Frisch’s Vegetable Soup “Clones”

Gosh, some recipes live on and on, and produce “offspring”, as well. That’s how it is with my and readers’ versions of the famous Frisch’s Big Boy vegetable soup. Now none of these are exactly like Frisch’s veggie soup, since the last time I chatted with them several years ago, was told they use marrow bone and no ground beef or meat in theirs.  Plus … Continue reading Frisch’s Vegetable Soup “Clones”

Homemade Chicken Stock Good for What Ails You

My friend, Marylee Olinger, a talented from scratch cook, called me about a chicken stock recipe adapted from Ina Garten that I published in my syndicated column here in Cincinnati and Northern Ky. ” The recipe didn’t include parsnips and dill which Ina puts in her stock, and so do I”, she said. “Check out that particular stock recipe from Ina online”, Marylee told me. … Continue reading Homemade Chicken Stock Good for What Ails You

Creamy/chunky potato soup for St. Patrick’s Day

I love chatting with Matt Swaim on the Sonrise Morning Show, Sacred Heart Radio. Today we chatted about St. Patrick. Did you know that he was born in England?He was sold to an Irish chieftain at age 16 and became his slave. He prayed frequent ly and at the urging of an angel, he escaped back to Britain and became a priest. Another angelic message … Continue reading Creamy/chunky potato soup for St. Patrick’s Day