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Soups

Thumbnail image for Roasted Butternut Squash Puree with Apple Cranberry Relish | Refining Rustic

Roasted Butternut Squash Puree with Apple Cranberry Relish | Refining Rustic

I prefer a rustic kind of lifestyle: I collect dishes in my sink, flour on my apron and chicken poop under my shoes. I like my edges sharp, my lines wavy and my dots splashed. I believe in guesstimates and rough chops. In handfuls I trust. Most of the time, I can get away with [...]

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Thumbnail image for Shrimp and Pork Wonton Soup | Appreciation for The Dirty Life

Shrimp and Pork Wonton Soup | Appreciation for The Dirty Life

I recently finished a wonderful book called The Dirty Life, by Kristin Kimball. A farm is a manipulative creature. There is no such thing as finished. Work comes in a stream and has no end. There are only the things that must be done now and things that can be done later. The threat the [...]

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Thumbnail image for Pacific Clam Chowder | Springtime at the RGB

Pacific Clam Chowder | Springtime at the RGB

      Hello, friends! We know it’s been awhile since we’ve posted. No good excuse, except for I had a horrible February/March. First it was the flu… which turned into sinusitis and bronchitis… then we went to San Francisco for a weekend (no agenda, just to roam)… then I got hit with strep throat. [...]

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Thumbnail image for Silky Leek and Celery Root Soup | Detox for the Intoxicated

Silky Leek and Celery Root Soup | Detox for the Intoxicated

To assist with our 21-day meat-free and alcohol-free detox, we recently wandered through the local library to look for meal ideas. A few magazines and an armload of cookbooks later, we spied a vegetarian leek and celery root soup from the 2007 Fine Cooking Annual Cookbook. We were first introduced to celery root soup during [...]

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Thumbnail image for Hank’s Cream of Chanterelle Soup | My Bowl of Lolita

Hank’s Cream of Chanterelle Soup | My Bowl of Lolita

To quote Nabokov, “my little cup brims with tiddles,” because I’ve been kissed by chanterelles so sweet, so silky and so sultry that I’ve completely lost my mind. Let me backtrack.

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Thumbnail image for Wolfgang Puck’s Tortilla Soup | Cooking from the Heart with Love

Wolfgang Puck’s Tortilla Soup | Cooking from the Heart with Love

“Cook from the heart, and with love.” – Wolfgang Puck As summer turns to fall and the days get shorter and shorter, I struggle with the strain of not being at home as much as I’d like to. It’s not that I’m spending more hours at the office; it’s just dark on both ends of [...]

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Thumbnail image for Caldo de Carne Seca| Tweakin’ the CIA’s Recipe… Because it Made Sense

Caldo de Carne Seca| Tweakin’ the CIA’s Recipe… Because it Made Sense

Two things happened this week: the cilantro went into bloom and the carrot tops grew taller than the yardstick.   Keeping that in mind, and not feelin’ like watching yet another Lakers playoff game with Mr. RGBistro, I went to my stack of checked-out library books for some inspiration. About 2 minutes into my search, I [...]

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Thumbnail image for Celery Root Puree | A Celery Fanfare

Celery Root Puree | A Celery Fanfare

We. Heart. Spring. And the new ranunculus garden. !!!!! Here’s a few Springtime at the RGB photos: Little fern leaves… uncurling their way into April.   Anyone have any idea what this is? It’s lived here longer than we have; we have no clue what it is, but it’s beautiful!   Diana Princess of Wales [...]

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Thumbnail image for Beef Pho | Therapy for the Overindulged Holiday Feaster

Beef Pho | Therapy for the Overindulged Holiday Feaster

It’s another cold drizzly day at the RGB. That’s code-word for soup. Today’s winner: I’ve been craving pho  all week (this always happens when I overindulge on American dairy and sweets), so we raided the local 99 Ranch Market yesterday to make a pot full. While I’m waiting for my mom to give me her [...]

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Thumbnail image for French Onion Soup | Rained In With Julia, Louisette and Simone

French Onion Soup | Rained In With Julia, Louisette and Simone

It’s raining; it’s pouring… and our ‘lil dog is snoring (and eating ornaments off the Christmas tree). Here’s a couple of garden shots from the RGB today. Scroll over the pictures for captions of the photos:            

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Thumbnail image for Zuppa Toscana | Sweet Memories

Zuppa Toscana | Sweet Memories

When I think about college, I often think about 146 Esplanade; the place where I became an adult. It was during this time in my life that I was also addicted to study breaks at The Olive Garden. My druge of choice: bread sticks and zuppa toscana. I had to have it. all. the. time. [...]

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Thumbnail image for I’ll Try That Too, Please | Roasted Red Pepper Puree

I’ll Try That Too, Please | Roasted Red Pepper Puree

Over breakfast one morning, one of us read a Los Angeles Times restaurant review for Marché Moderne in Costa Mesa, California. Our first thought was, “huh, a restaurant in the middle of the mall?” Since we had tickets to an upcoming ballet performance at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, and were looking for a [...]

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Thumbnail image for Leading Off with Leftovers | Garden Chicken Soup

Leading Off with Leftovers | Garden Chicken Soup

When there’s a surplus of produce lying around, especially when the leftover goods were intended for another purpose (last week’s Coq Au Vin and Boeuf Bourguignon), one of my favorite things to do is make soup.  The elements are simple: broth, vegetables, aromatics and protein.  The possibilities: endless.  Because we have a sicky sicky in the house, here [...]

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