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Roasted Yellow Carrot Soup with Avocado, Corn & Beet Salsa

nobody@vox.com(julie) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:21:59 -0700

Making vegetable stock has become somewhat of a weekly ritual for me. The increased frequency is in part due to a tip from Bourgeois Bee. He told me that he uses his carrot tops for stock. And though I enjoy eating the carrot tops, it's more o...

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Russian Kale Wheatberry Salad

nobody@vox.com(julie) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:37:37 -0700

After watching the screening of "Eat at Bill's" last night, I was craving some farm-fresh produce. They had whet my palate with an assortment of cherries, apricots and tangerines post-screening - quite suiting for a documentary on seasonal food...

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Caramel Braised Oxtail Noodle Soup

nobody@vox.com(julie) — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:38:51 -0700

If you read my post on pistachio caramels, you'll remember that I had some temperature issues that weekend. It was so warm in my air condition-less apartment, that my first batch of caramels started getting all melty and greasy. Definitely not s...

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Cheddar Potato Soup with Chili Cheese Bread

nobody@vox.com(julie) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:35:54 -0800

If you've ever been to Mammoth Lakes, than you've surely passed by the infamous Schat's Bakkery in Bishop, CA. Whenever I head out this way, I look forward to the excellent snow conditions and, of course, lunch at Schat's. They have great fresh...

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Miso Parsnip Soup

nobody@vox.com(julie) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:56:29 -0800

Yet another way to get your 5 a day!

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Chinese White Fungus Soup

nobody@vox.com(julie) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:22:49 -0800

Contrary to American culture, traditional Chinese meals call for a simple soup as the last course. It serves to both cleanse the palate and aid in digestion. The soups are very brothy and according to my mother "make you live forever and look you...

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Vegetable Consommé with Chinese Spinach, Egg Noodles & Fried Garlic Chips

nobody@vox.com(julie) — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:56:08 -0700

Chinese spinach is quite a looker in the vegetable universe. With its vivid green leaves centered with flames of vivid magenta, you really can't help but admire it. It's gorgeous, IMO. How many vegetables can you say that about? For dinner, I wa...

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Vegan Cream of Asparagus Soup

nobody@vox.com(julie) — Tue, 15 May 2007 18:17:40 -0700

From all our asparagus-filled dinners a few weeks back, I had saved all the asparagus ends for a day like today. Such gloomy weather always puts me in the mood for a bowl of soup. I simply added the asparagus ends to a mirepoix of one onion, two ...

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