Once there was only one place I used to call “home”… Now there are two, the second being Ireland. If I count another place – Malta – where I lived for over 2 years, Ireland would be the third one 🙂 So far 🙂
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It’s officially soup season and I think nothing goes better with a warm hearty bowl of soup, but homemade bread!
And the smell… Soul-satisfying smell of bread baking in the oven. It reminds me of childhood. My mom used to make this all the time. The classic white homemade bread. No seeds and no other dried herbs or cheese. [Read more…]
So let’s get cozy and enjoy a bowl of soup. The brown leaves and the low temperatures screams for it.
As pumpkin, squash, sweet potatoes have been present in almost every dish I made lately, a tomato soup is in order for today. I don’t fancy classic today, and I also want to bring closer a piece of summer, so I am using some roasted bell peppers I have in my freezer. The sweetness in the peppers will balance the acidity of the tomatoes and I am not going to use any sugar to do that. And to make it soft and creamy and to reduce the calories by not using cream or butter, 1/4 cup of rice will work like magic! Trust me. [Read more…]
If you read about my pumpkin cake recipe you know that, at that time, I was also preparing the pumpkin soup. If not, you can find the recipe here
Living in Ireland now, and probably many of you know how is the weather in here, a warm bowl of soup is a must in cold and winter days. No fuss recipes, you can use whatever leftovers vegetables you have. The Irish know how to enrich the taste – of any soup – with their tasty Irish butter and homemade brown bread. [Read more…]
Cold, rainy and windy day here in Ireland. But warm and nice inside. [Read more…]
The idea of making onion soup never temped me before. Probably because I have never tested one and I hate making well known/traditional recipes I don’t know how it should taste. So I’ve waited, I can say it was a long long wait, to have my first onion soup, nowhere else than Paris. And it definitely worth it! [Read more…]
A rich, delicious and impressive fish soup!
Ingredients: 6 whole cleaned sardines, 2 red onions, 3 celery stalks, finely chopped, 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped, 1/2 red chilli, finely chopped, 1/3 cup rice, olive oil, small glass of white wine, 3–4 fresh tomatoes, chopped, 1 bunch thyme, 2 pounds mixed white fish fillets (such as cod or halibut), skin off, 4 king prawns, 12–16 mussels, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves. [Read more…]
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 cup finely chopped onion, 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot, 2 teaspoons salt, 2 cans cooked lentils, 1 cup peeled and chopped tomatoes, 2 cups water, chilli flakes, 1/2 cup lemon juice, turmeric, mint, cheddar cheese or parmesan cheese.
Preparation:
Place the olive oil into a pan and set over medium heat. Once hot, add the onion, carrot, and salt and cook them approximately 3 minutes. Add the lentils, tomatoes, water, chilli flakes, turmeric and stir to combine. Increase the heat to high and bring just to a boil. [Read more…]
Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter, 1/2 cup finely chopped carrots, 1/2 cup finely chopped celery, 1 small onion, finely chopped, 1/2 small green bell pepper, finely chopped, 2 garlic cloves, minced, 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, 1 extra-large chicken bouillon cube, 2 cups milk, 1 (8-oz.) block sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded, 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper.
Preparation:
Melt butter in a 3-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat; add carrots and next 4 ingredients, and sauté 5 to 7 minutes or until tender. Sprinkle flour over vegetable mixture, and stir until coated. Stir in bouillon cube, milk, [Read more…]
Ingredients:
2 onions, 2 carrots, celery, 2-3 potatoes, 2 beetroot, 2 tablespoons sour cream, salt and pepper, croutons, 2 boiled eggs, fresh parsley, finely chopped. [Read more…]