Winter Soup with Potatoes, White Beans & Cumin
A number of years ago, I catered a family event where all the siblings were in their sixties, and they hadn’t all seen each other for years. They had planned a wonderful weekend together using Thetis...
View ArticleMushroom Barley Soup
Barley & Mushrooms are great companion foods. In a risotto type dish, stew, or soup, they have a restful flavour, reminiscent of a walk in the misty forest of late fall. Scotch Broth and Oxtail...
View ArticleKale & White Bean Soup with Fresh Chorizo & Rosemary
The last day of this season’s Soup’s On program, we served large pots of seemingly never ending turkey vegetable soup to a crowd of friends and neighbours. So many dropped by to get their last fix of...
View ArticleCurried Pumpkin Soup with Apple
This was one of those nights! Hadn’t really spent any time thinking about dinner, but my husband’s on a special diet right now, and knew that I had to put something together! Looking in my diverse...
View ArticleAvocado Bisque
Here’s a little something that I’ve been doing for years. A little bit of yummy-wow to lead into a special dinner. It’s so easy to do, and is delicious, with creamy avocado goodness, all dressed up to...
View ArticleRoasted Cauliflower Soup
During a busy week in a restaurant kitchen, I was checking the walk-in cooler doing the order for the following week. I came across three big cauliflowers that for some reason hadn’t been used. As the...
View ArticleMushroom Soup with Chestnuts & Apple
The first time I ever witnessed someone actually swoon over food was at Pino Posteraro’s “Cioppino’s”. On the other side of sixty, she had walked in wearing a swanky denim pantsuit, with a blond flip...
View ArticleChicken Soup with Chickpeas & Za’atar
It’s October, while we still haven’t turned on the furnace, there’s definitely a chill in the air, and it feels great to wear a sweater. My sister came over to play cards last night, actually we...
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