Whipped Out

Last week I mentioned one of my favorite cookbooks, “Saved By Soup,” which I keep for exactly one recipe: Red Bean and Barley Soup.
In addition, this recipe is the single reason I own a immersion blender. It’s kind of ridiculous, but I make this soup a LOT in the winter. It’s very easy, I can [...]

I have a ton of cookbooks. Literally dozens, some of which I keep for only one recipe. An entire kitchen cabinet in my home is full of nothing but cookbooks. At some point, it’ll be time for me to weed them out, scan the pages I use and donate the books themselves.
Because I’m feeling kinda [...]

Lately on Saturdays I’ve been trying to make one massive recipe in the slow cooker so that (a) we have awesome smells in the house all day and (b) we have leftovers for meals during the week. This week, I’m trying a free recipe from Cooks Illustrated for Hearty Tuscan Bean Stew. Cook’s Illustrated recipes [...]