Posts Categorized: 3. Soups

Green Chili Cheese Soup

Vegetarian Soup w. Roasted Peppers

This quick, easy soup recipe has tomato, potatoes (or sub hominy), plus toasted cumin seeds. Home-roasting the peppers is easy enough, or use canned for a real quick meal.

Carrot Soup w/Dill: Nutritious, Delicious!

Carrot Soup garnished w/ Dill Weed, Quinoa

You can still order my ebook, SOUP’S ON! But if you want a “peak” at recipes, I’ve posted the following… Caraway seeds are often added to rye bread, but are a fun flavor to season this dish with too. Potatoes tone down the sweet carrots; colorful red quinoa makes a good garnish. Serves 6-8. INGREDIENTS…

Cauliflower Soup w/Garbanzos, Coriander & Pine Nut Garnish

Bowl of soup: Garbanzo beans, coriander seeds, cauliflower

The garbanzo beans add protein, plus a sort of buttery richness. Also, after roasting the cauliflower (to develop flavor), “steeping” it in some hot water creates a creamier texture and flavors the broth. Chicken stock and other seasonings aren’t necessary, although one might play with the ingredients according to what’s on hand. On the nutritional…

Thai Curried Rice Soup

Thai foods can seem fairly complex, with unique herbs and spices lending a distinct taste. But substituting a few common pantry items for more exotic ingredients still yields a tasty soup. Although not ideal from the purist’s view, fresh or ground ginger works in this particular soup, if the aromatic ginger known as “galangal” is…

Seafood Gumbo: Gluten-Free Option Too

I was thrilled to discover that I could use millet flour in place of white flour in this, for a gluten-free recipe (just sub that for the flour in the recipe below). The roux for gumbo is unique, in keeping with other blackened Creole dishes. The flour/oil mixture is cooked until very dark. Not that…

Chili, Traditional, For a Crowd (Extra Large Recipe)

Bowl of Chili and corn bread

A big batch of chili comes in handy for feeding a crowd. I made this for the last Chili Cook-Off our church had. No, I didn’t win the cook-off, but we did LOVE this chili! One caveat: I used homemade Worchestershire sauce (there’s a good recipe here, on Saveur, and there’s also one in my…

Celery Leek Soup (Gluten-free)

Celery seed adds flavor and potatoes thicken this soup without adding flour or gluten. Leeks are sautéed, which brings out their sweetness, making the perfect garnish. A little virgin olive oil adds richness, while still keeping it vegan. Makes 6 or so servings. INGREDIENTS 1 whole bunch celery, including bottom, rinsed well, cut into chunks…

Chipotle Potato Soup, Using Dried Chipotles, No Canned Stuff

This soup gets its color from grilled carrots. The veggies simmer until tender in a covered pan, with some water added; as the water evaporates, the sugars in the starches caramelize, making a rich, flavorful soup. Extra virgin olive oil adds richness without the saturated fats; a healthy soup- even vegan! The deep, smokey flavor…

Chili, Meaty Traditional Style w/Kidney Beans

Bowl of Chili and corn bread

Chili can be a fun dish for a crowd, as guests can add their own favorite toppings (cheese, chopped jalapenos, cilantro and such). This recipe includes directions for making chili powder, as many store-bought mixes contain MSG and other questionable additives. One might even leave the meat and cheese out of this recipe, to make…