Soups & Stews
Black-Eyed Pea BBQ Stew
This hearty and filling stew will leave you feeling warm and comforted. The black-eyed peas and root vegetables are full of fiber,…
see recipeTomato-Vegetable Shorba with Orzo
This thick and savory vegetable soup comes together in no time. It calls for Ras el Hanout, a classic North African spice…
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There’s something about the warmth and complexity of the spices in Moroccan cuisine that inspires me to create new dishes using them….
see recipeAfrican Yam Stew
Two popular vegetarian soups of Central Africa were the inspiration for this stew. In this region, sweet potatoes, beans, chili peppers, onions,…
see recipeSweet Potato Soup with Cannellini Beans and Rainbow Chard
When the weather starts getting cooler, all I can think about is soup. This one can be ready in less than 20…
see recipeMexican Black Bean Corn Soup
This is one of my family’s favorite soup recipes. I get requests for it all the time. Cooking your own black beans…
see recipeThai Green Curry Rice
This recipe is from Mary McDougall, who is co-author of, The Starch Solution. The book, which includes more than 100 recipes from Mary,…
see recipeSweet Potato Chili with Kale
This hearty sweet potato chili is just the thing for a chilly night—and there is no dish that can’t be improved by…
see recipeLotsa Vegetable Chowder
You might call this a “corny” chowder instead, because when I tell my two-year-old that I am making my “Heavenly and Heavily…
see recipeFragrant Kidney Bean Lentil Dal
This lentil dal dish is a dal of sorts, and is especially fragrant and flavorful, rich with spices, and yet not spicy in…
see recipeAloo Mattar
Aloo Mattar is a very common dish in India. Many households have their own original recipe. This is my mother’s recipe, which…
see recipeYam Chickpea Spinach Curry
I was looking for something to whip up for dinner one day and I found some diced frozen yams and spinach in the…
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