Try this variation of the familiar Greek egg-lemon soup in the springtime when the first tender shoots of asparagus hit the markets.

Asparagus Avgolemono       

Prep time: 25 mins Total time: 25 mins Serves: 2 to 4

If you haven’t been to Portland, Oregon lately, there are probably some things about our culinary scene that you might not be aware of. For starters, we are the micro-brew capital of the world. Take that Germany! We are also one of the preeminent coffee roasting towns in the United States. And at last count there were over 700 food carts in Portland, making us the food cart capital of the world. “That’s all fine and good Mr. Portland, congrats.

Most often, Pasta e Fagioli is a hearty, unpretentious, family-style meal for a wintery day. But pasta e fagiole is exactly the kind of dish that can be improvised and changed according to inspiration and what’s available. The way we make it, thick and hearty, it could probably be listed with pasta sauces.

STEW: A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan. See also SOUP.

SOUP: A liquid dish, typically made by boiling meat, fish, or vegetables, etc., in stock or water. See also STEW.

A steaming, hot bowl of soup my be the last thing on your mind when stranded on a desert island. When that island is Virgin Gorda, and you are lucky enough to be calling The Bitter End Yacht Club your home for awhile, you may want to reconsider the soup option. 

The temps have been rapidly dipping in NYC and to find some comfort (and warmth!) I made a big pot of vegetable soup. To mix up the recipe a bit, I concentrated on a rich broth with dill, parsley, basil and bay leaves and used kale, mushrooms, carrots, parsnips, peas and celery for the veggie part.

Just in time for those Super Bowl 2012 gatherings, Curtis Gould, owner and chef of The Soup Guy, is offering up his delicious recipe for Ole Mole Vegan Chili to our soupy followers! With a kick of instant dark roast coffee and bittersweet chocolate it’s sure to be the talk of the game.

Yesterday just may have been the very definition of the perfect soup day. It was bitterly cold out and I had the great luck of being caught in a windy, rainy mess of a storm. The freezing rain was slapping me from all directions and my jeans clung to me, soaked by the rain.

My friends Michael and Imtiyaz have been trying to get into Tres Gatos Tapas Bar, Books and Music since it opened about a year ago.