My grandmother in Gröden in South Tyrol likes to say, “Wer viel Suppe isst, lebt lange”, or “She who eats soup lives longer”. She recently turned 96, and is still cooking three whole meals a day for both her son and grandson (not to mention herself), so I’ll take her word for it. Soups come in many different varieties and lend themselves to seasonal adaptation better than most any other dish you can cook. Whether a simple clear broth or a hearty soup stew (like a goulash or bean soup), soups are both easy to make and healthy. Soups warm the body, causing good blood circulation, and their aroma, fragrance and seasonings stimulate the secretion of digestive juices, a plus for good digestion! Continue reading “Soup for Life”
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Roast Now, Peel Later: The Butternut Squash
This week’s blog is about a vegetable that looks more daunting than it is: butternut squash. If you don’t know it, it’s the long, beige colored gourd that begins to pop up in stores and at markets around October, and generally hangs around until the early spring. Continue reading “Roast Now, Peel Later: The Butternut Squash”
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