Soups Blog Posts

Soups for me meant tomato soup. Warm creamy tomato soup seasoned perfectly was the first thing I looked forward/ ordered whenever I went to a restaurant.Based on the taste and texture I used to like or dislike the restaurant. And this was before my b...

As I sat down to make this post….from a distance I can hear Koel chirping cooh…cooh….milkman has just come on his two wheeler loaded with at least 25 liters of fresh milk…..opposite a huge 5 story building is getting constructed and the worke...

Ropa Vieja Recipe. This Ropa Vieja dish is so tasty and a hearty meal recipe. The meat is cooked until very tender, moist and all most corned beef in texture. The Ropa Vieja dish is often served with warm flour tortillas and salad garnish or serve o...

I don’t really want to rush time along, but this year winter has rudely muscled its way into spring and I’m aching for sunshine and warm temperatures.  This see-sawing act (hot…cold…hot…cold) is getting tiresome. Becaus...

Food minerals are soluble in water and are easily lost if foods are cooked in water and the water is thrown away. To avoid this, they should be cooked in as little water as possible and the water should also be used. Steaming is a good method, especi...

Kel and I got into a habit during the long hours in the car on a recent road trip.  As mealtimes approached, I’d use my phone to begin the hunt for vegan-friendly restaurants in whatever large city was coming up along the highway.  On the sec...

It is remarkable and also exciting at just how much Spanish food is finding it´s way into our foodie conciousness ... Continue reading...

Ingredients: Bones - 250 ggms Carrot - 1 Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp Coriander seeds - 2 tsp Cardamom - 3 Cloves - 2 Cinnamon -  small piece Pepper powder- 1 tsp Salt to taste Butter - 1 tbsp Method: Wash and crush the bones. Put them in...

Avocado Soup Recipe. This delicious soup has a fresh, delicate flavor and a wonderful colour. For added zest, add a generous squeeze of lime juice or spoon 1 tablespoon salsa into the soup just before serving. Choose ripe avocados for this soup –...

Ingredients: Button Mushrooms - 100 gms Onion - 1 Potato - 1 (small) Milk - 1 cup Corn flour - 1 tbsp Butter - 1 tbsp Salt and white pepper to taste Method: Peel,chop and boil onion and potato in 2 cups of water till soft. Blend in a mixie and sie...

Ingredients: Fresh green peas - 2 cups Potatoes - 300 gms Water - 1/2 litre Sugar - 1/2 tsp Mint leaves - few Milk - 250 ml Salt and pepper to taste Method: Put peas, diced potatoes, water, salt and pepper, sugar and ,mint in saucepan and simmer...

My husband is a really simple man with very simple tastes.  If meat and potatoes are on the menu, he is one very happy camper indeed!  He's been working really hard getting our garden Spring ready these past few days so I thought I would tr...

It has been fairly cold here in Florida these last few days but that didn’t stop me from going to a couple of annual festivals. I spent Friday at the Florida Strawberry [...]...

Ingredients: Mushrooms - 200 gms Potatoes - 4 Onion - 1 Salt and pepper to taste butter - 1 tbsp For garnishing: Butter - 1 tbsp Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp (chopped) Onion - 1  (chopped) Method: Cut peeled potatoes, mushrooms and onions into...

Stuffed Tortillas Recipe. A fresh, tasty and crunchy stuffed tortillas recipe. Tortillas stuffed with grilled sausage and great salsa made of grilled red peppers, red kidney beans, fresh tomatoes, shredded lettuce, onion, garlic and lime juice serve...

From 1919 Cream soups are all made by blending two tablespoons of butter with two tablespoons of flour and then adding slowly one cup of cold milk or half cream and milk. One cup for a thin soup or purée, to one quart of liquid. More according to t...

I used to go clam digging on the beaches of Rhode Island years ago when my dad was doing a tour in Vietnam and we were living on the economy.  When I [...]...

You don’t need to say it. I’ll say it for you: my, but that’s a homely soup. Homely, yes, but delicious. Now maybe this is knowledge held by every vegan out there except for me. I’ve always felt a little wasteful tossing out t...

Umbrian Onion Soup Recipe. A tasty and sweet onion soup flavoured enhanced with bacon and pancetta, cooked in chicken stock, plum tomatoes, basil leaves and Parmesan cheese. A hearty soup to share with friends on a cold dinner night or even at midni...

Smooth and creamy roasted cauliflower soup topped with bacon crumbles. A perfect cold weather, belly warming soup.