Tag Archives: soups
A few of my favourite things…
Recently, my mother in law asked for a recipe or two that she could use to host a New Year’s party in New Zealand. First, I thought it was totally awesome that I don’t have a mother in law who scorns my cooking like all those ones in the movies, and then I was super […]
Lunch with the local nuns
I peered into the rice soup, looking past the scattering of coriander to its thick texture. I spied sweet corn among the grains and spooned through, glancing at what I thought were the egg threads so commonly used to bind Asian soups. I waved-slash-flapped to my guide, calling him in for the fifty-billionth time to […]
Pork ball soup
I’ve rediscovered pork. Pork and I have had a volatile relationship in the past. I think it was just the case of a dried out pork roast or two, and I remember a couple of iffy ham sandwiches for packed lunches, but at one stage, I went on a pork strike. It was certainly not […]
Chicken Dumplings in Ginger Chilli Broth
So, there was a chicken issue in our house. Andrew has lost a very significant amount of weight in the last eight months, and a good part of that is in the change of evening meals often being made of grilled chicken and some form of vegetables. The carbs are gone from the evening meals, […]
Leek & Potato Soup
Recently home from Nepal and nursing a double hit of food poisoning and brief hospitalisation, I wanted soup. That said, I was sick and tired of canned crap and food cooked by anyone else in general. Cheap, easy and yummy, I loved this curried wonder which warms up great for a couple of days afterwards […]
Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup
One day in Melbourne, Andrew slurped his way through a chicken and sweetcorn soup, declaring his eternal love for the concoction. As usual, I told him I could make it, and as usual, he gave me that ‘yeah right’ look. Thus, I made the soup and he loved it, and me, even more. Problem is, […]
Carrot & Coriander Soup
Nothing says it’s Winter in Dubai like eating soup in weather that the British would call a heatwave. All Brit-bashing aside, I was wandering around the supermarket hunting for some potted herbs for my kitchen and stumbled across a giant mountain of coriander. Suddenly inspired, I grabbed a bagful of carrots and made my way […]
Luvvy’s Balsamic Tomato Soup
Hordes will cross the lands for my Luvvy’s cooking. One does not request to eat out, but rather to eat in when staying at the Palace, and here’s a reason why… Ingredients 300g bacon, finely chopped 4 tins chopped tomatoes 2 cans water 1/2 can brown lentils 4 tbsp brown sugar (to taste) 2 tbsp […]
