Louisiana Red Bean Soup
This isn’t soup at all, really, but one vegan interpretation of half of the classic Southern dish of red beans and rice. The classic dish has Andouille sausage in it, which I obviously left out. I took a few tricks I played around with in the Hoppin’ John – chipotle...
Nearly Retro Cabbage Soup
Cabbage soup was all the rage in the 1950s. (Funny things were trendy then, like dancing in your socks in public, the jitterbug and pet rocks.) But it’s true – rumor has it that people would eat vats of this stuff in an attempt to fit into their poodle skirts. I...
Cowboy Chili
The secret to a great chili, as any crazy contestant at the festivals I heard about while I lived in Dallas (but stayed away from because of the crazy) will tell you, is to make your own spice mix then keep your mouth shut. Well, I’m only good at half of that, so here...
West African Vegetable Stew
When my husband and I first moved to New York (without jobs, mind you), we had a very humble tradition as the weather grew crisp. We would buy soup from a takeout spot and walk to Central Park from our apartment in Hell’s Kitchen. We would eat the soup perched on a...
