September 30th: Chili Verde

The Chili Verde (or White Chicken Chili, if you prefer) is a whole different take on chili. Lighter and fresher than thick red chili, this stew-like selection showcases three green chili peppers. Made with jalepeno, Anaheim & Poblano peppers, the flavor profile is completed with diced onion, cumin & ground coriander. Ground chicken and white beans add lean protein. Additional beans are pureed with homemade chicken broth to add body to the chili.

This was the final soup for September. If you are interested in subscribing for October, the rate is $56 (2 quarts per week) or $32 (one quart per week).

Next week: Creamy Turkey & Wild Rice

10/14: Split Pea with Ham

Munchers loved my Gazpacho!

(apologies for the horn-tooting)

On Sunday we attended a reunion/10 anniversary picnic for the Star-Ledger's Munchmobile.

I was in the enviable position of being a Guest Muncher ("Campus Eats") in 2005, and then featured for our Fourth of July picnic in 2006.

Attendees were asked to bring a dish to share. Since it was the last day of summer, and we have had such gorgeous produce, Gazpacho was my dish of choice. Sitting on the roof of a parking deck in Newark in nearly 90-degree heat, it was a welcome dish, and I got many compliments.

Check it out on the Munchmobile blog HERE.

September 23: Paul's Southwestern Squash

The Southwestern Squash soup will deliver today. It's a really nice variety, smooth and sweet with a little heat from the cumin and chipotle. A dollop of soup cream or plain yogurt will cool it down if you find the spice too much.

The acorn squash were organically grown by Paul Sipos at a farm on Bissell Road in Tewksbury, and they are fantastic. You can shop his farm stand on Thursday afternoons from 4:30-6:30 until frost.

Next week is the last soup for September and will be White Chicken Chili (a.k.a. Chili Verde). Please confirm your order no later than this Friday, September 26th. I am in the process of developing the October schedule, so if you have any requests, please let me know!

September 16th: Classic Minestrone

Classic Minestrone is a chunky soup loaded with fresh local veggies, including zucchini, green and yellow beans, spinach and tomatoes. It's in a healthful, vegetarian broth redolent with the aroma of Parmesan cheese, and finished with cannelini beans and pesto.

Next week will be a new soup: Paul's Southwestern Squash soup. Very similar in concept to my Roasted Root Vegetable, this soup features organic acorn squash grown here in Tewskbury by Paul Sipos. They are roasted and pureed with organic chicken stock. The southwestern flavors come from cumin, onion and chipotle peppers. Please confirm your orders by Friday.

The soup for 9/30 will be Chili Verde (a.k.a. White Chicken Chili).

September 9th: Cheddar Corn Chowder

It's September and the corn is sweet and fresh, and the nights are cool.

Just the time to enjoy a quart or two of soup!

The first soup of the season is my personal favorite: Cheddar Corn Chowder. Sweet yellow onions help to bring out the flavors of locally-grown organic yellow corn and red potatoes. The soup is finished with organic chicken broth, half-and-half and shredded cheddar cheese.

Summer Soups: Gazpacho & Gumbo

Owing to an abundance of top-quality organic local produce I will be making Gazpacho this week and Gumbo next week.

Both soups will be available on the normal Tuesday schedule.

The new soup season will begin on September 9th. The first soup will be Cheddar Corn Chowder. If you have requests for your favorites, do let me know as soon as possible!

August 6th: Light & Healthy Creamy Zucchini Soup

The soup contains fresh, organic, LOCAL zucchini, plus sweet summer onions and a touch of garlic sauteed together, then simmered and pureed with organic chicken broth. You can garnish it with some fresh herbs for a real punch. With just 125 caolries per serving, this is a great healthy choice for summer.

You can enjoy this soup warm or cold. If you want to eat it cold, you can add a couple of tablespoons of milk and have it as a vichyssoise.

Nutritional Information: (per 8 ounce serving)

CALORIES 125(25% from fat); FAT 3.5g (sat 0.5g,mono 1.7g,poly 1g); IRON 1.4mg; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 45mg; CARBOHYDRATE 19.2g; SODIUM 558mg; PROTEIN 5.5g; FIBER 3.4g