Category Archives: Soup

Asian Hot Pot

Posted on September 30, 2021 by cookinginsens

I love this donabe pot. Whenever it catches my eye, I immediately start to drool for a Japanese hot pot with homemade, seasoned dashi broth. I really miss access to authentic ethnic restaurants; Ethiopian, Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Mexican, etc. … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Japanese, Main dishes, Recipes, Soup | Tagged asian, canned quail eggs, cooking, food, food photography, hot pot, recipe | 3 Comments

Chicken Noodle Soup

Posted on March 7, 2020 by cookinginsens

We’re always on the look out for normal chickens. Not necessarily “organic” just normal, non-GMO, farm, free-range and most of all, normal size! If the chicken is as big as a toy poodle it will be tasteless with a really … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Soup | Tagged Chicken, cooking, food, food photography, noodles, recipe, soup | 2 Comments

Turkey and Shrimp in Dashi Broth

Posted on January 21, 2020 by cookinginsens

Woke up Friday morning to a bitter, wintry day (-5F /-23C) degrees) in Honesdale, Pennysvania, our kind of town. The forecast for Saturday predicted from 2-10 inches of snow. Hoping for a blizzard, we gleefully decided I should make a … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Japanese, Main dishes, Recipes, Soup | Tagged cooking, dashi, food, food photography, Japanese, recipe, Shrimp, soup, turkey | 5 Comments

La Magie de Trotoux

Posted on November 30, 2019 by cookinginsens

France has wonderful tasting and textured, farm raised turkeys. Before we left for France, I promised my husband that I would make a full Thanksgiving meal and invite some of our friends so that they could experience the food and … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Dessert, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Soup | Tagged apple pie, gravy, pumpkin soup, stuffing, Thanksgiving, turkey | 9 Comments

Salmon and Udon Noodle Dashi Soup

Posted on November 12, 2019 by cookinginsens

Wandering around the Courtenay, France farmers’ market on Thursday, I stumbled upon two packages of fresh udon noodles! Not available in Sens, this was quite the find. I started cooking in my head and couldn’t wait to get home! I … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Soup | Tagged asian, chinese cabbage, cooking, dashi, food, food photography, recipe, salmon, soup, udon noodles | 6 Comments

Dashi Poached Chicken Soup with Bok Choy

Posted on February 2, 2019 by cookinginsens

Our refrigerator freezer has been broken for about a week. Although parts and repair are expensive, it would be economically irrational to toss it and buy another. Of course, the warranty has expired. We have moved what we could to … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian, Cooking, Food and Wine, Japanese, Main dishes, Recipes, Soup | Tagged bok choy, Chicken, cooking, dashi, food, food photography, recipe, soup | 5 Comments

Pistou Soup with Smoked Ham

Posted on January 21, 2019 by cookinginsens

Pistou soup is a delicious, hearty vegetable soup from Provence, France. Choosing to spend our winters in Northeast Pennsylvania, it’s only normal that stews, roasts, soups and heavier fare are a large part of our winter menu and I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes, Soup, Vegetables | Tagged cooking, food, food photography, France, pistou, Provence, recipe, soup, Vegetables | 10 Comments

Smoked Ham, Split Pea and Barley Soup

Posted on January 11, 2019 by cookinginsens

After a brief, unsuccessful stint as a branch of Food Mart, Dave’s Super Duper is back! I imagine they lost quite a few customers because they ditched their butcher and signed on to Food Mart brand prepackaged meat, cheese and … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Soup, Vegetables | Tagged barley, cooking, food, food photography, ham, recipe, soup, split peas | 5 Comments

Pot au Feu de Canette de Barberie

Posted on November 13, 2018 by cookinginsens

A canette is a female duck. I had to look it up when I found this gorgeous recipe in the winter edition of the French Saveurs magazine. This is a very timely recipe for all of us on antibiotics, combating … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes, Soup | Tagged canette, cooking, duck, food, French, pot au feu, recipe | 2 Comments

Mushroom Dashi Broth with Roasted Cod

Posted on August 9, 2018 by cookinginsens

Sleepless in Honesdale, I realized that it had been a while since I had made some homemade dashi broth. Taking mental stock of my pantry, fridge and freezer, I realized I could make dashi etc. first thing in the morning … Continue reading →