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 been resurrected, updated and is now being featured on food blogs that shall remain nameless. … Continue reading →
Winter is not over yet – there is time for more soup. I’m still putting pumpkin into anything and everything. I love all soup. I particularly love the broth. Mon mari likes most soup, but he usually eats the vegetables, noodles, etc. and leaves the broth… unless it’s thick. Tomatoes and tomato sauce thicken a tomato-based soup nicely. I have used the zucchini soup I make in the summer (and … Continue reading →
This has been one of our favorite soups for years. I make two versions. One, the quick and easy pantry Minestrone I posted here. This is the more traditional version, starting with dried beans. But, of course, I adjust to what’s on hand. Rather than using all red kidney beans I finished off my red and white kidney beans and a handful of brown beans. This soup is chock full … Continue reading →
This is quickly made with canned pumpkin and can easily be doubled or tripled. It keeps well in the fridge or can be frozen for later. The sherry adds a smoky and the tomato paste deepens the color. If I were serving this for a holiday gathering in the U.S. I would put it in festive mugs to be sipped while everyone was milling around the kitchen before dinner. When I … Continue reading →
Yeah, yeah….. I know that ‘Goulash’ is not soup. It’s also not an American-style ‘hot dish’ made with ‘hamburger, condensed tomato soup and Creamettes Elbow Macaroni’. But, apparently I’ve been wrong a lot lately….. What’s once more? Besides, I’ve seen recipes for ‘Vegetarian Cassoulet’ (aka: Baked Beans) so I can call this Goulash Soup. But I really shouldn’t be calling my puppies shithouses. I know that my French could not … Continue reading →
I'm exhausted. We went to the annual fall lunch in the village today. I would be less tired if I had spent the day stacking firewood, cleaning out the gardens, trimming the trees AND playing with the puppies. Having partaken of lunch in the village in the past I knew I would not be fit to do a proper post. Of course, I could have done it this morning, when … Continue reading →
Summer vacation is over. Work has returned to the inside of the house. First on the list is to finish the ceiling in the hall. We have a ceiling fan that we want installed before winter. It doesn’t seem right that the warmest place in the house is the ceiling. We thought it would be nice to blow some of that hot hair back down the stairs. Of course, before … Continue reading →
