold. Parents scramble to make alternate arrangements for children sprung from [...]
February 4 2010
Ropa Vieja: Una Fiesta Cubana
A national dish of Cuba, Ropa Vieja is like a rags to flavorful riches fiesta on your plate. The literal translation is “old clothes” and this shred of flank steak and peppers resembles just that. Curiously, the meat looks like one of my old friend shirts that Anne threw away when I wasn’t looking. There [...]
