Pasta e Fagioli

We’ve been looking for a grocer that has fresh fennel. Does Wegman’s stock it? Seems like the Food Network and many foodie magazines have really embraced fennel in the past few years and yet, the availability here in...

I make fennel soup – usually saute onions and fennel, add chicken broth, simmer, then puree in the blender. A little celery is nice as well – and it is lovely with some chopped fresh tarragon on top – could also...

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This is tasty, could sub your acorn for the butternut. The leftovers also made a nice pureed soup http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/230945

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I often make an Italian squash soup that does call for nutmeg, but in this case I think you have enough other herbs – the fennel itself, plus the tarragon and thyme. I’d wait until the end to decide about the cream....

Go look at the book "Pure Chocolate" by Fran Bigelow. Her sea salt caramel chocolates are quite good, and her book has tons of invaluable information for making chocolate confections.

How was the fennel incorporated – I’m imagining it chopped finely, or cooked and pureed?

I have a pork shoulder recipe that is browned and then slow-cooked. You rub crushed fennel seed, garlic, crushed red peppers, s&p into it before browning. The garlic and pepper doesn’t hurt the fennel flavor at all. But...

particularly well in seafood soups. Alternatively, you can make a wonderful fennel soup by carmelizing it slowly and then pureeing it with chicken stock, salt, and pepper. After it’s pureed, I like to run it through a food...