Posts Tagged as ‘soup’

January 11, 2009

Split Pea and Barley Soup

On New Year’s Day I made a big pot of pea soup. It was delicious. The barley adds a nice chewiness, and the bacon is just added at the end, so the bacon naysayers can have theirs plain, leaving more pork of the rest of us.

March 9, 2008

Red Lentil Soup

I’ve never been a big fan of lentil soup. I kind of can’t deal with those big brown lentils. It’s the texture. But then a couple months ago I saw this recipe in the New York Times. It reminded me of the delicious lentil soup at the Middle Eastern restaurant around the corner from my [...]

February 13, 2008

Just Like Grandma Used to Make

***We have a very special guest contributor today! My sister-in-law Samantha is an all-star baker and pickler. And it sounds like she makes a damn good pot of chicken soup. Here’s her recipe. ***

When I think of tradition, I think of chicken soup and not the condensed kind that you get out of a can. [...]