This soup gets its name from the dubious observation that the meatballs look like a lion’s face and the greens look like its mane. I don’t see it, but it’s a pretty badass name. It’s also a pretty badass soup and easy to make. I based my recipe on this one at Melting Wok, which […]
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Baking Powder Dumplings
This is Mom’s standard dumpling recipe, excellent with chicken soup. Drop them in, put the lid on, and enjoy. Ingredients:2 cups flour4 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt1 scant cup milk or water Preparation:Mix the dry ingredients, stir in the milk or water gradually to make a soft dough. Drop by spoonful into boiling salted water […]
Artemis’ Lentil Soup
This soup is from my good friend Artemis who I met in Jordan. It’s a seriously delicious lentil soup, much more than the sum of its parts. I’ve copied and pasted the recipe from an email, hence the narrative style. Ingredients:Red Lentils5-6 cloves garlic, WHOLEOnion4-5 juicy tomatoesVeggiesOreganoBrothLemons Start with a relatively deep layer of olive […]
Soupe de poisson
This, like most French foods, is a quintessential peasant food that, through whatever process it is that idolizes french shit, is thought of as something vaguely patrician. Fish soup is exactly what it sounds like; what poor fishermen and sailors eat when they arrive in port. This particular version is considered Provencale, originating in Marseille […]
Minestrone Soup
My minestrone, made with potatoes, carrots, small red beans, green beans, fresh tomatoes, and sproingy noodles. All just stuff I had on hand. I just learned a great tip for making this free-form soup: add a couple spoonfuls of pesto at the end! I thought I should post the recipe (or more like, guidelines) as […]
Sherwa – Afghani Lamb Soup
This soup is simple and satisfying and turns out great in the crockpot or pressure cooker. It’s essentially a flavorful lamb-based broth with large chunks of root vegetables floating in it. It’s traditionally served with strips of flatbread immersed in it, which I think is even tastier when the bread is stale. You can use […]
Basic Corn Chowder
You know it’s late summer when you’ve had sweet corn with 9/10 of your past meals. If you’re anything like me, you wind up with leftover ears, either cooked or raw, that you weren’t able to get to before you started on the next batch. This phenomenon coincides nicely with the arrival of cooler weather–all […]
Making Pelmeni, Basic Pasta Dough
For mom’s birthday I decided to make her some pelmeni (Russian dumplings) with my awesome new pelmeni-maker. I learned about this clever device when we had crazy Russian neighbors on Jackson Street, and the babushka of the house invited us over and made a batch of pelmeni. I hadn’t come across the mold in any […]
Baby Lima Bean Soup with Sausage
I made this a while back and forgot to post the recipe. Hopefully I’m remembering it right. It was my first time using dried baby lima beans and it turns out they have a nice buttery texture, just right for soup. The only sausage I had on hand was bratwurst and it actually came out […]
Lillian’s CowPoon aka Khaub Poob Recipe (Red Curry and Coconut Soup with Chicken)
This is taken from Lillian’s original handwritten recipe. I’m thinking of making it soon, so I figured I’d post it: Ingredients 1 chicken7 kaffir lime leaves2 stalks lemon grassGinger2 cans mushrooms (straw, etc)2 cans bamboo shoots, cut into thin pieces1 can coconut milkRice noodlesRed curry pasteBean sproutsThai BasilLimes Instructions 1.Fill big pot with the amount […]