There is something so satisfying about a bowl of soup or stew that remind me of feeling warm and safe and cosy, lets face it we all need that feeling every now and then!
I love thai flavours, there is just something magical about the combinations of flavours that are pure magic, this Tom Yum Soup relies on all of the flavours you associate with that part of the world, lemongrass, kafir lime leaf, fish sauce and of course chili all feature in this soup.
Let’s kick of October (how the hell did that happen) with a proper autumnal soup and more specifically a very British Broccoli and Stilton Soup. Regular readers will know that I have more than a slight fondness for soup!
The Italians just seem to own frugal, hearty, magical peasant food and this Ribollita is just another example of that, whether it is risotto or pasta, great Italian food is often cheap as chips to make and packs such an incredible punch of flavour.
Whether you call this tomato consomme, tomato broth, tomato brodo, tomato bouillon it is and will be the most intensely tomato flavoured stuff you have ever tried, obviously I skipped calling it tomato stock as it is not ‘cooked with tomato bones’ so it can’t be a stock
There has to be a million variations on chicken noodle soup and when I am stumped on what to cook and need something in a hurry then one of my many recipes is usually what I turn to.
This dish in many ways is similar to the shakshouka recipe I posted a year or so ago, but this is super charged with chick peas, spinach and spicy chorizo sausage.
Ramen definitely has a bit of a bad rep but it is certainly not nasty throw away food, love the stuff and this spicy BBQ pork ramen is definitely one of my favourites.
This asparagus soup recipe really does call for something much more sedate and relaxed, it is warm and light and soothing and just well, very ‘zen’. In fact so zen that it comes with a Japanese cherry blossom influence too.
There is nothing more Hungarian when it comes to food as a Goulash and this bean goulash or Babgulyás as it would be called here is a staple on restaurant and home tables alike.
I don’t do a great deal of real ‘fusion food’ however this delicious Cauliflower Veloute with Turmeric Potatoes definitely falls into that category, with some pretty classical French ideas and techniques all give a little tickle with the Indian flavours I love…