soup

Lentil Soup

May 3, 2012
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I made this soup when I was home for my dad’s birthday, which was almost a month ago. How time flies, and I’m only getting to posting this now. There’s not much to this recipe – just a simple lentil soup. I did really enjoy it though, going for seconds and then thirds. Next time [...]

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Steamed Mussels in Asian Broth with Soup

March 26, 2012
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This is my new favorite mussels recipe. For a long time I was too intimidated by the mussel cleaning process to tackle making them at home, but ever since I finally dared to do it (starting with a mussels in white wine sauce) I’ve made them numerous times.  This recipe though is truly perfect. I feel that [...]

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Asian Fish Soup

March 16, 2012
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This is one of my favorite soups –  tied for first place with Split Pea Soup and New England Clam Chowder.  All completely different types and textures of soup but all so delicious. While split pea soup is my grandmother’s specialty, this soup is my mom’s. She tried something similar to this at a restaurant [...]

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Roasted Garlic and Cauliflower Soup

March 3, 2012
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Another vegetarian meal option. Creamy pureed roasted vegetable soup. I had never roasted garlic before so it was finally time I venture out and try it. I’ve been reluctant before because you do have to roast it for 35-60 minutes and I could never justify heating up an entire oven for a small head of [...]

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Kale, White Bean and Tomato Soup

February 7, 2012
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I’ve been seeing all these kale recipes lately and decided it was finally time I give it a whirl. I had never tried it before, for some reason fearing it might taste like licorice (fennel), which I loathe. Thankfully it tastes nothing like it, and is actually pretty good. My first attempt was at kale [...]

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Asian Noodle Soup

November 11, 2011
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The other day I was coming home from catering and was craving soup. Asian noodle soup to be exact.  And since E (one of my catering partners) had just given me some bok choy to try, which I had never cooked with before, I figured it would make a great addition to the soup. I [...]

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Sun Dried Tomato Soup

November 3, 2011
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I love soup. To the extent that I could eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And that’s exactly what I decided to do this past Sunday. I had all the ingredients on hand and decided it was about time I make home made tomato soup. This soup is supposed to be pureed but I [...]

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Chicken Noodle Soup with Homemade Broth

September 29, 2011
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Growing up, I never had chicken noodle soup – not from the can nor from scratch. Russian cuisine is rich in soups so mom and gma always had their classics to choose from. I did see my fair share of Campbells soup of the can commercials. But for years I was never tempted to try [...]

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Gazpacho

July 13, 2011
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This is a Spanish recipe, which I got from my senora in Spain. In case you’re not familiar with it, gazpacho is a tomato based summer soup, served cold, with various diced toppings. My senora always served it with hard boiled eggs, cucumbers, and onions, and that’s how I make it. I remember sitting at [...]

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Portobello Mushroom Soup

December 16, 2010
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My grandmother has always taught me that soup is a must, at least once a day. Every time I visit her in Russia not a day goes by when we don’t have soup as a first course for lunch. Even in the summer. Even when it’s 105 degrees, there’s no air conditioning and not even [...]

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