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Pork & Six Bean Soup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s Thanksgiving week! It feels a little different to most of us this year –

we\u2019re probably cooking for less people, which seems like the perfect time

to try a new recipe. I love to make fried chicken for Thanksgiving – there

are always lots of fresh pastured chickens available this time of year, and

fried chicken is something I love to eat but don\u2019t treat myself to very

often (gross chicken, or too lazy to make my own). But if I\u2019m invited

somewhere else and I\u2019m making a dish – and this one works for

American thanksgiving too because it\u2019s full of vegetables that are still

good in November – I love to make this shaved celeriac &

fennel\u00a0salad<\/a>\u00a0full of Italian parsley,\u00a0lemon & parmesan.

It\u2019s super bright and flavorful – a great foil for all the rich turkey dinner

foods, crunchy and unusual, but also doesn\u2019t take up too much space on

the plate (real estate is at a premium).What I\u2019m cooking these days\u2026.lots

of curries with chickpeas, squash & Swiss chard, ginger & garlic. And

also so much soup! The temps and the rain make the warm kitchen a

perfectly tempting place to be and right now there are so many crops to

use – end of the season tomatoes that seem boring now, but in a few

weeks and months will seem like the most flavorful gems, imperfect

squash that won\u2019t keep, potatoes with a few too many nibbles to sell, too

many green beans to sell for the week, pears that Martha won\u2019t sell

because they\u2019ve taken 15 years to finally produce good fruit and

somehow they\u2019re more precious than money, but also all ripe and

headed to over ripe in the cooler. It\u2019s also luxurious to have so many

varieties – and the varieties that I think are the most delicious – to choose

from, without sweating the food cost like one normally would in a

kitchen. I\u2019m using the waste! But also a soup that has 3 different squash,

with each their own flavor profile and texture – adds depth and layers of

flavor.

Most of the soups I make are free of dairy and gluten and meat because

we have a lot of vegetables and they\u2019re delicious. However, there is a

Pork & Six Bean Soup that is smoky and rich and delicious, featuring fall

green beans and all the dry beans. Don\u2019t be afraid to use the soup as a

canvas – if you have thanksgiving leftovers, throw some cooked chopped

turkey in the Curried Squash & Pear Soup, or add a can of black beans

and some chopped cilantro to the Roasted Tomato & Rice Soup – it also

wouldn\u2019t be opposed to some cheese or sour cream dolloped on top.I\u2019m so

thankful – for the land that provides, for my family\u2019s love and support,

and for all of you. Nothing like a little pandemic to make you realize how

special it is to see the same faces week after week, even outside, for a

moment.

Thanks so much – have a great thanksgiving. Ellen<\/td><\/tr>
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