TIP: Soup As A Main Course

Add enough protein to a lentil or bean soup and you’ve got a main course. Ham and sausage pair deliciously with beans and legumes. Photo courtesy McCormick.   As we published the post below, for acorn squash soup with gnocchi, we thought about soup as a main course. To turn a first course into a…
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RECIPE: Acorn Squash Soup & Sauteed Gnocchi

[1] Acorn squash soup with gnocchi and a garnish of dried cranberries, Brussels sprouts leaves and crème fraîche (photo © Giovanni Rana Pasta) [2] Acorn squash (photo © Good Eggs).   Italians are known for combining pasta and soup: minestrone, pasta e fagiole (pasta and bean soup) and pasta in brodo (chicken broth with pasta)…
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PRESIDENTS DAY: More Favorite Foods Of The Presidents

[1] Ronald Reagan was fond of chocolate mousse (photo © Nescafe). [2] Lyndon Johnson enjoyed a breakfast of creamed chipped beef on toast. Here’s a recipe (photo © Recipe Tips). [3] Richard Nixon was happy with meatloaf for dinner (photo © The Popcorn Board). [4] Give Gerry Ford a bacon cheeseburger (photo © Smokey Bones).…
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