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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Japanese Clear Broth Soup
Soups are easy to digest, nourishing and endlessly changing. The trick is to know a few simple base recipes and then learn to vary them [...]
Chilled Sour Cherry Soup
Europeans have a long used fruits in soups. It’s more than an elegant dessert or appetizer, it’s a fantastic way to use up summer’s abundance [...]
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 [...]
Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup
This soup is light and bright. The sour flavor stimulates the digestion and senses. You control the sour flavor here. I like my soup very [...]
Summer Gumbo
Gumbo - Another one of Clara's favorite dishes, gumbo starts showing up in my kitchen when the summer garden starts to explode and well into the cooler fall and winter [...]
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 [...]
Basic Congee (Shi Fan, Jook)
Congee, Shi-Fan (literally, rice water) or Jook. Whatever name you give it, rice porridge has been the foundation of nutritional healing since...well, we started playing with fire and cooking. [...]