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Red Miso & Mushroom Soup
Miso soup is one of those dishes that I love eating but had not tried making until now. I wanted a simple miso soup that was a little...
Scott Johnson
Feb 6, 20223 min read


Cock-A-Leekie
I was looking for a nice chicken soup that is a little different when I came upon this Scottish classic. I wanted a nice mildly brothy...
Scott Johnson
Jan 17, 20222 min read


Yaki Mein
While making this site and going through old soup recipes that I've made, I have become stumped a few times. That's not to say I haven't...
Scott Johnson
Jan 11, 20223 min read


Pepper Slaw
This is a versatile component dish that can be tweaked out in many number of ways. For this version I used fresh bell peppers, a touch...
Scott Johnson
Jan 8, 20221 min read


Caldo Galego
A traditional Spanish soup that consists of greens, white beans,sausage, & turnips. Literally translated to Galacian Broth as that's the...
Scott Johnson
Dec 24, 20212 min read


Hawaiian Oxtail Soup
I first started working with oxtails when I was cooking at Tersiguel's. I was blown away by the flavor and the texture, though if I...
Scott Johnson
Oct 24, 20214 min read


Lamb & Barley with Gremolata
I came up with this soup after running lamb shank as a special. I was left with a couple of shanks, not nearly enough to run as a...
Scott Johnson
Aug 31, 20213 min read


Curried Chickpea with Harissa Yogurt
This soup came about when I was working at 6th Engine. We had harissa yogurt on some lamb meatballs and I wanted to make a soup that was...
Scott Johnson
Aug 3, 20212 min read


Pot-Au-Feu with Marrow Butter
This is a classic French stew that is made in many different ways, but the end result of all of them are a slow braised beef and...
Scott Johnson
Jul 6, 20213 min read


Bouquet Garni
Bouquet Garni is French term referring to a simple way to infuse your soups, stocks, sauces, and dishes with aromatics and herbs. All...
Scott Johnson
Jun 18, 20211 min read


Compound Butter
When you serve your food with butter and other flavors you are a step away from having a compound butter. The only difference is that...
Scott Johnson
Jun 17, 20213 min read


Avgolemono
I've made this soup numerous times over the years. Traditionally it's a chicken and rice soup that is lemon flavored and finished with...
Scott Johnson
Jun 10, 20214 min read


Stew Peas with Plantain Dumplings
Stew Peas, or Pork and Pigeon Pea Stew, is one of the culinary mainstays of Jamaica. It is a hearty stew made with gungo peas and cuts...
Scott Johnson
Jun 2, 20213 min read


Plantain Dumplings
This is actually a deviation from my gnocchi recipe. I wanted to incorporate plantains into my pigeon pea soup and I ran across this...
Scott Johnson
May 28, 20211 min read


Citrus Heat
This is a simple spice blend that I came up with when the summer was ending and I had a surplus of peppers from my garden. I was growing...
Scott Johnson
May 25, 20212 min read


Beef Bourguignon
This is a classic hearty french stew that pulls its flavor from red wine simmered beef, mushrooms, potatoes, carrots, and aromatics. It...
Scott Johnson
May 11, 20214 min read


Kimchi Jjigae
During the pandemic I started making my own kimchi because I love the stuff, and I wanted to play around with how it's made. After a...
Scott Johnson
Apr 26, 20213 min read


Kimchi (Mock Style)
Growing up one of the dishes that my father always ate was kimchi. Both my parents worked overseas and while I was born in Taiwan, my...
Scott Johnson
Apr 25, 20214 min read


Pork Belly
There are numerous ways to use pork belly in dishes. What this process will do is give you a way to serve it seared as an appetizer or...
Scott Johnson
Apr 15, 20214 min read


Smoked Sausage & Rice
One of my mom's friends and I were talking and she was reminiscing about going out to eat during the pandemic. One of her favorite soups...
Scott Johnson
Apr 11, 20213 min read
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