Blue Diamond

vegetable or chicken stock • soy sauce • red or white miso • ground ginger • cream cheese, at room temperature • butter • large onion, chopped • medium shitake mushrooms, stems removed and sliced • large red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and cut into small julienne • strips • garlic, minced • lbs. fresh green beans, stem ends trimmed •

butter • very large onion, chopped • medium stalks celery, thinly sliced on the diagonal • medium carrots, peeled and thinly sliced on the diagonal • sriracha sauce • dried basil • loaf rustic Italian bread, torn or cut into 3/4-inch pieces (about 11 • slightly heaping cups), lightly toasted • chicken stock or vegetable broth • chopped fresh Italian parsley • Garlic salt • Blue Diamond Bold Sriracha Flavored Almonds, coarsely chopped