Mexican Black Bean and Corn Soup

I first found a recipe for this simply delicious , soul nourishing , great cold day soup in  a William’s Sonoma cook book, but ,as always had to change the recipe. As I am a vegetarian and love food with texture I altered a few of the recipe suggestions , this is my perfect snuggle [...]

Straw Mushroom soup with lemon grass and chili

Strawmushrooms grow abundantly in Thailand. However substituting with canned or thinly sliced white mushrooms works very well. I use a home made Asian vegetable stock and substitute Fish sauce for soy sauce, however if you wish you could use chicken stock and fish sauce ,both ways work equally well.
Source Wendy Hutton
1 to 2 tbs Roasted [...]

Sour and spicy prawn soup

Its that time of year when a bowl of soup just hits the spot. There is nothing like a sour and spicy version to clear up the sinusis. whatever the reason you will love this version by Sanjeev Kapoor ,his take on fusion Thai.
12-16 medium prawns
4 cups chicken stock,if store bought ,low sodium .
1 inch [...]

Coconut chicken soup

I was just reminded of this soup by my son,Rahu,currently away in college. He was feeling under the weather and was craving a good bowl of soup. As you can guess this is  family comfort food,it is spicy and despite the addition od coconut cream ,not heavy. My contibution to this recipe is just the [...]

Roasted Onion and Garlic soup

Onion soup is great,except for the heavyness of ythe cheese topping.Here is a creamy ,rich (no cream and hardly any fat are added) Vegetarian version from renound chef Michael Foley. Foley suggests offering both Rose and beer to complement .
serves 4
3 large onions (unpeeled)
8 large garlic cloves (unpeeled)
2 teaspoons plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
5 cups [...]

Crab and corn soup

The fall is a great time for soup. The days are warm and the nights so cool. I simply love a great flavored soup,either with a salad or sandwich…I know sounds boring ,but oh so comforting. This particular delight comes from the Asphodel Inn and Restaurant in Jackson Louisana. It calls for Crab boil seasoning, [...]