Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Soup is a perfect way to start a meal. This is a collection of light soups, both hot and cold, to start your dinner or have as a light lunch.
When I was young and first living on my own I decided I wanted to be a proper adult host. I couldn’t afford to stock a bar but I wanted more than a few beers in the fridge. I bought … Continue reading…
We love sage leaves and use them often, both as a garnish and as a major flavor component. My mother, on the other hand, barely tolerated the taste…. possibly because all she ever had was an old Durkee’s tin of … Continue reading…
Cream of Mushroom Soup with Sherry. It’s the sherry that is the finishing touch for me. It adds that interesting flavor that makes it just a bit better. The problem, for me, is the sherry. Our good friend, who lived … Continue reading…
I may have mentioned that we’ve been eating a bit of asparagus lately. I started feeling ever-so-slightly guilty about tossing away the stem ends of the green asparagus. For those who don’t know, white asparagus is treated differently – it’s peeled … Continue reading…
This is an easy pantry soup – my favorite kind. It goes together quickly with ingredients I always have on hand, either in the freezer or the pantry. I think having a well-stocked pantry is a hold-over from living in … Continue reading…
Simple Butternut Squash Soup is a lovely, creamy soup with no cream and very little fat. It’s nice to have something a bit lighter this time of year….. For a casual holiday party (if you live in the frozen north) greet … Continue reading…
This is a quick and easy soup for a first course or light lunch. I like to make it in the fall when it’s cool enough for soup but I still have tomatoes and basil in the garden. It also … Continue reading…