Tomato Bisque With Crab Butter

Tomato Bisque With Crab Butter
Call me crazy, but my idea of a romantic evening involves sitting on the back porch with a huge amount of king crab legs spread out on newspaper, lots of butter, a bottle of wine and the sun setting! Well, that’s just what we did last night. You know the knuckle part at the crab that holds all the claws together? I save that part and clean it the next day to turn into another meal. Since I also have copious amounts of tomatoes – lunch was a no brainier… Continue reading

Corn & Pepper Jack Cheese Chowder

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On Wednesday I made a terrific Spinach & Creamy Spinach Soup. Today’s soup is equally delicious but with a kick! It’s the perfect blend of sweet and hot! The corn brings this beautiful sweetness at the front, then after two or three bites you start to notice a little heat! A very balanced corn soup. For the corn broth, click on the link above and follow the directions.

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Sancocho

Sancocho

This traditional chicken soup warms the cockles of your heart…and your hangover, if you’ve got one! I first had a Sancocho in Panama many years ago and have a bowl every time we go back to visit. Recently I saw frozen Yucca in our local supermarket and popped it in my cart to make this delicious soup at home. It’s my husband’s favorite reminder of home and he was so happy that I made it for him! We usually serve Sancocho over a bowl of cooked rice…yum!  Continue reading