Posts tagged “sweet potatoes”

Split Pea Soup with Ham Hocks and Garlic Yogurt

Ham Hocks

As many of you know, my 88-year-old father is nearing the end of his happy and fortunate life. For the past couple months, as his health has gone downhill, I’ve been spending lots of time with my parents in the Pacific Northwest, hence my lack of blog posting.

I’m heading back ...

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Seafood and Vegetable Stew with Rouille (Red Pepper Sauce)

Fish Soup with Edamame Fish and Vegetable Stew with Rouille

The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star. John Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Physiologie du Gout (Physiology of Taste) (1825)

Where do recipes come from? Family, community, tradition, and serendipitous accident are easy but incomplete answers.The ...

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