Shrimp and Corn Chowder: Encouraging that passion

For you, AK, maker of great chicken If anyone wants to know what sort of students I teach, I have no one single answer.  I've…

Instant Pot Potato Chorizo Soup

What to do with a couple of leftover, cooked chorizo, two potatoes and some leeks? MAKE SOUP! Read more »

Caldo Verde With and Without a Pressure Cooker

You might have noticed that I am not publishing new recipes quite as often as I used to lately, but, trust me, I have a good excu…

Pressure Cooker Leek and Potato Soup

For the last four days, I can't eat anything but soup after a difficult molar extraction. I know you feel me. There is only s…

Pressure Cooker Thai Corn Soup

Corn season is now upon us here in Ontario and that means bushels of the sweetest, tenderest Peaches and Cream corn imaginable an…

Spicy Lemongrass Gazpacho is Winning Summer

Okay, so when I complain about it being too cold, there being too much snow and starting whining that I need some warm, sunny wea…

Lazy Day Pressure Cooker Curried Yellow Split Pea Soup

Some days I feel lazy. I don't want to haul out my spice bins, measure out a whack of them to make my own curry but I am star…

Spicy Gazpacho with Jerk Pickled Shrimp Will Become Your Favourite Summer Dish

So, it's the end of June and it's finally getting really hot and that means I don't want to eat hot food anymore. I s…

Warriors Soup: in which I let Family and Fans down

I'll start with the appropriate apology. Warrior Fans, mea culpa. I'm sorry.  The Warriors lost it in game 7, because I f…

Instant Pot Rotisserie Chicken Sopa de Lima

If you tell me that you throw out the carcass after you eat a rotisserie chicken, I am going to have to find you and hurt you. Gr…

Kinoko-iri sundupu / soondupu jjigae Korean soft tofu stew with mushrooms

A tasty Korean soft tofu stew has made a comeback at our table! My now typical lineup of seasonings to reduce overall sodium -- s…

Instant Pot to the rescue - Avgolemono Soup

One of the most comforting soups that I make is this Greek lemony chicken soup that is thickened with egg. Sometimes I make it wi…

Chicken Tortilla Soup: Repurposing Pain

For the dear and the few who got me through...you know who you are It's taken me a long while to get back to writing, mostly …

Pressure Cooker Thai Red Curry Lentil Soup To The Rescue

I think I might start a series called "Instant Pot Diaries" where I can share my experiments and fails and not just the…

Turkey Scotch Broth is a Snap In The Instant Pot

I love me some turkey scotch broth almost as much as I love a big turkey dinner. I have shared my usual method for making soup af…

An Instant Pot, Some Jackfruit and a Big Batch of Vegetarian Posole

Anyone who has read my blog, even casually, is probably aware that I have a couple of irrational fears when it comes to cooking a…

Chicken Soul Soup

Chicken Soup This is definitely the season of being ill and a certain stomach bug has made its way around all members of my famil…

Satoimo to shungiku, age no tonyu misoshiru / soy milk miso soup with baby taro root, garland chrysanthemum and thin deep-fried tofu

The distinctive aroma and taste of garland chrysanthemum are the perfect counterpoints in this mild, somewhat creamy soup featuri…