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Minestrone

September 26, 2017 by Sheila

Minestrone

This is the time of year I freeze a whole lot of minestrone for the winter months. I leave the pasta out, to keep it from becoming mushy upon defrosting and heating. That allows me to change it up at whim into a Moroccan, Mexican, or Indian stew or soup. This is what I traditionally […]

Filed Under: International, Noodles, Preserving, Soups and Stews Tagged With: cannelini beans, carrots, cauliflower, celery, garlic, green beans, Italian, onion, parsley, parsnip, pasta, potato, rigatoni, summer squash, sweet potato, white beans, zucchini

Cambodian Noodles

November 7, 2014 by Sheila

Cambodian Noodles

The World Curries class this week at my cooking school provided the ingredients and inspiration for this cup-o-noodles.  The cilantro had turned to black mush. How does it do that so quickly – it’s the worst. The exotic garlic chive flowers remained in excellent condition, happily soaking up water in a vase in the fridge. […]

Filed Under: International, Noodles, Soups and Stews Tagged With: Asian greens, bok choy, Cambodian, carrots, garlic chives, ginger, hot peppers, lemongrass, noodles, red bell pepper, shallots, soup, soy sauce, sweet bell pepper, tapioca

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