Category: soups
Winter comfort: zuppa di cannellini (white bean soup)
| November 17, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under beans, country, Italian, sage, soup, soups, vegetables, vegetarian |
Winter is here… and so are colder days, longer and darker nights, blankets, wood fires and comfort soups.While I have spend much of the last couple of months consumed in a blogging contest (you know which one…), I still live and cook as usual, especially over the week-ends. I just have not had time to… more
Gazpacho velouté with basil-olive-oil sorbet (summer in a bowl!)
| July 27, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under gazpacho, soup, soups, summer, vegetables, vegetarian |
I have been patiently waiting to make a perfect gazpacho for a while. I can’t think of a better (and more refreshing) way to “condense” the best flavors of summer (tomatoes, basil, bell peppers, olive oil) in one place! I vividly remember one hot summer many many years ago that I spent with my… more
Fresh peas!!!!!
| April 23, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under pasta and grains, peas, soup, soups, spring, vegetables |
Oh, how I LOVE fresh peas. Welcome spring!!!I like eating them raw, right out of the pod. Maybe in a salad.I like them cooked in a spring soup. There are two I make. One is a cold one, with mint (I like it served in shot glasses, as an appetizer/amuse bouche). The other one is warm… more
Green lentils, spinach, and coconut soup
| March 11, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under coconut, lentils, soup, soups, spinach, vegetables, vegetarian |
I always try to save my vegetable left-over bits from cooking in a large bowl that I keep in the refrigerator, as I do not like wasting food. Lots of things go in there: onion peels, leek fronds, soft celery stalks, carrot peels, de-kerneled corn cobs, green-beans ends, cawliflower bottoms and leaves, parsley stems, spinach… more
Cauliflower Soup with Red Beet Chips
| March 2, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under soup, soups, vegetables, vegetarian, winter |
Talk about a child’s veggie nightmare: cauliflower and beets!!!But…alas… a dream it was Not only is this soup a very elegant dish to serve to adults for a dinner party (soup shots even?) but it stands the test of a 4 and 6 years old who licked their plate clean!The recipe is from Thomas Keller’s… more
Miso soup (Misoshiru): Japanese comfort soup
| February 8, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under Japanese, miso, soup, soups, winter |
The Japanese know how to eat healthy and savory at the same time. I try to cook Japanese once a week.For many prepartions, I especially love using miso paste. I spread it on salmon together with ginger and soy sauce for a delicious broiled treat. And I use it for Miso soup (Misoshiru). It’s a… more
Chicken soup for the mind, body and spirit
| November 5, 2009 | Posted by ameliaps under broth, chicken, chicken soup, healing, soups, stock, winter |
“And Tom brought him chicken soup until he wanted to kill him. The lore has not died out of the world, and you will still find people who believe that soup will cure any hurt or illness and is no bad thing to have for the funeral either.” ~ John Steinbeck, East of Eden You’ve… more
Rich, chocolaty, smoky chili con (many) chiles
| November 2, 2009 | Posted by ameliaps under chili, meats, soups, winter |
“Next to jazz music, there is nothing that lifts the spirit and strengthens the soul more than a good bowl of chili.” ~ Harry James So today – Sunday – is a coldish day, the leaves are turning yellow in my backyard, I had WAY to much sugars last night (Halloween night), and I was cravings… more
Red lentil, coconut, and curry soup
| October 29, 2009 | Posted by ameliaps under autumn, curry, red lentils, soups, vegetarian |
When it’s Fall I love to use red an orange colors in the kitchen. These colors are everywhere around me.Here is a leaf from my garden. The light this morning was dreamy. I took a walk in the backyard with a cup of boiling hot Darjeeling tea and was transported into Autumn winterland, dreaming of… more
Pumpkin and squash
| October 20, 2009 | Posted by ameliaps under appetizers, autumn, breads, dessert, meats, pasta and grains, pumpkin, sauces, side dishes, soups, squash, vegetarian |
“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.” ~ Jim Davis This week-end our family went to pick pumpkins. We also did the customary hay-ride through the woods and pumpkin patches. The weather was wonderfully crisp, the sun was shining and the leaves were changing. It was as if… more
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