14th September 2022
Stracciatella soup
This is a simple and delicious soup that takes almost no time to prepare.
Category: Soup
10th March 2022
Wonton with shrimps
Wonton are Chinese filled dumplings to use in a soup or steamed, either alone or part of a dim-sum assortment.
This is a simple recipe with shrimps, vegetables and herbs.
7th September 2020
Borlotti bean soup with vegetables and sausage
The farmers where we buy vegetables had returned from a short week off to visit their family and when they re-opened there were a lot of fresh new products among which several kinds of beans. Borlotti beans look nice with their purple etchings on a white background. Hariciot coco Borlotti in French, they can be used in stews and dried for later use in winter. […]
30th July 2020
Bouillabaisse Back to Basics — a modern version of a recipe by Jean-Baptiste Reboul
Jean-Baptiste Reboul wrote “la cuisinière provençale” in 1897 and it is still a standard-bearer. I recently bought fish at Port la Nouvelle with the aim of making a Bouillabaisse.
This fish soup with chunks of fish has become a famous Marseille dish of broth, lots of fish and sea food, served with a garlicky and peppery rouille and even some grated cheese.
20th January 2019
Winter soup with lentils
There is nothing better than a soup to chase the winter cold and this beef and lentils soup does the trick very well.
9th January 2019
Japanese-style soup of rock fish with squat lobster
An easy, light and tasty recipe for a soup based on a dashi stock with small fish and crustaceans.
17th October 2018
Soup with kale, a Dutch transplant in France
On the farmer’s market here in Mirepoix, I found fresh kale just had to take it home. Kale, chou frisé, is called boerenkool and the Dutch eat it as a healthy and cheap vegetable in winter.
30th June 2018
A light soup of clam and langoustines
Now that it is getting rather hot here in France, it is time to turn to light meals. I used to make Japanese-style soups with miso and seaweed, sometimes also dashi, and while the taste is great, it adds up to a rather salty combination. So, I improvised. I bought some clams and raw langoustines at the fishmonger and some shiitake mushrooms at the greengrocer. […]
1st April 2017
Not a simple white bean soup
You could make a white bean soup in about 15 minutes with a stock cube, a tin of white beans and some tomato pulp. This recipe takes a lot longer but the time and trouble is worth it as the taste is rich and smooth. You need to cook the dry white beans. I used a local variety here in the south of France, the […]
13th January 2016
Portuguese cabbage soup Caldo Verde
Many national dishes have humble origins and are unlikely to grace any fancy recipe book next to gastronomic courses with noble products. With water, potato and this cabbage the northern Portuguese made Caldo Verde, green broth, and Portuguese all over the world still eat it with pleasure and as an antidote against homesickness. Most people are poor and have been poor over the centuries and […]