Mel's cousin was kind enough to gift us a subscription to Rachael Ray Every Day. We've tried lots of different food magazines in the past, but had yet to find one that was worth receiving every single month. Every Day is definitely the winner. As soon as it arrives, Mel goes through and winds up dog-earing nearly every other page for recipes to try. We appreciate that the recipes are simple to follow and involve ingredients that are easy to find. Really the two key elements for people who like to cook but don't necessarily have the time or skill to go full gourmet every day (ahhhh, just realized they were quite clever choosing the name for the magazine, weren't they?).
The first recipe we decided to try was the Rosemary and Butternut Squash Chicken Soup.
It actually involved using an ingredient which is very common but we've just never had a reason to use: celery root. We ordered it from Fresh Direct and were quite surprised by its appearance upon arrival. Very alien-looking and frankly kind of gross. Kudos to whoever was the first person to decide: "Hm, this looks hideous - let me cut it up and taste it."
After a quick Google search on how to cut up celery root (you simply slice off the outer skin to reveal the edible part), you wind up with something that looks much more appetizing.
Once it's diced up it resembles any other root vegetable, but you can tell from the delightful aroma that it will pack in much more flavor.
The rest of the recipe is very straight-forward. The only thing we altered was skipping the creme fraiche and lemon zest, and it still tasted great! A wonderful healthy yet filling soup for the winter months.
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