Soup Recipes

Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

January 22, 2012
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photo credit: MihaMatei.com Happy Sunday Kids! Please enjoy another recipe from mine and Fabio Viviani‘s soup project for the month of January ” We The Soup “ This is another simple and quick recipe you can make any day of the week, and since we’re expecting some rain tomorrow why not give this one a [...]

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Easy Lobster Bisque

January 15, 2012
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photo credit: MihaMatei.com It’s time for another recipe from the soup book this week. Something a little different and special, more of a treat for a special  night in, something like Lobster Bisque. It might sound a little fancy and complicated but we only do easy recipes so don’t be intimidated by the name and [...]

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Italian Minestrone with Butternut Squash Recipe

January 8, 2012
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photo credit: MihaMatei.com We are entering the second week of January and I still can’t believe it’s 2012.  Somebody pinch me please! We’ve been lucky to have gorgeous weather so far but today though the sun is out and shining – it is also super windy.  I was just wearing shorts the other day and [...]

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Mussel Soup Recipe from Fabio & Florentina’s book ” We The Soup “

January 1, 2012
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photo credit: MihaMatei.com Looking at my calendar seemed a little surreal this morning. 2012 really is here! So it is back to cooking with an array of photo shoots and more books to share with you. “We The Soup” is our gift to you as promised, and today I decided to share a really delicious and [...]

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Mexican-inspired Beef Stew

August 4, 2011
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As much as I love a good old-fashioned-type of beef stew – an American classic – as the next meat lover, there’s a time when it’s fun to mix things up a bit. Here’s what I did for this original dish: Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of bacon fat (or olive oil) 2lbs of stew meat 1 [...]

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Creamy San Marzano Tomato Soup Recipe

April 16, 2011
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I think I finally kicked that colds backside ! I’m feeling good today after two days of homemade tomato soup. I just wasn’t in the mood for chicken noodle soup on a hot day, but a grilled cheese sandwich and a bowl of creamy tomato soup was just what the doctor ordered at the end [...]

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Meatball Soup Recipe or Cioarba de Perisoare

February 26, 2011
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I fell asleep with my window opened listening to the pouring rain and wrapped up in my fluffy blanket. It was a chilly rainy day just perfect for soup, a hearty vegetable and meatball soup from my childhood. My mom used to make it on Sundays and when we had company, everyone just loved this [...]

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Silky Pea Soup Recipe

November 9, 2010
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Fall and winter, the time for stews and soups, the time to warm up your home and your heart. I like to have frozen peas in the freezer at all times, they are much cheaper than fresh peas and because they are frozen at their peak you get all the flavor and nutrition, plus you [...]

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Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple Soup

October 26, 2010
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Oh, Butternut Squash ! A sweet fruit with a nutty taste and orange flesh that grows on a vine, one of my favorite winter delicacies next to blood oranges. In Italy, one of the most popular ways to use butternut squash is is in a risotto, which is gonna be next on my menu for [...]

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Wholesome Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

October 5, 2010
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Is there really anything more comforting than a bowl of chicken noodle soup on a chilly rainy day…? Or a better remedy for the flu, cough and sore throat …? And does the soup in a can made of everything but chicken even compare to the home made goodness? I honestly don’t think so. Growing [...]

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