Tag Archives: Soup

Scallion soup; endive and crouton salad – 29 December 2011

Posted on 2011/12/29 by berkeleybarb

I changed this dinner just before I went off to shop. It was going to be more difficult (satay) and would not have gone together well. D wanted to use up the cut-off parts of the Pain de Mie (breakfast … Continue reading →

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Avgolemono; sugar snap peas with orange peel – 22 December 2011

Posted on 2011/12/22 by berkeleybarb

D made a stock from the chicken carcass, and I suggested he make this soup with it, which is one where the quality of the stock really shows. The soup has mushrooms (or chicken as another option), riso, and finally … Continue reading →

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Split pea soup with smoked ham; pear salad; Petit Basque – 19 December 2011

Posted on 2011/12/19 by berkeleybarb

This is an incredibly easy soup, and incredibly delicious, especially for a chilling evening in December. I think it is better when there is more meat on the soup bones, but this one was still quite tasty. I started the … Continue reading →

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Scotch Broth; P’tit Basque cheese; turnips – 15 December 2011

Posted on 2011/12/15 by berkeleybarb

I managed to use the lamb broth this time. Yay! When I cut up the lamb leg from Costco for the curry, I put all the fat, much with small bits of attached meat, into a pot and boiled it … Continue reading →

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Leek and fava soup to die for; excellent BLTs – 10 October 2011

Posted on 2011/10/10 by berkeleybarb

Wow, this was the best dinner we’ve had in ages, and it was “just” soup and a sandwich. I got home and found D there already, carrying a bottle of wine up from the cellar. There was a fabulous-smelling leek … Continue reading →

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Minestrone; dandelion green salad with anchovy dressing – 8 July 2011

Posted on 2011/07/08 by berkeleybarb

Calling before he left work, D was wondering what we would have for dinner. Ten minutes later, he walked in the front door holding dandelion greens plucked from the front yard, and proceeded to make a wonderful meal. He defrosted … Continue reading →

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Snow White Soup – 26 May 2011

Posted on 2011/05/26 by berkeleybarb

How’s this for a stark-looking meal? 🙂 D made an old favorite of mine, which I don’t think he’s made before. It’s from Alan Hooker’s “Vegetarian Gourmet Cookery”, a cookbook we got from D’s Mom, perhaps… wow, must be 30 … Continue reading →

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Potato and chard soup in lamb stock; cold veggies – 19 April 2011

Posted on 2011/04/19 by berkeleybarb

D cooked a soup for himself and R the other day, and tonight he added chard to it for dinner. The soup was made from lamb stock, from the bones leftover from dinner on the 16th, with peppercorns, bay, and … Continue reading →

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Burrito soup; long beans – 27 March 2011

Posted on 2011/03/30 by berkeleybarb

This was the rest of the black bean soup box from Trader Joe’s that we had a few nights ago. D dolled it up by putting canned corn in it, and garnishing with avocado chunks, which made it basically a … Continue reading →

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Last-minute TJ’s soup; broccoli – 24 March 2011

Posted on 2011/03/24 by berkeleybarb

D was planning to make polenta with greens and peppers tonight, but got home way too late to start on that. He dug around a bit and found a box of “Latin Style Black Bean Soup” from Trader Joe’s, so … Continue reading →

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