In a Dutch oven, brown beef. Add all remaining ingredients except parsley; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour. Garnish with ...

Trim tops from beets leaving a 1 inch piece of stem. Place in large saucepan with 2 quarts cold water and salt to taste. Bring to boil; reduce heat, ...

...about 2 hours. Add several sliced carrots, celery stalks with leaves, potatoes, basil, tomatoes and salt. Continue simmering with cover on u...

Soak 2 cups dried split peas in 3 quarts cold water overnight. Add ham bone, onion, celery, parsley, bay leaf and carrots. Heat to boil, cover and ...

Wash and drain split peas or lentils. Put all ingredients in pan. Heat to boiling. Cover and boil gently about 30 minutes until split peas or lentils ...

...um heat until slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Add milk. Stir in potato flakes or granules until smooth. Heat until hot but not boiling...

Let beans soak overnight in twice the volume of water. Drain and rinse. Saute 1/2 of the ham hocks with garlic, onion and a bit of olive oil. Then, ...

...wly in big pot. Remove, drain, reserve. Saute onion in drippings. Add potatoes, broth, pepper and thyme. Simmer, covered for about 30 minute...

Prepare ahead: In small bowl cover mushrooms with 1/2 cup of hot water, soak 30 minutes. Discard water. Cut away tough stems and discard. Thinly ...

In a large kettle, melt butter, brown the beef and pork. Add beef stock, tomatoes and their liquid, undrained sauerkraut, onions, celery, carrots, ...