Minted Pea Soup
Pea soup? Oh, yes! Peas are high in minerals, vitamin C, D, protein and folic acid. And they are simply delicious in bright and lively [...]
Hot & Sour Soup
hot and sour soup
Burgundy Mushroom Soup
Warm and nourishing, this soup is great as a meal on its own for a chilly night. The flavor of this soup can be varied depending on the variety of [...]
White Bean, Leek & Butternut Squash Soup
This lovely is surprising simple, yet very hardy and tonifying. The flavors aren’t overly strong or powerful. Serve with nice crusty piece of molasses bread and you have a wonderful [...]
Baked Pumpkin Or Winter Squash
I use a lot of squash and pumpkin in my diet. And this is one of my favorite ways to prepare it, as I’m a bit of a lazy cook. [...]
Mushroom Hot Pot (Kinoko Nabe)
Spring and autumn are the ideal seasons for harvesting mushrooms–those fun little fungi that have marvelous healing benefits for the body. It seems that no one knows for sure how many [...]
Late Summer Corn & Squash Chowder
Delightfully warm and colorful this soup is one of my favorites on a cool late summer or autumn day, especially with a nice hunk of pumpernickel or other dark bread. [...]
Sunomono (Hiya Somen)
Sunomono or Hiya Somen is a classic Japanese dish served as a refreshing meal along with relishes and cold vegetables during summer’s oppressive heat. The bright sour flavor stimulates movement [...]
Bodacious Borscht
Vibrant in color and flavor, borscht is a classic middle European soup with nearly as many variations on the recipe as there are languages in Europe. Summer borscht is often [...]
Clara’s Favorite Five Onion Soup
I lucked out–my daughter loves onions. In fact it is her second most requested soup besides miso. The onion family is large and ranges in pungency and taste from delicate [...]