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Sunday May 20th 2012

Posts Tagged ‘Soups and Stews’

Mushroom Meatloaf with Mushroom Gravy

Mushroom Meatloaf with Mushroom Gravy

I like meatloaf.  It reminds me of when I was growing up. My mother made meatloaf around once or twice a month.  However, my mother never made a meatloaf like this.  The Mushroom Meatloaf with Mushroom Gravy is rich, decadent and delicious.  This recipe is from and is served at the MidAtlantic Restaurant and Tap Room in Philadelphia. Even [...]

Pork Stew with Hard Cider, Pearl Onions, and Potatoes

Pork Stew with Hard Cider, Pearl Onions, and Potatoes

Pork and apples pair well together. The flavor of the apple complements and enhances the flavor of the pork. Whether you see a suckling pig with an apple in its mouth, or pork and apple skewers, apples are a great accompaniment to pork. This pork stew is no exception. You cannot beat granny smith apples and pork in a broth made from hard cider [...]

Moroccan Beef Meatball Tagine

Moroccan Beef Meatball Tagine

A tagine is a glazed heavy clay pot found in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.  Stews made in tagine have adopted the name of the pot.  In Morocco, tagines are slow cooked stews where the meat is braised in the broth mixed with vegetables. In this recipe the meat is a seasoned beef meatball made with turmeric, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, [...]

Beef Stew with Leeks

Beef Stew with Leeks

Beef Stew with Leeks or Bodino Stifado Me Praso is a Greek style stew.  Though it may have many of the same ingredients of a typical American style stew, the flavors uniquely different.  This dish is similar to the French boeuf bourguignon, but with flavors of cinnamon, orange, leeks, sage, thyme, and rosemary.  These flavors combined produce a [...]

Veselka’s Cabbage Soup

Veselka’s Cabbage Soup

I am a fan of cabbage in the winter.  Vaselka’s Cabbage Soup fits the bill on a cold winter’s night.  It is hearty, savory and first-class.  This cabbage soup is similar to the Russian dish Sour Shchi or Shchi Kisliye, which is a sour cabbage stew made with sauerkraut.  This recipe comes from Veselka, a Ukrainian eatery in the East Village [...]