From the category archives:

Soup

North African Chickpea Soup

I know I have been MIA for a while, it was because I have been traveling the world, exploring new foods and places. Oh no, that was a dream? Crap. Actually I have been dealing with a lot of bs from the school that my dear children go to. It has consumed me and I [...]

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miso soup with crispy shiitakes

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If you have been wondering where I have been, I’ve been nowhere. I’ve been right here. However, cooking has been an issue since there is not a category on this blog for “don’t try this at home.” From a house filled with the lovely aroma of burnt sugar, really charred would be a better description, [...]

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borscht, dill pollen and shoestring potatoes

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The closest thing I have had to the real thing is a borscht made by a friend from Poland. It was delicious and poured out of a beautiful sleek glass pitcher that looked like fine crystal. We drank it in tea cups on their deck with a plethora of other polish treats. [...]

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5 minute tomato soup, this is not a joke

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School is out for summer! Yippee. Well, so far anyway.
Monday was a cool day, thunderstorms and rain. I asked the boys what they would like for lunch, they responded with soup. Looking through the pantry I could find all kinds of things to make soup, but I wanted something faster and easier. [...]

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Quick Pork Phở

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Phở is a Vietnamese soup that is so tasty, once you try it you will be hooked. Phở is pronounced fuh, so now when you pass that PhởKing restaurant down the street you can laugh too.
It can be made with or without meat, I happen to think that with meat is tastier, but [...]

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Cioppino

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updated April 10, 2009 ~ new photopost originally published January 12, 2009

Cioppino is an Italian seafood stew that originated near San Francisco, as legend has it. It is a delicious tomato wine broth with any variety of fish and shellfish available. I find that it makes a hearty winter meal and is great [...]

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Goulash Soup

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Changing back to standard time is great in the morning, but the dark afternoons don’t please me. So time to break out the comfort food. My plan was to fill the house with the aroma of something cooking on the stove all day. Well my chuck roast did not want to defrost [...]

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Thai inspired chicken noodle soup

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This is our favorite chicken noodle soup. Today it feels like February so I am going to make some soup. I am craving a lively comfort food today. This is a lovely, creamy, one pot meal. The kids love it in their thermoses the next day.
Also good with squash or pumpkin. I used about a [...]

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