Negative Space: soups and stews
- Balti Beef Stew
- This beefy stew can be made fairly quickly. The flavor is a nice curry-like combo of ginger, chili, cumin, and fennel.
- Barbecue ribs stew
- You can’t get ribs much easier than putting them in your crockpot in the morning and pulling them out eight hours later.
- The Casserole Cookbook
- “The greatest single boon for the busy hostess is the casserole,” says author Myra Waldo. I’m afraid I’d have to disagree with that. It’s a pretty strong statement! But casseroles, like the crockpot, are certainly useful for starting your main dish early and then getting on with other things—like talking to your guests.
- Chickpea stew
- A lentil-chickpea stew with sesame, onions, and olives, spiced up with a bit of yoghurt at the end.
- Corn and clam soup
- Corn and clam soup with spinach, shrimp, and red bell pepper. Fast and easy.
- Corn and spinach tofu soup
- This is a very comforting light soup that makes good use of tofu’s texture and flavor.
- Egg Flower Ramen Soup
- Cheap ramen made fancy (and maybe a little nutritious). Should cost about 92 cents.
- Heathen chili
- If you are willing to offend any religious chili-eaters in your household, this meatless chili may well corrupt you.
- Hot sauerkraut and sausage
- This recipe uses all of the strengths of the crockpot: mix it all up and let it sit for however long you wish.
- Jerry’s Jambalaya
- This fresh-vegetable jambalaya is a wonderful stew-like mix of spicy vegetables, pork, and chicken. It will definitely brighten up a rainy evening!
- Mole chicken stew
- Time to start doubling-up on the mole recipe: this quick and easy chicken stew gets its delectable broth from home-made mole.
- Persian eggplant stew
- This recipe convinced me not to skin eggplants. I almost never take the skin off of eggplants now; it adds a tangy flavor to the eggplant that it otherwise loses.
- Quick bean and ground beef chili
- This makes a great chili, a great dip for tortillas, and a great lunch for freezing. And it’s a very fast recipe.
- Salmon Curry Soup
- Very easy to make, this is a bright, beautiful, delectable cream of salmon soup. The yogurt and spices give it an almost lemony taste.
- Spanish chickpea stew
- Spicy chickpea stew with bacon and sausage, red bell peppers, and tomatoes, slow-cooked in a crockpot.
- Tangy corn chowder
- This corn chowder with potatoes, onion, and red pepper uses yogurt instead of milk for a special tangy flavor.
