Chilled Watermelon Soup

It's Seriously Soupy day today, featuring one of my favorite bloggers Serena, who authors a blog called Seriously Soupy.  Serena started Seriously Soupy as a creative outlet for herself after her first daughter was born, which combined her passion for cooking with an interest in learning more about soups and soup making. Since it started she has given soup tours and taught soup classes and has a catologue of over 100 soups on the site! You can join Serena on her Soupy journey at SeriouslySoupy.com and twice a month you can find her here, at My … [Read more...]

Broccomole

Calling all broccoli lovers: The other day I had a full head of broccoli that I needed to use before it started to turn.  And, with Cinco de Mayo on my brain, I figured I’d try to make a nice dip for some blue corn tortilla chips. My household is certainly obsessed with anything related to avocados (there’s always at least two ripening in a brown bag behind one of my cabinets) most importantly our famed recipe and video for  Guacomole dip  and our celebrated recipe for Baked Stuffed Avocados. But, a nice, cool low(er) fat fresh broccoli dip … [Read more...]

Spicy Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Super Bowl is almost here. My hometown team, the Baltimore Ravens, are playing! I haven’t been this excited (or even cared) since 2001, when the Ravens last played in the Super Bowl.  Actually, this might even be the first time I'll focus on the football being played rather than just tasting the assortment of food being served.  But, that doesn’t mean I’m not going to offer a bunch of tasty foods to supplement the game.  Last week I entered a Super Bowl Snack off challenge and made some Slow Cooked Pulled BBQ Chicken.  Yesterday I sampled … [Read more...]

Guest Post: Grandma’s Chicken Soup

Today's guest post is from Erika Katz. Erika is the celebrated author of Bonding Over Beauty, a comprehensive guide to get you through the tween and early teen years. You can also enjoy her website geared for mothers tackling the drama of the ‘tween years at Bonding Over Beauty. For generations, Chicken Soup has been used for its curative powers and has always been celebrated as a warm, soothing comfort food. How many times have you taken a Chicken Soup short cut by grabbing for that can of soup and adding water?  Think making soup is … [Read more...]