The cool winds of autumn have arrived.  It’s the time of year to bring your warming and comforting soup recipes back into weekly meal planning.  Red lentils are an easy favorite, especially on weeknights, when you may be short on time to get a meal on the table.  They cook quickly and are more easily […]

With holiday gluttony in our recent pasts, January is a perfect time of year to cleanse and support healthy digestion.  Kitchari is a nourishing Ayurvedic dish, that is common in India and Nepal, which is balancing for all constitutions or doshas.  It includes each of the six tastes: sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter and astringent. […]

This is a very simple, flavorful and fairly quick homemade chicken soup.   It is nourishing and the perfect cure for fending off winter colds. 2 quart water 2 chicken breast or thighs, bone in + skin on 1 small onion, chopped 3 carrots, chopped + divided 3 celery stalks, chopped + divided 2 cloves […]

It seems many people are fending off this season’s cold, the cure?  An immune boosting soup of  greens, garlic, and bone broth.  A big thanks to my incredibly kind and generous neighbors who gifted me kale and chard from their abundant fall harvest to inspire this soup. And to Amy, my dear friend who made […]

After spending the holiday weekend in southern Indiana, I pulled into my driveway to discover the slight smell of fall and the sight of fallen leaves beginning to blanket my lawn.  That night a strong rain storm blew in cooler temperatures that made my bones feel fall’s pending arrival.  To warm my bones and welcome […]

My grandfather, who is in his nineties, has been making this soup for decades. It is nourishing and grounding. A perfect winter bowl of soup. 2 cups great northern beans 1 tbsp olive oil 2 cups onion, chopped 2 cups celery, chopped 2 cups carrots, chopped 2 cups ham, cubed (optional) 1 bay leaf 1 […]