A hearty soup is just about the best thing to cozy up with on the couch this time of year (especially now that season 4 of Portlandia is finally on Netflix!) You may think bacon, ground beef or a meaty broth would be necessary to add depth to chili but it’s really not so; this soup…
Roasted sweet potato and peanut soup
This soup was supposed to be a clean-out-the-fridge kinda dish. I needed to use up an open container of vegetable stock, some sweet potatoes and dried out bread, and decided to make roasted sweet potato soup. I didn’t mean for it to be a “blog recipe” but it turned out to be one of the…
Thai coconut chicken soup (Tom Kha Gai knock-off)
Tom Kha Gai is everyone’s favorite go-to dish at Thai restaurants. It is a creamy, spicy and sour soup, made with lemongrass, galangal (an Asian plant similar to ginger), kaffir lime leaves and chicken. The soup can be served as a first course or as a main. I’ve had it many times in various restaurants…
Pork and vegetable miso soup
If you’ve ever been to a Japanese restaurant, you’ve probably had miso soup. It’s a simple offering of broth, tofu cubes, seaweed and scallions, brought harmoniously together by miso. Miso is a fermented soy paste that’s frequently used as a seasoning in Japanese cuisine. It looks not unlike peanut butter, and is intensely savory (the…
Sweet potato and carrot soup
Whereas many of you grew up eating candied yams and sweet potato pie, I only came to know this starchy vegetable a few years ago; these was only one kind of potato in Mother Ukraine - the brown kind. Now sweet potatoes are one of my favorite vegetables. They’re delicious, versatile, super healthy, and still…
Tomato Soup with Giovanni Rana Prosciutto Tortelloni
Once the winter chill hits the air each year, we all get a craving for the same thing - soup. It’s like clockwork. It goes right along with the desire to layer up sweaters and find someone to cuddle with. If you don’t experience this feeling, my friend, then you probably have no soul. Here…
