A Recipe: Gammon & Cabbage Soup
I am not much in the mind for cooking, that is new, and possibly a bit worrying. I cook so much now for others, with a full day of prep, followed by 2 days at the market, and two 16 hour days in a row...
View ArticleVideo: Making Fiddlehead Soup & Pickling Fiddleheads (Canning) in New...
So, we picked the fiddleheads and washed them (as per the video in my last post). We then brought them back to O’Donnells Cottages and made a delicious fiddlehead soup for lunch. We preserved some of...
View ArticleRecipe: Chicken Broth with Prawn and Chorizo Meatballs and Herbs
Recipe: Prawn & Chorizo Meatballs in Chicken Broth with Herbs When I am in London, my time is pretty packed. Catching up on meetings, working, organising everything (I need a PA!). My weekend are...
View ArticleRecipe: Prawn Tom Yum Kung (a vibrant and delicious Thai soup)
Pichit and the Prawn Tom Yum Kung that he taught me to make I have returned to London for a short stretch, and minutes off the plane it seems, I have contracted the brutal head and chest cold that has...
View ArticleFor What Ails You: Aromatic & Hot Chicken Soup Powerhouse [Recipe]
Chicken soup for what ails you – but not as you know it! [Recipe] So, I told you all about my curry eggs cold smasher the other day. Yes, it is a cracker, but it didn’t smash my cold quite as quickly...
View ArticleRice Soup with Chorizo, Pumpkin, Kale & a Poached Egg
Chicken and ham broth with rice, pumpkin, chorizo, sage and a poached egg I don’t like telling you what to do, but on this occasion, I must. It is almost the weekend, and it is very much Autumn, so...
View ArticleRecipe: Potato and Leek Soup with Bacon and Kale
I have quite a few Christmas recipes up my sleeve, but lets take a break from the chocolate, the alcohol and the spice, and think about a comfortable Christmas lunch for the days before and after the...
View ArticleCooking in Sabah: Two Healthy Sea Gypsy Recipes (Fish Soup & a Fish Salad)
Visiting Sabah, I was excited as always about the food and the peculiarities that would be offered by the region and the local cooking. Sabah is tucked away in Borneo, caressing the sea, but it has a...
View ArticleRecipe: Passatelli in Brodo (AKA Parmesan Noodles in Wonderful Chicken Broth)
My first taste of this dish in Emilia Romagna awoke a hunger in me that I didn’t know I had. A new desire was immediately satisfied. Spoonfuls of broth, some gorgeous textured parmesan noodles, and...
View ArticleChicken, Corn and Chipotle Chowder
Autumn came early for me via a trip to Western Australia, where winter was reluctant to leave. Unseasonally long, the locals were shook, I still managed to get sunburned in the warm spells in between...
View ArticlePumpkin & Kale Autumn Minestre (Soup!)
Right, where were we? November! That is right. As I look out of my window it is sunny with a sharp blue sky, a light wind is teasing the leaves, bot h golden brown and stubbornly green. Regardless of...
View ArticleHam Hock, Watercress and Beluga Lentil Soup
What a week. I needed a hug in a bowl, maybe ten. Made gently in my quiet kitchen on a cosy day that needed healing, this ham hock, watercress and beluga lentil soup allowed me a half hour where I was...
View ArticleHow to Make Castilian Garlic Soup (Sopa Castellana)
I took enormous pleasure dunking lots of bread in my soup when I was a child. In advance of eating it, lots of bread, sometimes killing the soup in the process. I occasionally ended up with a...
View ArticleSpring Forward: Sowing Seed & a Bright Spring Soup
Spring is here, the sun is shining, the pollen as always has jumped in sneakily behind. I love it when the clocks change. Every day I check the time of sunset and plan my day around the light. I love...
View ArticleLife Assuring Hot and Sour Soup
Jump straight to the hot and sour soup recipe. This soup won’t solve all of your problems, but it will come pretty close. On a day that requires it, this soup will warm you up from your toes to your...
View ArticleA Bright Chicken Noodle Soup with Pancetta, Pumpkin and Pak Choi
Jump straight to the Chicken Noodle Soup with Pancetta, Pumpkin and Pak Choi recipe. How many times have I talked or written about or extolled the virtues of chicken soup? Too many and yet not often...
View ArticleSalmorejo with Quails Eggs, Bacon and Nasturtium Oil
Jump straight to the Salmorejo with Quails Eggs, Bacon and Nasturtium Oil Recipe We are going to have to start a yellow tomato fan club and get you a hat and a badge. So said my guy at the tomato stand...
View ArticleCrown Prince Squash, Ginger and Coriander Soup (and TEN other favourite soup...
Jump straight the the Crown Prince Squash, Ginger and Coriander Soup Jump straight to Ten Terrific Soups from My Kitchen and My Travels Well hello darker evenings. How is it that you always descend so...
View ArticleChickpea and Sausage Noodle Soup with Cavolo Nero and Preserved Lemon and...
It was 17C in London today. In FEBRUARY. That is completely bonkers. Still, it is February, so soup weather. I lightened this one a bit, basing it in a light garlicky broth with beans (chickpeas, but...
View ArticleCarrot, White Bean and Cabbage Gojuchang Soup
Jump directly to the Carrot, White Bean and Cabbage Gojuchang Soup recipe. Times like this bring into sharp relief many things. In terms of the kitchen, it has shown my chaotic pantry (cupboards!) for...
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