Porcini and chestnuts Using two ingredients that are found at the same time of year, porcini and chestnut soup is a creamy and hearty dish that uses no dairy product. It can easily be made vegan by using vegetable stock instead of chicken. Using the freshest ingredients will give you delicious results but you can […]
MINESTRA DI CECI (Umbrian Chickpea Soup)
The world’s healthiest food Chickpeas have long been considered the world’s most healthy legume and could be the world’s healthiest food. Chickpeas are in fact the seeds of a legume, usually containing two or three. They are creamy white to pale yellow with a textured surface. Most chickpeas are dried for later use and keep […]
Honest Food Tales – Serena Puosi – CROSTINI TOSCANI – PAPPA AL POMODORO
Discover Tuscany through food I love travel and three free days in a row mean a short escape from reality. I like to get in touch with cultures that are completely different from my own, meet local people and try new foods. Experimenting is part of the journey and I have no resistance when it […]
SOM TOM aka GREEN PAPAYA SALAD
Weird and gangly All over the island of Maui you will spot trees loaded with papaya. A weird and gangly looking tree capable of growing tall to reach the sun and producing large clusters of fruit, papaya grows effortlessly in the tropics. Modest fruit It is modest in flavour but has lots of hidden uses and […]
Married with Luggage: Our First Meal at Home – WHITE BEAN AND CHORIZO SOUP
This is a guest post by Betsy and Warren Talbot of An Uncluttered Life. Since we began traveling the world in 2010, my husband Warren has collected recipes. Every time we have a great meal, meet a chef, or start a conversation at a market, he wants to know what’s cooking and how it’s made. […]
Cock-a-leekie and a dumpling – HERBED DUMPLINGS
On a chilly night during our last fly fishing trip to Vancouver Island, we made cock-a-leekie soup, with a twist. Tim decided to add dumplings to the broth and make it even more of a meal. Cock-a-leekie is one of the easiest soups to make. Heat a couple tablespoons of olive oil in a pot, […]
Budapest Through The Lens – GOULASH SOUP
Hungary’s capital city, once two cities, Buda and Pest, unified in November 1873. Budapest is rich in culture and history and it is so pretty, it’s no wonder it made Forbes Europe’s Most Idyllic Places To Live list in 2008. We quickly fell in love with its wonderful architecture, its cafes and the kindness of strangers. We […]
It’s A Soup Kind Of Day – BUTTERNUT SQUASH & GINGER SOUP
Snow forts and tunnels Growing up in Eastern Ontario/Western Quebec, we used to make snow forts and tunnels through 6 feet of snow (of course it always seemed like more back then). Our parents would have to drag us in after hours outside, cheeks red and snow pants all wet (from the snow). Funny […]