Sitting down to a luxurious bowl of soup is a bit like wrapping yourself in a cozy, soft cashmere sweater – a rich little jewel soup to celebrate and relax into the New Year. Balthazar Creamy Mushroom Soup – a true New York Little Jewel. Continue reading Balthazar Creamy Mushroom Soup
Category: Soup
Texas Blue Ribbon Chili
Direct from Corpus Christi, the beautiful coastal city in the South Texas, comes a big ‘bowl of red’ – chili. This bowl took home a ribbon and won my heart as a fall favorite in the Bijouxs kitchen. A simple bowl of little jewel memories. Continue reading Texas Blue Ribbon Chili
Gaspacho Soup
How’s your kitchen economy? After taking an accounting of food costs, I decided to pause, head back to my cookbook library for wisdom, wit and simple, fresh meals. To begin, who better than MFK Fisher and her simple Gaspacho Soup–cooking with grace and economy. Continue reading Gaspacho Soup
The Feel Good Bowl
Oh happy days! Daylight Saving Time is here, signaling Spring is on the way, the promise of warm days ahead. Ah, but I am little ahead of myself… there are still some chilly days ahead in March. The Feel Good Bowl is one to keep on the menu–a little gem to chase the chilly winds of March. Continue reading The Feel Good Bowl
Farmhouse Chicken & Dumplings
Chicken & Dumplings, our Nebraska family farmhouse favorite. This is a delicately, simply flavored chicken stew, topped with puffy pillows of dumpling comfort–an 1800’s little jewel. Continue reading Farmhouse Chicken & Dumplings









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