Are you still getting fresh peas? We aren't either, but peas are one of the things I like to eat year-round because frozen peas are often so much sweeter and fresh, actually, than fresh peas. What? It's because frozen peas are frozen so quickly after harvest, while fresh spring/early summer peas from the market are already a day or two old by the time you buy them, let alone shell and eat them.
Pumpkin soup. Such a wonderful comforting winter treat. Smooth and slightly sweet, with its warming sunny colour it's one of those soups that can't help but lift your spirits as the days draw short and dark. The only problem is
Friends rave every time I make this dish. It's a comfort food recipe, and I especially enjoy making it on cold or rainy days. I often use a whole chicken cut into pieces and skinned. You can make the store-bought chicken stock taste more like homemade by adding some fresh herbs and parsley and simmering until it's reduced by half.
The combination of tender cauliflower, creamy sauce, crisp bacon, smoky flavor, melted cheese, and crunchy topping make this dish especially appealing, as well as comforting at some deep level. It is the kind of dish I can imagine Julia and Paul Child eating half a century ago in their Paris apartment. And yes, I just saw Julie and Julia.
This Crockpot Cheesy Chicken & Rice recipe contains shredded cheddar cheese, boneless skinless chicken breasts, can cream of chicken soup, corn, chicken stock and more.
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This savory apple soup for two gets body from Yukon Gold potatoes and a touch of heat from paprika. Float some cocktail shrimp or a mound of lump crabmeat in each bowl to make it a main course. Click here to visit the new home of KitchenDaily!
This Chicken with Cider and Bacon Sauce recipe contains skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, apple cider, onion, chicken broth, freshly ground black pepper and more.
