Hainanese Chicken Risotto with Garlic Chips

Hiananese Chicken Risotto
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We’re in the dregs of February now and slowly but surely the light is returning. But I have to say, spring still feels pretty far away. It certainly felt far away at 6:30 this morning as Sunny and I were shoveling our way out of our home. So yeah, you could say February still has its bleak hold on me and that means comfort food, the more carb-heavy, the better. And if I can eat two comfort foods simultaneously, so much the better, or at least that’s what I thought when I dreamed up this Hainanese Chicken Risotto.

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Blistered Poblano White Bean Soup

Blistered Poblano White Bean Soup
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Okay, I know, another vegetarian recipe. Honestly, I swear there’s no agenda behind this meat-free spree. These last three recipes have been an accurate representation of how I’ve been eating lately and how I like to eat in the aftermath of the holiday season. After a parade of mashed potatoes and roast beasts of all sorts, I tend to retreat into a more legume, bean, and vegetable-heavy way of life. It’s the return to sanity my body seems to crave. Although this need for sanity does nothing to allay my Toblerone cravings…but that’s beside the point. The point is this Blistered Poblano White Bean Soup is nothing more than business as usual as far as January is concerned.

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Death’s Door Rice Noodle Soup with Honey Soy Tofu

Death's Door Rice Noodle Soup
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Okay, show of hands, who got sick this holiday season? Well, if you’re waving your hand in the air, stop because I can’t see you and you might be in public, but also know that I share your pain. I almost always get sick around Christmas. Most of the time I’m gifted a cold but this year I was thrown a curveball in the form of a stomach flu. A stomach flu is hard to write about on a food blog. Truth is I didn’t eat much save a few saltines while I sick. And since this post is not sponsored by Premium Plus, I won’t say much more about the flu. I will instead give you the recipe for the soup I make when I have a cold, which I affectionately call Death’s Door Rice Noodle Soup.

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Curried Butternut Corn Chowder with Coconut Cream

Curried Butternut Corn Chowder with Coconut Cream

File today’s Curried Butternut Corn Chowder under “Accidentally Vegan” because that’s exactly what it is. I didn’t recognize this soup’s vegan status until I was halfway through a bowlful. To be honest, I never set out to make anything that adheres to any dietary restrictions. I just make food I think people will love. Sometimes that food turns out to be vegetarian or vegan, and sometimes it turns out like this. Rightly or wrongly, I simply don’t have a dog in this dietary fight. I have friends who are vegan and friends who are not. So, when I make a rippin’ vegan soup by accident, I rejoice in the fact that I’ve made something everyone I know can eat.

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