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Small Plates: Light Soups for Lunches or First Courses

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.

Pimiento (Roasted Red Pepper) Soup; lizards from the sky

October 21, 2021March 15, 2010 by Kate

Remember last year, about this time, when I made a new friend? Larry, the Lounge Lizard, was paying me daily visits as I worked at my desk. I didn’t mind seeing his chipper little face. With all of the construction … Continue reading…

Velvet Corn Soup; Country v City Ham; Weekly Menu

February 21, 2022February 12, 2010 by Kate

I often call for Prosciutto in my recipes; not a lot, just a bit to add flavor.  It’s the case of a little going a long way. But, I never, or rarely, use actual Prosciutto. I use Bayonne or Vendéen … Continue reading…

Courgette Leek Soup; the update… close, so very close….

September 21, 2022December 7, 2009 by Kate

I can taste it. I can smell it. I can picture it. But I still can’t sit in it – unless I choose to sit on the floor, that is. We have a kitchen that’s almost finished. We have a … Continue reading…

Cauliflower Soup with Gruyère; Bless the Bureaucrats; the Weekly Menu

February 7, 2022March 6, 2009 by Kate

Rule Number 1 if you are dealing with the French Bureaucracy:  Never have all of the required papers. Because… Rule Number 1 if you are a French Bureaucrat: Always ask for one more document. Regardless of how complete the dossier … Continue reading…

Courgette (Zucchini) Soup; and Inherited Pack Rat Tendencies

October 12, 2021February 10, 2008 by Kate

Go directly to recipe I'm a pack rat.  I save things, in case I might need it some day.  I like to have a full pantry and a full freezer.  I don't like to throw things out.  It's not my … Continue reading…

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