This is a crowd-pleaser. Even the pickiest of palates is sure to appreciate the rich and unctuous mouthfeel, the discreet spicing and the wintery hue. Paired with a salad it makes a lovely light meal although it could also serve as the first course in a multiple-plate affair. This is also an incredibly simple soup to…
Tag: Soup
Basic Pea and Veggie Soup with Variations to Try
Everybody needs a basic vegetable soup recipe that’s quick, easy and empties the fridge of what’s hanging out and starting to look stupid; this is mine. Bonus: it makes tons of soup (think 20 cups or more) so there’s lots left to reheat during the week or freeze for later. Second bonus: the turmeric makes…
Three-Squash Soup
One of my co-workers had a particularly productive spaghetti squash harvest and as a result, I’ve been gifted with a couple dozen the beautiful gourds. When you’ve got 21 spaghetti squash hanging about, there’s only so much squash and tomato sauce a person can take. So I’ve been branching out, finding other ways to use…
Incorporating Herbs into Daily Life: Herbal Soups, Broths and Porridge
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the word for herbal tea and the word for soup are the same: tang. This isn’t surprising since the herbal decoctions of that system of medicine are indeed quite thick, heavy and broth-like when they aren’t being cooked directly into meat or water-based soups or rice porridge – both of which…
Roasted Mushroom & Fennel Soup (and a short rant on making and using medicinal mushroom broth)
If your interest is the rant on mushroom broth, then fast-forward yourself past the soup recipe. With regards to the soup recipe, it’s what happened when I wanted something decadent but healthy; healing without tasting ”herb-y” (or like something out of a seventies bean cook-book). I also wanted to clean out what was left in…
Crunchy Cooking 