Weathering life, one simple soup at a time

In truth, I can't begin to describe the turmoils our lives are currently in. Remnants of previous turmoils, and new turmoils, waves of t...

A black bean bisque, and our weekly menu

It has been a while since I posted our weekly menu . With the busy last few weeks of visitors and barbecues and weekends away, my meal plann...

A cherry soup, and a love affair with goat cheese

Sit down for a good dinner with a few French people, and by the time the cheese course comes around, the conversation will often get either ...

Asparagus, arugula, avocado soup, & eating on the wild side

Last weekend, I went foraging, for the first time in my life. And I think I fell in love. There I was, with a new group of people, in the wo...

Celeriac sunchoke soup (+ list of good soups) & Pablo's menu

There's something magical about soup. Something about finding a perfect osmosis of ingredients. About creating such an interesting dish,...

Sunchokes, chestnuts, vanilla & truffle... all in a day's soup

Day 2 of my mini-holiday recipe marathon here. If you missed my post with 4 holiday hors d'œuvres recipes yesterday, cheese puffs, goat...

Warmth, inside and out, and watercress sorrel soup

  Someone asked me recently what was the common denominator among my friends. What was the thing I sought out and was most attracted to in o...

On taste and travel, and lemony fish soup...

  Traveling is wonderful. You eat, you see, you smell, you connect, you explore and discover. Time goes by in a blink. And you are back hom...

Sunchoke velouté... a summer-worthy winter soup!

Yes, I know, we are in the heart of summer and even though I read everywhere about stone fruit recipes and ice creams and salads, I dare pos...