Moroccan Lentil and Chickpea Stew

I’m back after a hiatus and I have two vegetarian recipes to post that were both really good and filling.  First up is this Moroccan Lentil and Chickpea Stew, which is perfect for cooler weather and has a really rich, subtly spicy flavor.  It would be great served with a dollop of plain yogurt and [...]

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Sausage and Lentil Soup

You probably thought I dropped off the face of the Earth.  That’s almost true, and I sure haven’t done any cooking in the past week.  However, I will leave you with a favorite recipe perfect for this time of year.  I love lentils and soup, and especially lentil soup.  This one gets a lot of [...]

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Quick Pasta Fagiole

A weekend of over-indulging on food at the Greek festival, bachelorette party fare and an awesome brunch made me
want to get my act together on Sunday night for dinner.  I was craving something filling and with pasta, so I needed to get some veggies in there too.  I remembered seeing some recipes for pasta fagiole [...]

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Veggie and Bean Chili

Every year I seem to want to reinvent my veggie chili recipe, and I don’t really know why.  I think it’s mostly because I like the
recipes at Twain’s and the Vortex so much, and realize that the only way I’m going to get close to what they make is to start from scratch with dry [...]

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Chickpea, Chorizo and Chicken Stew

I had a link of frozen chorizo hanging around in my freezer and had been looking for recipes for a while that would inspire me to use it.
For some reason, this one caught my eye…maybe because it’s pretty South Beach and uses lots of protein and vegetables.  And maybe because all the vegetables kind of [...]

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Bermuda Fish Chowder

This is a very, very liberal adaptation of a recipe I found on epicurious.com.  When I saw it, I thought the ingredients looked great- a
sofrito, pepper sauce, dark rum and lots of seafood.  But when I went to make it I noticed it called for cooking the fish and shellfish for long periods of time…something [...]

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Curried Cauliflower and Chickpea Stew

I know this recipe sounds boring and carbohydrate loaded…and very beige.  But if you like these ingredients, I highly encourage you to make this stew- it’s beautiful and loaded with flavor and vegetables.  There’s a lot of tomato in there, so it doesn’t feel like a carbo load and it’s creamy from the coconut milk [...]

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Red Lentils and Cabbage

This is the last of the Indian recipes for a while, I think.  I’ve been eating the stuff 24/7 for the last two weeks because the recipes make a lot of food and I haven’t had that much help in the leftover department.  Luckily, the dishes get better with age, as I’ve said before.  This [...]

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Cuban Black Bean Soup

I had a little time two Saturdays ago and decided to make a big pot of soup so I could have lunches and dinners for the week as I needed them.  I’m a big fan of canned beans for convenience, and rarely use dried beans, except for certain soups when I have the time.  Black [...]

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Brunswick Stew

Okay, I’m pretty pleased with myself on this one.  I wanted to make Brunswick Stew like I like it- spicy, smoky and a little vineagary, not like the  bland recipes I keep finding in cookbooks.  I’m pretty sure I nailed by adding barbecue sauce, lots of pepper sauce and a ham hock for smokiness.  Typically [...]

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