• Posts Tagged ‘soup’

    Soup on Sunday: Creamy Broccoli Fennel Soup with Meyer Lemon

    by  • 4 Jan ’15 • soup • 1 Comment

    “Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.”
    – Harriet Van Horne Soup I was recently reunited with some of my old cookbooks and magazine binders that I created over 20 years ago (long before Pinterest, blogs or the Internet). I remembered eagerly awaiting the arrival of Bon Appétit, Gourmet and Food & Wine each month. I would stash the copies next to my bed like they were romance novels (right on top of a collection of cookbooks), then contemplate which recipe I would recreate first. My love of cooking never waned, it just got pushed aside as life became more demanding. Over the past few weeks I have once again had an insatiable appetite for cooking (blame it on Pinterest and AMAZING food blogs). I just discovered With Food + Love, a beautiful, seasonally inspired vegetarian and gluten-free food blog. All week I have been obsessed with this soup recipe I found on this blog. And while my version of this soup is not vegetarian, it very easily could be (just used filtered water instead of stock).
    Bon Appétit. Ronda xx

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    Soup on Sunday: Split Pea and Ham

    by  • 28 Dec ’14 • soup • 5 Comments

    pea-soup-homestyle8 It’s a cold rainy day in Houston. So cold in fact we have a roaring fire heating the room without the air conditioner running…a rare occasion. Unsure of what to do with the large ham in the refrigerator, we decided to make split pea ham (one of my favorite cold-weather soups). Hot off the stove, I am curled up on the sofa with a bowl. This is the first time in the past few weeks I’ve had a moment to sit down and spend some time with a growing pile of magazines…I have no intention of moving anytime soon. I might just stay here the rest of the day. Enjoy your Sunday. SplitPea3
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 medium onion, chopped (1 1/2 cups)
    2 carrots, chopped
    2 stalks of celery, chopped
    6 cups Kitchen Basics Unsalted Chicken Stock (my new favorite)
    1/2 pound baked ham, chopped (2 cups)
    1/2 pound dried split peas (1 cup)
    1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
    ½ chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
    kosher salt and black pepper
    croutons for serving (optional)

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    Soup on Sunday: Partan Bree (Scottish Crab Bisque)

    by  • 31 Aug ’14 • profile • 2 Comments

    crabs3Inspired by a bushel of crabs on our outing yesterday, I was reminded of Partan Bree (Scottish Crab Bisque). Roasted crab shells and sherry lend sweet depth to this luscious version from chef Michael Smith of The Three Chimneys restaurant on Scotland’s Isle of Skye.The-Three-Chimneys-Isle-of-Skye-Scotland-UK-19-One of the most acclaimed restaurants in Scotland, there is nowhere in the Highlands and Islands quite like The Three Chimneys. Set in the north west Isle of Skye, and housed in an old stone home by the sea, the original island croft house dates back over 100 years. Well-known on the island for serving the best fish, locally reared lamb, beef and game, Head Chef Michael Smith is a passionate ambassador for Scottish food and cooking. (more…)

    Soup on Sunday: Zucchini Soup with Crème Fraîche

    by  • 27 Jul ’14 • profile • 5 Comments

    HDThe hot Houston weather, Food & Wine and winemaker Jeremy Seysses inspired my soup selection today. Jeremy Seysses has developed a wide repertoire of dishes to use up the zucchini from his half-acre garden: ratatouille, sautéed zucchini, zucchini fritters, stuffed zucchini, zucchini cake. But this ultra-simple soup is the family favorite. “We have nothing from the garden for an eternity, then all of a sudden, we have to eat zucchini every day for two months just to keep up,” he says. His soup can be served warm, or chilled for a sunny evening. “Yes, we actually do get occasional sunny evenings in Burgundy,” he reports.

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    Soup on Sunday: Seafood Chowder

    by  • 10 Mar ’14 • profile • 3 Comments

    IMG_6277Yesterday was a cold and rainy Sunday in Houston. I would venture to say it’s a rare occasion, but with the strange weather patterns as of late (and polar vortices), it seems to be more commonplace these days. Originally I was going to make Salmon Chowder (my favorite standby) until I was inspired by the clam, mussel and sausage Étouffée at brunch. So, after leisurely lunch, we made our way to Central Market to pick up clams for our chowder…which lead to the addition of scallops as well. The result was delicious! Enjoy.

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    Soup on Sunday: Buttermilk Fennel Vichyssoise

    by  • 30 Jun ’13 • profile • 7 Comments

    ColdSoupDespite the fact that I am drinking a hot Starbucks coffee, I can’t bring myself to think about soup (even if it is Sunday and happens to be my favorite food). Yesterday the temperature in Houston was 104 and felt like 113. And as crazy as it may sound, I am loving the hot weather. Either I am suffering from having lived in a cold damp climate for too long or I am delusional from the heatwave. Either way, a bowl of steaming soup is still out of the question.

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    Soup on Sunday: Grilled Chicken Noodle Soup

    by  • 4 Mar ’13 • profile • 6 Comments

    soup I adore homemade chicken noodle soup, especially with grilled chicken and lemon juice! It elevates this classic recipe in a way that is subtle, yet undeniable. However, if I make chicken noodle soup for you, it most likely means that you are either feeling under the weather or things are not going well in your world.

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    Soup on Sunday: Shrimp Bisque With Bourbon

    by  • 18 Nov ’12 • soup • 8 Comments


    Three words…Shrimp. Bisque. Bourbon. What’s not to love. Personally, I think this just might be one for the Thanksgiving table. Enjoy.

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    Soup on Sunday: Curried Sweet Potato, Lentil and Coconut

    by  • 7 Oct ’12 • soup • 7 Comments

    Fall is upon us, and this seems like the perfect easy, autumnal  Sunday soup. My husband, who happens to be a great cook, found the basis of this recipe online while sitting in Starbucks. Like most recipes, he tweaks and adds his own touches (always improving the original).  In this case it’s substituting sweet potatoes (rather than squash) and adding garlic, shallot and ginger (which were missing in the original). It now sounds perfect to me, enjoy.

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    Soup on Sunday: Roasted Vegetable

    by  • 30 Sep ’12 • soup • 4 Comments

    Now that autumn has arrived I am eger to start making soup again. Don’t get me wrong, I always love a hot pot of soup…I just find it depressing to make soup in August, even though we had a nonexistent summer in Scotland. This past week I was in London for Decorex and ran into my friend and designer Hugh St Clair. I was reminded of the lovely roasted vegetable soup that he made for me when I was his guest in London. It’s such a simple, yet complex tasting concoction.

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    White Gazpacho

    by  • 17 Jun ’12 • profile • 4 Comments

    As with the traditional gazpacho, Rick Stein’s white gazpacho is all about stale country bread, garlic and olive oil with the judicious addition of a good quality sherry vinegar and, in this case, almonds and seedless white grapes.

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    Spring Soup with Breadcrumb Dumplings

    by  • 15 Apr ’12 • profile • 4 Comments

    I love seeing spring greens in the store, and in the spring and summer I find that I don’t want foods (or soups) that are taxing. That said, it’s still chilly in Scotland, so this spring soup with dumplings is perfect. I adapted it from one of Sara Moulton’s recipes using my favorite dumplings. I have never met a dumpling that I didn’t like, but most can be heavy. These breadcrumb dumplings are light and quick. Enjoy!

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