Contemplating Soup

Run Amok · September 16, 2013, 11:01:41 AM

Are you planning to try any new soup recipes this year?

I want to try this one:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Beet-Ginger-and-Coconut-Milk-Soup-51188420

merigayle · September 16, 2013, 11:16:18 AM

DD's favorite food is soup, so I am always trying new recipes. i made a variation of this last week that she loved http://www.thefirstmess.com/2013/08/21/vegan-millet-corn-chowder-with-greens-recipe/ I blended up some of the broth with raw cashews to make it creamier.

this is the original recipe i made that gave me the cashew idea, this one was really good too
http://www.cheekykitchen.com/2012/02/creamy-corn-chowder-totes-vegan.html

one of these will probably be next
http://www.thenakedkitchen.com/roasted-tomato-and-quinoa-soup/

http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-tomato-cashew-soup-70929

Her school went nut free this year, so it is hard because i like to send her soup in a thermos for lunch, but can't if i use cashews, but cashews make it more nutritious. Oh well. Better than a kid dying indeed!

Ice Cream · September 17, 2013, 06:53:09 AM

Yes! The beet soup looks good, but DH is absolutely not a beet fan.

I find that roasted beets do not have a different flavor from the canned beets, esp. when used in recipes.

I made a plain pea soup in the slow cooker last night; it's tonight's dinner.

Am planning on finding some new soup recipes, though.

triciaflower · September 20, 2013, 05:48:51 PM

I made this soup recently and it was really good!

http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2012/10/24/golden-cauliflower-soup/

radial · September 20, 2013, 06:19:04 PM

Quote from: triciaflower on September 20, 2013, 05:48:51 PM
I made this soup recently and it was really good!

http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2012/10/24/golden-cauliflower-soup/

That looks good. I'm going to try it, but am missing a few ingredients. Off to the grocery tomorrow.

CheryG · September 20, 2013, 06:49:40 PM

Quote from: radial on September 20, 2013, 06:19:04 PM
That looks good. I'm going to try it, but am missing a few ingredients. Off to the grocery tomorrow.

It does look really good. It's going to be rainy tomorrow, I might have to make it!

triciaflower · September 21, 2013, 12:09:42 AM

It was definitely better the second and third day. For sure. This one needs the time for the flavors to meld.

CheryG · September 21, 2013, 07:27:11 PM

"Contemplating Soup" great name for a Zen food blog.

Natasha · September 22, 2013, 10:18:48 PM

I made the cauliflower soup a couple of weeks ago and loved it.

radial · September 22, 2013, 10:28:50 PM

I bought the ingredients for the cauliflower soup today. Made the trip to the grocery store by bike, no less. Help, I'm turning into some kind of quiche-eating, low carbon emitting, hippy!

teetime · September 23, 2013, 09:23:32 AM

Quote from: radial on September 22, 2013, 10:28:50 PM
I bought the ingredients for the cauliflower soup today. Made the trip to the grocery store by bike, no less. Help, I'm turning into some kind of quiche-eating, low carbon emitting, hippy!

I think you're safe ... hippies and quiches don't quite go hand in hand.

This was a favorite from last year:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/White-Bean-Kale-and-Roasted-Vegetable-Soup-102844

merigayle · September 23, 2013, 10:52:26 AM

i think i am going to make a butternut squash soup today, i found a gorgeous, huge one at the market today.

DD got some lentil soup at the natural food store with DH yesterday for lunch and i ate all the leftovers, it was really good, kinda thai in flavor. Red lentils, coconut milk, spices.

CheryG · September 23, 2013, 11:56:47 AM

Required reading for radial...

http://www.amazon.com/Real-Men-Dont-Eat-Quiche/dp/0671448315

Magic Microbe · September 23, 2013, 12:28:38 PM

I made a couple good soups lately. I made a garden vegetable soup with all the veggies from my garden (tomato, green beans, zucchini, bell pepper, and leeks) and the other night I made potato leek soup because it was cold and rainy out.

caribougrrl · September 23, 2013, 12:40:59 PM

we've been having trouble regulating our refrigerator (I fear it is dying on us) and as a result ended up with 3 lbs of frozen tomatoes...

so we oven-roasted the tomatoes, then pan-roasted (on a dry cast iron skillet) a couple small onions, several garlic cloves, a fresh hot pepper... once the pan roasted veg were cool enough to handle, they were peeled and coarsely chopped then sauteed in a bit of olive oil and butter... a bit of tequila splashed in and evaporated... tomatoes skinned and chopped and added, then about 2-1/2 cups of chicken broth; brought to a boil and simmered for a couple hours... pureed, heated through and served with some fried tortilla strips

Ice Cream · September 23, 2013, 08:53:31 PM

I made potato soup tonight; first time in my life.

radial · September 23, 2013, 09:00:12 PM

Quote from: Ice Cream on September 23, 2013, 08:53:31 PM
I made potato soup tonight; first time in my life.

How did it come out?

Magic Microbe · September 24, 2013, 12:54:41 AM

I burned the crap out of my arm making soup this weekend.

triciaflower · September 24, 2013, 09:18:42 PM

I made Caldo de Res. Beef soup with lots of chunky vegetables. Omitted some vegetables that aren't compliant with my way of eating right now.

http://www.food.com/recipe/los-barrios-caldo-de-res-beef-soup-127747

radial · September 24, 2013, 09:44:32 PM

Quote from: triciaflower on September 24, 2013, 09:18:42 PM
I made Caldo de Res. Beef soup with lots of chunky vegetables. Omitted some vegetables that aren't compliant with my way of eating right now.

Potatoes, rice, corn?