From the category archives:

Soups

Leftover Apple Roasted Chicken Soup

January 14, 2010

Here. Sit down. Put your feet up and enjoy a bowl of soup.
While I encourage you to admire the bowl from my sister (another Christmas present) I defy you to remain polite as you sip this soup. You’ll want to shovel it into your mouth quickly so you won’t have to share. But don’t. There’s [...]

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Earth to Table French Onion Soup

November 12, 2009

I didn’t take this picture. I wish I did. But I didn’t.
This is just a taste of the mouthwatering photos that illustrate Earth to Table: Seasonal Recipes from an Organic Farm. While eating local is a hot topic these days, this book is not a marketing ploy riding public enthusiasm for the 100-mile diet. For [...]

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Ginger Gold Apple and Squash Soup

October 23, 2009

Pastry is fussy, cake requires precise measurement, fish over-cooks in a flash, but soup? Soup is incredibly forgiving.
And it’s the perfect way to handle the abundance of fall. Got too many carrots? Make soup. More cauliflower than you know what do do with? Soup. Your neighbour drops off a squash? Soup.
You get the idea.

I made [...]

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Cauliflower and Sweet Potato Soup

October 9, 2009

Just as this blog has turned me into a food snob, it has also made me think more about the whole process of creating a dish. Used to be if I start out making cinnamon buns, that’s what I’d end up with. But now? I never know what will appear. I often find myself heading [...]

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Sage and Tomato Soup

September 23, 2009

This blog has ruined me. Forever.
Just this week I realized what my family has been accusing me of for years is actually true. I am a food snob.
Not the Beluga-Caviar-or-Bust kind of food snob, but a food snob nonetheless. The facts are indisputable. I am a Fresh-or-Forget-It, Real-or-Reject-It kind of food snob.

I’ve been denying this [...]

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Gazpacho Soup

September 18, 2009

You’ll be happy to know all is forgiven. Seems I’m not the only one to have forgotten my sister’s birthday. She read my blog post and called to say I had been keeping very good company in my neglect. Turns out one of her best friends and all of her co-workers were scrunched in the [...]

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Summer Fest Week 3 – Zucchini Soup

August 11, 2009

Zucchini is one of those innocuous vegetables that doesn’t really stand out. Sure, the small ones can be tender, but the large ones tend to get spongy. Because of the high moisture content and neutral taste —and it’s debatable zucchini actually has a taste — it’s grated into cakes, mixed into pasta sauces and even [...]

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From the Archives: Thai Coconut Soup

June 6, 2009

I’m on the road this week and will be dipping into the archives for a few tasty blasts from the past. This posts features a recipe that can warm you in winter but goes down easy any time of year. And if you’re complaining about the heat, my winter woes might change your mind.
Thai Coconut [...]

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Split Pea and Ham Soup

January 1, 2009

Happy New Year! For those who aren’t hung over and are eager to eat, I’m keeping my resolutions and serving you up a healthy non-dessert. And if Blogger does its job, the post will go up before 9:00 a.m.
No, I’m not up early making the most of the morning sun. I took this shot a [...]

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Thai Coconut Soup

December 19, 2008

The long-predicted storm has hit. Fluffy, delicate flakes are not wafting from the heavens like diamond dust making everything merry and bright. Au contraire! Tiny, razor-sharp ice crystals are thrashing about in the wind, whitewashing the great outdoors. In this weather, a jaunt for the mail morphs into a life-threatening journey.
I’m no dummy. Andrew collects [...]