Tag: soup
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Lentil Soup
I grew up in a very European home, so dinner every night of the week started with soup. Even though we rarely sat together as a family for dinner aside from Friday nights, my mum would always have a soup ready as the opening course of any supper. I’m not as consistent as my mother,…
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Krupnik (Mushroom Barley) Soup
A Krupnik soup would have been a staple in any Polish home. In Jewish homes, due to kosher dietary restrictions, two different versions emerged: a parve one and a meaty one. The parve version was often served with sour cream. Once in America, this soup became a classic in Jewish delis. Don’t be daunted by…
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Roasted Garlic & Butternut Squash Soup
This soup is almost entirely made in the oven, involving roasting unpeeled vegetables and then blending them with chicken or vegetable stock. It’s one of my ‘Plan B’ recipes – perfect for those times when everything else seems to fail, yet you still crave a hearty home-cooked meal. It’s not only easy and quick, but…
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Tomato Soup
This recipe, like many I cook, has been adapted from Cooks Illustrated. If you don’t know about Cooks Illustrated or America’s Test Kitchen, and you are particular about recipes being as close to perfect as they can get, this is the place for you. They do their best to break down every recipe for the…