I discovered this soup in an old book I had on regional Italian cooking about 30 years ago in a restaurant where we had a lot of potted rosemary and thyme on the patio. It was exciting to be able to utilize the fresh herbs in this robust vegetable soup […]
This is probably the most popular soup in the world. Of course there are many versions in different countries and cultures all over. Basic chicken soup is pretty simple and inexpensive to make and learn how to master. The most important ingredient no matter what version you make is, well […]
This is a delicious chicken soup that really shows off the delicate flavor of the leeks. You can make this soup with regular chicken stock but the flavor is much better if you make the base stock with the tops of the leeks and the chicken legs. You can make […]
Most thursdays while growing up in Sweden, we were served pea soup. It was a yellow split pea soup with an occasional seed coating as the peas used were whole and the seed coats were removed as the soup cooked. The soup thickens even more from the brown mustard stirred […]
One of the best parts of cooking in a restaurant or working with food in general is that you get to experience many seasonal items as well as holiday foods and traditions from many cultures. Matzo ball soup or chicken soup with matzo balls is typical for several Jewish holidays. […]
At the end of the summer the seafood season is starting to wind down and you can often find lobster shrimp and crabs on sale. You may also be catching your own at the shore line and thinking about what to do with the abundance. Making a stock and utilizing […]
After the Thanksgiving dinner has been eaten and there is a turkey carcass with some meat left as well as some scraggly pieces of meat on the platter the question is often: What to do with the leftovers? Turkey soup is a lot like chicken soup, made with a really […]
This soup originated in India a long time ago and was spread to all parts of the world during the British colonial times, which is why there are so many different versions of the recipe. The original was a vegetable soup with dried peas and no cream. During colonial times, […]
Years ago when I visited the beautiful Island of Bermuda with the pink sands and turquoise water, I discovered that they have an amazing food culture. The hotels and restaurants all have really top notch food and service to match. With that in mind I was quite surprised at being […]
I grew up with my grandmother making this soup after my grandfather and I went mushroom picking. We were in the woods and my grandfather would call out “houbiky, houbiky” which meant mushrooms, mushrooms while the 4 year old me ran around frantically looking for them and at the same […]
Welcome! I have been cooking professionally and for fun over 40 years and love it as ever. I would like to share some of the things I have learned over the years as well as some of the miscues.