Soup and Salad

Herbed Mushroom Soup with Optional Crunchy Panko Topping

This is very similar to my original mushroom soup. Except, just recently we ordered some mushroom soup from a local restaurant. We didn’t exactly like the consistency of it, but we were quite fascinated by how herbed and fragrant it was. The flavour was so strong, unlike any mushroom soup […]

Gazpacho

Gazpacho is also called Andalusian gazpacho. It’s a cold flavourful soup made from raw, ripe vegetables and stale bread. It’s widely eaten in Spain and Portugal, considering how refreshing and cool it is, especially during the hot weather. I will be honest, I don’t always include the bread and it […]

Spiced Carrot Ginger Soup

This soup really made me wonder if it makes it into the top 10 for when it comes to soup. Can such a humble assortment of simple ingredients be worthy of being in the top 10? And I think it might just be. What’s interesting about this soup is that […]

My Latest Pasta Salad

I have quite a few pasta salad recipes. But I love this one for its simplicity. I also love the addition of jarred roasted red peppers (easy, quick way to bring big flavours to the dish) with goat cheese and pine nuts.

Creamy Chicken Soup with Pickles

I sometime think this blog is a collection of posts that all say the same thing in various ways – “this dish is our family favourite!” I suppose that’s why I create and post these recipes – only our favourte ones make it to the blog. This soup blew everyone […]