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Harira With Chicken
I’m a big fan of Moroccan cuisine, and make no exception for Harira—the traditional tomato and lentil soup of Morocco. Harira is quite a rich soup but can also be eaten as a starter. During Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, Harira is served to break the daily fast. There are endless variations to this recipe and each family has its own version. The sky is the limit when…
Creamy Tomato Soup
Here’s a guaranteed crowd-pleaser that comes from an old cookbook I got from my mom. This soup makes a great, fast weeknight dinner or doubles as a starter. Pantry cooking—my absolute favorite. Especially since I always have Boursin, diced tomatoes and a jar of pesto on hand. You’ll put this on the table in no time. It doesn’t require complicated ingredients unless you want it to—you can tweak it to…
The Simple Life
Not in a million years could I have come up with such a novel idea: a crock pot potato soup—my all-time favorite soup—so easy you’ll never have to peel as much as a single potato. An American friend of mine mailed me this recipe and initially I had no idea what to make of it. Probably because we don’t have hash browns here. It’s not part of our food culture, our…
Grandma’s Soup. The One & Only.
As per request, here’s my—well, it’s really my grandmother’s—recipe for beef, vegetable, tomato, and vermicelli noodle soup. Quite a mouthful (pun intended). I never even try other recipes, simply because this one hits all the right spots. How could it not? I’ve made it ever since I was a little girl. Been using my slow-cooker to make the soup and it works like a charm. No intentions of changing that…
Spanish-Style Split Pea Soup
Now there’s the ultimate Dutch split pea soup. C’mon, you can’t disagree with that! Not many of my soups can compete with that one. Almost none, really, besides my grandma’s beef, tomato, vegetables, and noodle soup of course. Promised to publish that recipe as well pretty soon. Here’s a really good runner-up, though—a Spanish-style slow cooker soup that gets its zing from chorizo: a traditional Spanish pork sausage. I added…
Roasted Tomato & Vegetable Soup
One of my favorite Dutch food shows is called: ‘Over de kook“. It’s a show, or better yet, a contest between five amateur chefs battling it out in a restaurant kitchen using their favorite recipes. It’s a good watch. One of the recipes they aired really caught my eye: a basic roasted tomato soup, full of lovely vegetables, garnished with herbed goat cheese. What was so special about it? They…
