Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Hearty soups that make a meal and warming stews for cool winter nights. Make enough for leftovers and / or the freezer
The first sign that marriage #1 was not going to last was when then hubs refused to eat rice. He wouldn’t touch rice of any kind in any form. The second sign was when I found out he wouldn’t eat bean soup. Seriously….. how could I be expected to go through life without risotto or … Continue reading…
I love soup as everyone knows. Mon mari loves meatballs – as does most of the rest of the world, including me. He is not very fond of having soup as a main course. Always one to look for compromise, meatball soup is a favorite at our house. I make several different kinds. This one … Continue reading…
I love soup. I love both European and American style soups. Wait…. You didn’t know there was a difference? Allow me to explain – with a story. We had been on this side of the pond for 2 or 3 years and were living in Andorra. It was about this time of year and our … Continue reading…
Mon mari had a cold a few weeks ago. When he’s feeling ‘less than 100%’ he likes to be left alone. For him, that means that if / when he’s hungry he’ll fix himself something to eat – usually soft-boiled eggs. If he wants something from me he’ll let me know otherwise leave him alone. … Continue reading…
I love barley. As a child the beef barley soup in the red and white can was my favorite. Sometimes, I even make a proper Beef Barley Soup or even Beef Vegetable Barley Soup. But this one is easy – no stock to make first… I didn’t even use beef – just grabbed a pack … Continue reading…
The only thing better than a long, slow-simmering soup is one that’s ready in under an hour. I love lentils of all sizes and colors and I particularly love lentil soup. This uses the three types of lentils I keep in my pantry: Lentils ‘du Puy’ – the small, green lentils that are so loved … Continue reading…
I am calling this a soup because…. it is. It has the flavors of a traditional Hungarian goulash but it’s not a thick stew. It’s also not the Midwestern goulash that my mother made which was ground beef, Creamettes elbow macaroni and Campbell’s tomato soup. While Googling ‘goulash’ I see that my mother’s recipe has … Continue reading…