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Posts Tagged ‘soup’

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Curried spinach pea soup

Curried spinach pea soup

Curried spinach pea soup

Yet another soup recipe from the Moosewood New Classics cookbook. I modified this one a fair amount, since it wanted me to use 2 pots, which is against my theory of soup. So I did everything in one pot. I also used frozen spinach instead of fresh, which was fine. Finally, I didn’t purée all of the soup because I thought it would be nice to have some chunks. I later decided that it would be better all smooth, since the spinach was kind of stringy. I also think I would use more spinach and less peas. Other than that, it turned out very nicely. I am hoping for an immersion blender for Christmas to make puréeing soup easier

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Spanish bean soup

Spanish bean soup

Spanish bean soup

This is yet another soup recipe from the Moosewood New Classics cookbook. I thought Clare would really like it because it called for soy sausage. I used our favorite – Morningstar sausage crumbles. It also called for greens, like swiss chard, kale, or collard greens. I chose kale. We don’t eat kale very often, so I wasn’t sure how good it would be, but it turned out great. It was quite spicy, and had plenty of flavor.

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Artichoke soup provençal

Arctichoke soup provençal

Arctichoke soup provençal

This is another recipe I tried from The Moosewood New Classics. The combination of artichokes, dry sherry, and orange and lime lime juice sounded appealing. Unfortunately, it wasn’t that great. I found it was lacking flavor, but I can’t really figure out what I would add to it to make it better.

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Spinach coconut soup

Spinach coconut soup

Spinach coconut soup

This week has been a bit chilly, and I had a little cold, so it was perfect time for soup. I found a couple nice-sounding recipes in the Moosewood New Classics cookbook, and decided to try this one, mostly because I had everything on hand. It called for some white rice and potatoes, which thickened it a bit, and also for coconut milk, which is a favorite of mine. I did substitute onions for leeks, because I didn’t have leeks. This is definitely a soup I would make again.

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Squash, fennel, and apple soup

Squash, fennel, and apple soup

Squash, fennel, and apple soup

I tried this recipe from The Voluptuous Vegan. I thought that the combination of squash, fennel, and apple sounded particularly good, and that turned out to be true. The recipe called for a kabocha squash, which I just happened to have on hand. I had never had it before, but someone at the grocery store recommended it. It is similar to butternut in taste, but looks like a small green pumpkin. I will definitely be making this one again.