Tag: Soups

Basics & Tips, Fall Harvest, Winter Comforts

Borscht

It’s Russian Soul Food! Borscht is a part of my family heritage. During the year there are times when “I just gotta have some”. When I eat borscht, my Husband says it’s like I am having a religious experience! The version in  my recipe section is not the purple, beety one, it is more of a vegetable soup. […]

Winter Comforts

What’s Up In My Kitchen?

  There are just some things I can’t get enough of when it’s so bloody cold outside.  We set records here in Vancouver but so far no snow… I’m thinking, I need a big bowl of Mexican meatball soup to warm me up!  Ole´… Mexican Meatball Soup A  good stew would is just the thing as well. Phyllis’ […]

Good Things to Know

Save Cash, Make The Basics

One of the things I really love to do is test recipes that sound interesting. The other day I was thinking of making  an arugula salad with mosto cotto (cooked grape must) dressing because I just happen to have some on hand, bought on our last trip to Chianti, that I am sort of hoarding. One […]

Fall Harvest

What’s Cooking These First Days of Fall

We’ve said goodbye, sadly, to summer once again but I don’t necessarily want to barge ahead and make stew!  We are still working on the last of those fabulous Sungold tomatoes and Romanesco zucchini from our garden! When you grow zucchini, you really need to have a plan!  Every time you step into the garden, there are more!  So […]

Fall Soups & Sandwiches, Good Things to Know, Spring Soups and Sandwiches, Winter Soups and Sandwiches

Carrot Soup With Ginger & Lemon

I have been making this fresh tasting soup for many years and it’s always a welcome first course for dinner or as a main course with multigrain bread or soda bread (recipe below), some cheese, perhaps an English cheddar or Scottish cheese.  The addition of ginger & lemon gives the soup a nice zing.  Our local […]