Soup

campfire cooking 101 :: chili con carne

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We recently took a back-woods camping trip.  We were hoping for more of a back-country experience, but it was decidedly much more back-woods. Our adventure took place in the Nez Perce National Forest at a location in which we were lead to believe was more remote and secluded than it truly was.  The lack of [...]

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lentil soup with options and observations

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Life is what happens when you have other plans That was the saying on the back of a sugar packet I received at a restaurant in Pretoria, South Africa about 14 years ago and it has become the motto of my life.  This was not the post I had intended to write next, but corrupt [...]

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warm-up spring soup

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With late spring temps in the 40′s we are needing some comfort food, but this is so tasty I would eat it any day of the year.  I continue to ponder that it might be nice as a cold soup, think vichyssoise, the ubiquitous potato and leek soup served hot in winter and cold in [...]

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carbonnade à la flamande

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It was a dark and story evening. Howling winds, driving rain, beautiful April weather and we were having company for dinner.  Not just any company but like long-lost-family type company.  It was also a school night, and I was in dire need of some comfort food.  I am so glad that I chose this Belgian [...]

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broccoli soup and ad hoc croutons

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Inspired by Jamie Oliver’s speech on TED.  I have made a simple soup that anyone can make for a quick healthy meal with only a couple ingredients and a few minutes.  It would even make a great substitute for your green beer on St. Patty’s Day.  Green beer, by the way, is a bad idea.  [...]

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North African Chickpea Soup

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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. I make no [...]

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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. To my [...]

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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 with [...]

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Cioppino

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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 as a party dish. This picture does not do it justice. This is [...]

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