Tomato Soup with Parmesan-Crusted Grilled Cheese
Creamy tomato soup made from whole canned tomatoes with a parmesan rind simmered in for depth, served with a parmesan-crusted grilled cheese for dipping. 35-minute restaurant lunch at home.
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Cozy soup recipes that are comforting, easy to make, and full of flavor. Browse creamy soups, broth-based favorites, hearty bowls, and simple soup recipes for any night of the week.
Lemony Chickpea Stew with Cumin and Smoked Paprika
A thick, spiced chickpea stew in a tomato base, lifted by a two-stage lemon move: zest cooked into the spices, more zest and juice off the heat. The detail that takes it from generic to memorable.
The Lentil Soup That Doesn’t Taste Like a Health Decision
A 40-minute lentil soup built on smoked paprika and a finishing splash of vinegar. The vinegar is the difference between muddy lentil porridge and a soup you’d actually cook on purpose.
28 Gluten-Free Mediterranean Recipes for a Healthy Weekly Menu
One of the unspoken aspects of being handed a gluten-free diagnosis is that about 70% of the food i was going to eat anyway is already gluten-free. An obvious example would be Mediterranean cooking. Mediterranean diets, such as Greek, Italian, Lebanese, Spanish, Moroccan, and Turkish, use fish, lamb, and eggs, as well as rice, lentils, …
34 Batch-Cooking Recipes That Save Your Week Before It Even Starts
To be honest, I don’t batch-cook because it makes me look virtuous. I do it because cooking during the week can feel like trying to thread a moving bus and I’m not too keen on trying to do that! These recipes are the ones I use when I want my fridge to do me favors …
The Slow-Cooker White Bean Stew That Tastes Like a Tuscan Grandmother Made It
For a large part of history, Italy’s finest cuisine came from those who were poor. Beans, bread, an onion, a can of tomatoes, some kind of herb from the garden, and a big pot that has been sitting over a low flame all day. The meals produced in those kitchens (cucina povera, “the cooking of …
The Vegetable and White Bean Minestrone That Eats Like a Thick Stew
I believed for the longest time that minestrone was the soup you ordered when nothing else on the menu was appealing. A holding pattern. Brothy, vegetable-y, fine. Then I realized, it was the version I had been eating my whole life was doing a very mediocre impression of the real thing. I made it from …
27 Must-Try Mediterranean Diet Crockpot Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food
You can combine the ingredients yourself and take pleasure in the ultimate achievement of the end result. Take into account the following ingredients: beans, lentils, tomatoes, olive oil and seasonings, seafood and a variety of vegetables, as well as chicken or other lean meats in moderate amounts. The flavors that typically require a long simmer …
29 Crockpot Freezer Meals New Parents Can Dump, Start, and Forget (Mostly)
The first few weeks with a baby can result in a drained feeling that is hard to describe. The days blend together with naps, laundry, and meals forgetting to eat. This is the time where freezer meals come in handy – you get to do one prep session and the future you gets to enjoy …
Big-Pot Energy: 28 Dirt-Cheap Crowd Meals I Actually Rely On
I love cooking for many people, but I hate calculating the prices of the groceries. For me, the key is being able to cook meals that are flexible, forgiving, and willing to be stretched with beans, rice, potatoes, or plain old noodles. These are the meals I pick to get when I have guests over …
The New England Clam Chowder I Actually Want to Eat: Briny Clams, Silky Broth, Zero Gluey Sadness
I’ll admit it, I’ve been burned by clam chowder before. Not emotionally (alright, maybe a little), but in terms of texture. The bowl may appear promising, but then you take a spoonful and realize it’s just a hot, beige mixture that resembles wallpaper paste, and it has some clams that look like they’re hiding out …
Silky Cream of Mushroom Soup That Tastes Like You Actually Tried (Even If You Didn’t)
I’ll admit it: I considered cream of mushroom soup to be beige, utility food. The sort of thing you open when a casserole demands it and you’re too exhausted to say no. Then, one rainy night, I chose to make it from scratch using a fridge full of mushrooms that were bordering on becoming a …