So many seafood books, so little time. If you’re a seafood lover like myself, you understand. Now while I’m on the topic of seafood books, let me take this opportunity to announce for the first time that I will be adding my own seafood book to the mix. I’ve just started the initial phase of […]
I scream it from the rafters EVERY Thanksgiving. Don’t throw away the turkey carcass! Save that gelatinous-rich puppy, make a turkey stock and then a delicious leftover thanksgiving soup recipe. Because once you have the turkey stock, there’s an almost infinite amount of leftover thanksgiving soup recipes you can make. How to Make a Leftover Thanksgiving […]
Before you write an angry comment for my title being click bait, hear me out. Yes, I admit the title was intended to grab your attention. No, I don’t think you’ll prevent Tommy John surgery by ONLY consuming bone broth. That is of course, ridiculous. But I do think it’s part of a solution that […]
Welcome to the final installment of my 6-part fresh tomato soup series, a Burmese tomato fish curry! It combines my love of southeast Asian cuisine with another unique way to use fresh in-season tomatoes, the true purpose of this whole series. And so I’m turning to Burma, a country I fell in love with during my […]
I don’t know if was divine intervention or just pure luck but this Japanese tomato noodle soup is one of the best soups I’ve ever created. I say “created” and not “made” because it’s truly an original recipe. You can’t google “Japanese tomato noodle soup” and come up with anything like it. I’m not trying […]
If you’ve ever had a traditional bowl of miso soup, chances are it was made with a Japanese dashi broth. It’s an essential part of Japanese cuisine and gives that classic umami flavor to many Japanese dishes, especially, of course, soups! It’s also one of the easiest broths to make at home as it takes […]
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 […]