Oh My Gosh, It's FINALLY Time for Soup!

Holidays, illness, and stupid stupid weather has blocked my soup making for long enough! With the turning of the year, I have embraced a culinary flexitarian lifestyle, which means I've cut my meat consumption way down. With that in mind, and due to the fact that I have a lot of vegetarian customers anyway, there will be more entirely vegetarian (and often vegan) soup weeks from here on in. Vegetarian soups are healthy and good for you, and I promise they will always be completely delicious.

To kick off 2014 I want to make a pot of delicious, rich vegetable soup featuring the best vegetables I can find in the market (but no broccoli or corn this time around), plus protein-rich garbanzo beans, and a touch of quinoa to make it extra nutritious, along with a starter stock that will be freshly made from roasted vegetables like carrots, onions, and garlic. I think a bit of spice will be in order (just a touch, nothing scorching) as well.

 



To accompany the soup, I'm making mini-loaves of jalapeno cornbread (no corn added this time around). This is good stuff for January weather!

Prices as follows:
 

1 quart/$8     2 quarts/$15      3 quarts/$22     4 quarts/$28

Loaves: $2/each

(Payment via cash, check, credit, or Paypal)

I'm taking orders till Wednesday evening. Orders taken via emails, text messages, carrier pigeon, smoke signals, etc. Pickup will be Friday evening and Saturday. Delivery available for an additional $2 to City and inner ring suburbs.

I cannot wait to start cooking! I've missed seeing you all!

TMK Can Do Your Holiday Cooking!

This is basically a re-post of last year's TMK holiday offering. Everything listed here is available, plus other things like gooey butter cakes and cookies, peppermint bark, buckeye cookies, and on and on!

Too busy to do your own holiday cooking? Need something to take to a pot luck or to give as an edible gift? Need a cookie tray for your office holiday party? You've come to the right place! Tiny Montgomery Kitchen is here to help make your holidays less hectic. Just because it's not listed here, doesn't mean I can't make it for you. Also, any TMK soups can be had (minimum of 4 quarts if it's not the weekly soup). Email me to discuss your needs:  cattmkitchen@gmail.com or clp772@gmail.com

Savory

8-inch deep dish cornmeal crust pizza
-Sweet or hot Italian sausage, sweet onion, mushroom, and mozzarella with a slightly spicy tomato sauce:  $16/($14.50 w/o sausage)

10-inch deep dish cornmeal crust pizza
-Sweet or hot Italian sausage, sweet onion, mushroom, and mozzarella with a slightly spicy tomato sauce:  $18/($16.50 w/o sausage)

Pizzas will be frozen, unbaked. (Special topping requests can most likely be accommodated - just ask!)

9"x12" pan of ziti with sweet or hot Italian sausage, marinara, and topped with a blend of cheeses, ready for baking: $25 (8-10 servings)

9"x12" pan of vegetable lasagne with a variety of cheeses, marinara, squash, onions, sundried tomatoes and olives, ready to bake. $25 (8-10 servings)

9"x12" pan of spinach and feta pie in flaky, buttery, crispy phyllo dough, pre-baked or ready to bake. $25 (8-10 servings)

Sweets

1/2 pound of salted caramel chocolate pretzel bark: $8

1/2 pound salted dark chocolate coins: $8

1 doz. caramel or peanut butter swirl brownies: $12

Cookies (gooey butter, peanut butter, chocolate chip, oatmeal, snickerdoodles): $10/doz., $25/3 doz.

  

Pure butter stamped shortbread cookies: $12/doz.

Pick up can be arranged, as can delivery for an additional $2-3 (in the City/inner ring suburbs).

Email me at cattmkitchen@gmail.com for further info or ordering.

            

Thai Chicken Soup

This week I'm craving the scent and flavors of Thai food. I think a soup based on Tom Kha Gai is in order; a base full of creamy coconut milk, rich chicken broth redolent with lemongrass, kaffir lime, galanga, fish sauce, and the spice of red curry paste, plus tender chicken, sliced mushrooms, a touch of chopped tomatoes, a bit of broccoli, and a few slices of sweet red and spicy hot peppers. To make it a heartier meal, I will mix in a big dollop of fragrant jasmine rice. This soup is just what you need for the continued frigid weather we are having.

Crusty French loaves are just the thing to accompany this soup.

Prices as follows:
 

1 quart/$8     2 quarts/$15      3 quarts/$22     4 quarts/$28

Loaves: $3/each

(Payment via cash, check, credit, or Paypal)

I'm taking orders till Wednesday evening. Orders taken via emails, text messages, carrier pigeon, smoke signals, etc. Pickup will be Friday evening and Saturday. Delivery available for an additional $2 to City and inner ring suburbs.

Vegetarian Chili and Mini Cornbread Loaves

If you are a meat eater, you've probably consumed more turkey/roast beef/ham in the past few days than you thought possible. So this week because of that (and because the bulk of my time this week is going to be spent cooking for the homeless folks of STL), I'm only offering one option, which is Vegetarian Multi-Bean Chili! It's full of beans (red, black, kidney, ??), peppers sweet and hot, tomatoes, herbs and spices, and my specially prepared soy meat replacer. It's really good! I made a big batch of the stuff for the Rock and Roll Craft Show this past weekend, and a couple of vegetarian customers had to double check, after taking a bite, that it was actually vegetarian (and in fact, it's completely animal product free)! So inveterate meat eaters need not fear! Also, it's going to get REALLY FREAKING COLD by the end of this week. You need some chili to keep you warm!

To accompany the chili, I'm baking mini loaves of midwest style cornbread (that means it's the bright yellow sweet-ish stuff) with corn kernels and a little touch of jalapeno peppers. Plain cornbread also available, just ask!

Prices as follows:
 

1 quart/$8     2 quarts/$15      3 quarts/$22     4 quarts/$28

Loaves: $2/each

(Payment via cash, check, credit, or Paypal)

I'm taking orders till Wednesday evening. Orders taken via emails, text messages, carrier pigeon, smoke signals, etc. Pickup will be Friday evening and Saturday. Delivery available for an additional $2 to City and inner ring suburbs.

Holla at me!

Moroccan Spiced Lentil Vegetable Soup/Khobz

All I can think about is lentils. I love lentils partially because they are so versatile, but mostly because they are so delicious with their faintly peppery bite. This week the flavors shall be Moroccan and the only version will be vegetarian. I plan on loading it up with the tastiest aromatics and vegetables, plus a hint of tomatoes. A finishing touch will be the flavors of ras el hanout, a traditional Moroccan spice blend of cumin, ginger, black pepper, cinnamon and more. It's going to be great, I promise!

To accompany the soup, I'm baking loaves of Moroccan bread, called khobz. Almost a cross between a flat bread and a round loaf, there will be plenty of crust to soak up every bit of soup!

Prices as follows:
 

1 quart/$8     2 quarts/$15      3 quarts/$22     4 quarts/$28

Loaves: $3/each

(Payment via cash, check, credit, or Paypal)

I'm taking orders till mid-afternoon on Wednesday. Orders taken via emails, text messages, carrier pigeon, smoke signals, etc. Pickup will be Friday evening and Saturday. Delivery available for an additional $2 to City and inner ring suburbs locations.

Tiny Montgomery Kitchen returns! Portuguese Caldo Verde and Broa Loaves!

Hello TMK friends!

It has been much too long since I've made a giant pot of soup for you. I think the weather this week merits something nice, hearty, and warming so I've settled on a Portuguese dish called Caldo Verde or Green Soup, so named because of the abundance of healthy greens like kale and collard greens. The soup itself is fairly simple, full of creamy potatoes, greens, garlic, and homemade linguica sausage (if you choose the meaty option), a slightly spicy and smoky pork sausage with lots of garlic, paprika, and red wine. A bit of appropriately seasoned tempeh will add some heft to the vegetarian version. 

To accompany this Portuguese dish, I've chosen a bread popular in that region too, called Broa. It's a cornbread/yeast bread hybrid with a crusty exterior, perfect for soaking up soup juices!

Prices as follows (you can mix and match meaty/veg): 

1 quart/$8     2 quarts/$15      3 quarts/$22     4 quarts/$28

I am taking orders until Wednesday afternoon! Please share with anyone you think might be interested! To order, email me: cattmkitchen@gmail.com or clp772@gmail.com. You can also message me on Facebook or you can text me if you have my number! This season I do need to add a $2 delivery fee per order (and the delivery area of inner ring suburbs/inside I-170 still stands). Of course, pickup is available as well. Delivery/pickup will start Friday evening and continue on Saturday this week.

White Chicken Chili/White Not-Chicken Chili

Who wants chili? We seem to have another week of less than lovely weather coming up with cold temperatures and possibilities of snow. I think that forecast calls for chili and this week I'm going to try something new with some of the familiar flavors of regular chili with a bit of a different, brothier spin.

This week it's White Chicken Chili made with rich, homemade chicken broth, plump, white, great northern beans, different types of green chiles, herbs and spices, and lots of chicken. This is going to be really good, I just know it!

For the vegetarians, I will make a version of the white chili using a veg "chicken" product and vegetable broth; it shall be equally delicious!

I think that small round loaves of bread made of white, whole wheat, and cornmeal are the perfect accompaniment for $3 each!

Soup is priced as follows:

1 quart/$8   2 quarts/$15   3 quarts/$22     4 quarts/$28

To order, please email me at clp772@gmail.com or cattmkitchen@gmail.com. I will take orders until Wednesday evening, with deliveries/pickups starting Friday and continuing Saturday (if it's available earlier than Friday, I will let customers know!) Delivery is available to City residents and the inner ring suburbs (no further than 170 to the west). 

I can't wait to make this chili!

Ratatouille Stew and Baguettes

This week I am craving the flavors of the south of France so I hope you are too! To satisfy that craving, I'm cooking up my take on the classic French ratatouille. Rather than a baked casserole, I will transfer all those flavors into a thick, savory vegan stew. Traditional ratatouille combines eggplant, zucchini, onions, garlic, peppers, and tomatoes, along with the wonderfully fragrant herbs de Provence; my stew will have all that and more! 

To accompany the ratatouille, I'm baking crusty baguettes this week!

Serving suggestion: To make the ratatouille into a side dish, you could serve it over a bit of brown rice or couscous with a nice piece of roasted or poached fish!

Soup:

1 quart/$8    2 quarts/$15      3 quarts/$21     4 quarts/$28

Bread:

$3/loaf

As usual, I accept cash, check, Paypal or Visa/Mastercard/etc. Delivery available as far as inner ring suburbs (Webster, U City, inside 170), and you can always arrange pick up here in South City. I'm aiming to have the ratatouille done and available for delivery/pickup by Friday afternoon. Email me to order: clp772@gmail.com or cattmkitchen@gmail.com.

Thank you!