Nasturtiums are staging a coup in the vegetable garden, trying to take over everything. They need to be thinned, and are delicious, so I decided to make a salad with nasturtiums. Salad goes well with soup for a meal so I started thinking about what soup might be nice. I remembered the Pan-Roasted Carrots I [...]

Categories: Soup, dairy-free, gluten-free, salad, vegan, vegetarian
Tagged: dairy-free, gluten-free, Soup, vegan, vegetarian

I was watching Top Chef: Las Vegas and saw one of the contestants struggling with sauce velouté. Really? You can’t make a blonde roux and mix it with white stock? So, for future contestants, here’s what you need to know, and I’ll even teach you how to make it into a soup. First, make a [...]

Categories: Soup, mother recipe, sauce, stock, technique
Tagged: mother recipe, sauce, Soup, stock, technique

When mushrooms have been sitting around a day or two longer than they really should, or you find a sale on dried mushrooms, make some mushroom stock. Then, when you need an umami-filled light lunch or quick soup, you’ll have a great base to build upon.

Categories: Lunch, Soup, dairy-free, gluten-free, mushroom, stock, vegan, vegetarian
Tagged: dairy-free, gluten-free, Lunch, mushroom, Soup, stock, vegan, vegetarian

What’s pantry soup? That’s when you make a soup out of what you have in your pantry and freezer. The trick is to make sure you have a ready supply of the sorts of things you almost always need.

Categories: Lunch, Soup, dairy-free, gluten-free, pantry, stock
Tagged: dairy-free, gluten-free, Lunch, pantry, Soup

My father and I took in the Portland Japanese Gardens today, with a break for lunch at Restaurant Murata. The Gardens are beginning to show the first signs of Spring. But about that lunch….

Categories: Japanese, Lunch, Soup, miso, sashimi, sushi