Posts Tagged ‘soup’

vegan borscht

23Feb14

I love borscht! I love beets. I love carrots and celery. I love soup. Borscht was made for me! It is a healthy, filling soup that satisfies. The version I developed here is a kind of hybrid between a traditional borscht and a sweet-and-sour cabbage soup. I crave the tang of the vinegar and the […]


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corn chowder

15Mar11

This recipe was inspired by both an article I recently read in Cook’s Country magazine and the rainy spring weather we have been having in San Francisco. Much of the recipe has been altered, but I was intrigued by their use of puréed canned corn. The result in this recipe is a smooth, thick stew, […]


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lentil soup

20Feb11

It’s Sunday afternoon and there’s a pot of simmering lentil soup on the stove. It’s been a rainy weekend in San Francisco, and a dinner of healthy, hearty lentil soup to usher in a new week sounds just fine. This soup is of the “chop, chunk, toss, stir and simmer” variety; in other words: pretty […]


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chipotle butternut squash soup

25Oct10

From summer to fall — quickly! The seasonal tide has turned in San Francisco, and there is nothing I like more than a pot of soup on a rainy Sunday evening in autumn. When I develop recipes, I tend to look for base flavors that can accomodate experimentation. For soups, butternut squash is the perfect […]


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summer gazpacho

12Aug10

Gazpacho is one of those dishes that you can’t serve to just anyone. It is a cold, savory soup (almost a liquid salad, really). I happen to love tomatoes in all forms — including juice — so I don’t mind its potentially unappetizing, unconventional (to Americans, of course) approach . I love the depth of […]


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