Welcome to part 4 in my 6-part series on making tomato soup with fresh tomatoes! Today’s recipe is for an Indian tomato soup which was an inspired by my travels in India many years ago. I was on an overnight bus trip somewhere in the middle of the desert in Gujarat, unable to sleep, sick […]
Now it’s time for things to get fun. Part 1 and Part 2 in this 6-part fresh tomato soup series were fairly straightforward. Delicious and comforting for sure, but not entirely unfamiliar. Because let’s face it, tomato soup isn’t exactly the most exotic soup in the world. Well that changes starting today with part 3 for a […]
Welcome back to part 2 in my fresh tomato soup series! Today’s recipe is for a roasted cherry tomato soup. It’s not too much of a departure from part 1 for a basic tomato soup recipe (though parts 3 through 6 will be VERY different) but I wanted to feature a recipe that exclusively uses […]
Welcome to part I in my tomato soup series! With so many luscious, beautiful tomatoes currently in season, I figured a blog series on different ways to use them in soups would be a lot of fun. In today’s post I’m going to start with a simple and basic tomato soup recipe. For each post […]
What’s better than a chilled avocado soup recipe in the heat of late summer? TWO chilled avocado soup recipes! But first, a brief explanation of each recipe with some tips. Chilled Avocado Soup Recipe #1: Avocado Bisque with Cherry Tomatoes Though obviously not a true bisque, it has that classic creamy bisque-like consistency. It blends […]
In early August, when the cucumbers grow large and the tomatoes start arriving in all their beautiful incarnations of reds, yellows and oranges, like an early sign of autumn’s imminence, a cucumber tomato gazpacho ebbs its way into my summer soup rotation. Gazpacho is the consummate soup to make use of the bounty of late […]
Ever make a recipe and think to yourself, “Boy that was good, but I think I can make it even better.” Such was my experience with these two zucchini soup recipes. The first recipe (pictured above) was inspired by a no gluten and no dairy diet that I’m currently doing. When I first tasted it, […]
If I had a dollar for every person that asked me why their bone broth doesn’t gel, I wouldn’t necessarily be rich but… I’d have a lot more dollars. Getting your bone broth to gel has become a benchmark among foodies on the internet that you’re making bone broth correctly. Hogwash! If your bone […]
Bisques have always intimidated me a bit. They can be time-consuming affairs, especially if you make them from scratch. But they can be ridiculously easy too! And the “easy” in this easy crab bisque recipe is all about having a pre-made seafood broth. This is why I’m a big proponent of making homemade broths and […]
Welcome back to my 3-part series on how to make pho! In part 1 we learned to make a Saigon-style pho. In part 2, it was a Hanoi-style pho. And today, for part 3, we’ll learn how to make a chicken pho. Chicken pho is a great alternative to Saigon and Hanoi pho (which are […]
I couldn’t believe the news on the morning of June 8th. Anthony Bourdain was dead. I had a meeting with a friend when I saw it all over my Facebook feed so I couldn’t quite fully process it beyond the immediate shock. But afterwards, when I saw the outpouring of love on social media, it […]
Unless you’re from Vietnam you may not be aware that there’s two main styles of pho – Hanoi pho (the northern variation) and Saigon pho (the southern variation). Most of what’s served in Vietnamese restaurants in America is the Saigon-style, which I featured in part 1 of this 3-part series. I’ve read that many Vietnamese are VERY […]