On Today’s Menu, A Vegetarian Almond Soup with Roasted Leeks and Pear from La Coscina Vasca

Play Cucumber Slumber While Prepping Nancy Singleton Hachisu ‘Cucumber with Ume and Shiso’ Recipe

365 Days, 50 Easy Indian Curries, Under the Weather, Try Moong Dal from 50 Easy Indian Curries by Penny Chawla

Why Juice When You Can Soup, Perks of Being Purple Cauliflower Soup from Soupelina Soup Cleanse

Dried Daikon Threads, Kiriboshi Daikon, from ‘Preserving the Japanese Way’ by Nancy Singleton Hachisu

Elote, Mexican Grilled Corn, Taste of Summer on Rainy Monday from The Grilling Book

Turn Up Heat on Super Bowl Table, Tropical Fruit Salad with Sriracha Sesame Vinagrette

Side Ideas, Jack Be Little Pumpkin and Polenta Souffle from ‘Farm Fork Food’ by Eric Skokan

Not quite Risotto, Kritharaki Me Manitaria, Mushroom Orzo from Maria Loi ‘The Greek Diet’

Koa Niew Maoung for Dessert, Thai Sticky Rice with Mango from ‘Amazing Grains’