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"Adapted from Food & Wine, Oct 2011. A very easy, comforting dish for a cool evening. I'd serve this with a nice loaf of crusty bread and a glass of red wine."

Ingredients: pepper, Dijon mustard...

"The three essential ingredients in this soup--garlic, bread, and water--all need to be of good quality. Do not be tempted into thinking that stock is an improvement since it masks the other flavors. Beyond that, though, you can improvise around the local variations in ingredients: lard is used rather than olive oil in Zamora, for example, and pepper..."

Ingredients: eggs, French bread, olive oil...

"This is from the Rival Crock pot recipe book. Boeuf Bourguignonne, also known as Beef Burgandy, is a french peasant stew. It was my absolute favorite recipe that my mom made while I was growing up. I'm a vegetarian now because I don't like meat and I can safely say that this might be the only beef recipe I've ever liked. SO GOOD AND TENDER..."

Ingredients: pepper, mushrooms, onions...

"Recipe adapted from Canal House Cooking, Volume No. 4 by Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton. This refreshing chilled soup (from their latest edition) combines rich avocados with crisp cucumbers. It's an ideal dinner for a hot summer night, as it requires no cooking and can be prepped in just a few minutes. Cooking time is chilling time."

Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, hot pepper sauce...

"From Vegetarian Times. This exotically flavored stew can be stretched to feed a crowd when ladled over rice or potatoes. Per 1-cup serving: 263 cal; 11g prot; 4g fat; 49g carbs; 0mg chol; 642mg sof; 13g fiber; 11g sugars"

Ingredients: ground cumin, dried currants...

"I'm pregnant and a fairly good chef, so when I wanted something spicy and creamy I whipped this up. My husband says it's the best thing I've ever made. I'm calling it a bisque, though, you true foodies might criticize my liberal use of the word/my technique. It turned out really well and perfectly complimented the pregnancy-safe ceviche..."

Ingredients: cilantro, coconut milk...

"This started out as a simple recipe, but the more I made it the more I changed it, and everytime myself and my family enjoyed it even more.
It's simple and easy, I hope your family enjoys it as well."

Ingredients: cumin, dried oregano...

"This is another "stretched" recipe we did for the Boys and Girls Club one dinner service. We only had about 8 lbs of chicken to stretch between 60 kids, and not enough rice to give them all either. What we did have were potatoes, so this flavourful, oven-stewed meal was created!"

Ingredients: scotch bonnet peppers, garlic...

"A smooth green gazpacho! Eaten right away the soup remains sweet from the honey, once its cooled, the veggies come through loud and clear"

Ingredients: cucumbers, honey, jalapenos...

"This variation on the traditional cauliflower-cheese soup is made with Huntsman or Stilchester cheese (part Stilton, part Double Gloucester) or equal parts Stilton and cheddar. It's delicious: very rich and creamy, the tang of the cheese nicely balancing the sweetness of the vegetables. Easy to prepare, too! You can vary the amount and proportions..."

Ingredients: pepper, dry mustard...

"This recipe is from the North York General Hospital (Toronto) ICU nurses' cookbook. It's a great stick-to-your-ribs winter soup."

Ingredients: milk, oil, onions...

"A Donna Hay recipe - prep time does not include soaking beans."

Ingredients: noodles, garlic...

"A low fat & simplified version from Isa chandra Moskowitz's book Appetite for Reduction. Instead of using hard to find Jamacian curry spice blend she uses this cheater version which simply adds star anise to regular curry powder - problem solved!! She recommends serving this tasty curry over rice but I served over quinoa and it turned out..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, fresh thyme...

"Super yummy picatta version from Isa Chandra Moskowitz's book Appetite for Reduction (love this book!). She pairs it with arugula and recommends serving over mashed potates (Caulipots anyone?) instead of with the traditional pasta. Who doesn't want another excuse to eat mashed potatoes? Also if you want more bulk try adding in some mushrooms...."

Ingredients: dried thyme, dry white wine...