Ben Starr

The Ultimate Food Geek

Tag: cream

  • All About Buttermilk

    While I tell people that my favorite ingredient is pumpkin, that’s certainly true in the fall when pumpkins are in season.  Pumpkin inspires me, and it’s what I’m known for…it’s my “signature ingredient.” But there’s another ingredient that I’m obsessed with, that I use every single day, and that I couldn’t live without.  Buttermilk.  Yet…

  • Mind-Boggling Life-Altering Earth-Shattering Mac and Cheese

    It’s everyone’s favorite food.  And I confess, I even get excited about eating a fake-orange bowl of the artificial stuff from the box or at a restaurant.  Who doesn’t like macaroni and cheese? The problem is that we get accustomed to this impossibly-creamy texture that we get served at chain restaurants, which contain processed cheese…

  • Curried Pumpkin Soup

    Soup is my favorite food. Pumpkin is my favorite ingredient. So naturally, I love pumpkin soups.  Here is a foundational pumpkin soup recipe that I make all year long, and people can’t get enough of it.  I first had this soup on a cruise ship in 1998, which is really the first time my pallate…