A rustic braised chicken and cabbage dinner made with boneless skinless thighs, simmered with San Marzano tomatoes, caraway seeds, whole peppercorns and fresh dill. A really hearty stew that you can turn into a lighter soup by just adding extra chicken stock. Traditionally made with bacon, pancetta or sausage I decided to skip them and keep it healthy, but still super delicious. I promise ! Goes well with mashed potatoes, rice, dumplings and served with a dollop of fresh sour cream. You ...
Soups + Stews
A collection of our best soups and stews recipes that I keep on repeat at the shack all year long!
From hearty winter bowls of goodness, to light, simple, spring and summer inspired vegetable soups. You will find mostly easy, good for you, healthy, plant based vegetarian recipes.
From Italian tomato soups and stews, to potato, leeks, kale, butternut squash minestrone, peas, beans and lentils, there is sure to be something for everyone in this collection.
Hope you love them as much as we do. ~ Florentina
Butternut Squash Leek Soup Recipe with Crispy Sage
The most rustic and hearty butternut squash leek soup with crispy sage leaves and a drizzle of cream. I'm so excited you guys, I have the most rustic and hearty butternut squash leek soup for us today! I’ll be honest with you, I’ve been stuck on leeks for the past month, and I just couldn’t wait to do an autumn variation of my easy potato leek soup. So this is it right here, with crispy sage on top. I have hearts in my eyes right now :-) This is without a doubt the kind of soup my grandpa ...
Healthy Green Pea Soup Recipe with Leeks
A simple and healthy homemade green pea soup made with frozen peas and lots of flavorful leeks, chive oil and served with a poached egg. This healthy leek soup recipe is my gift to us: the leek and green pea lovers! By all means feel free to use fresh peas here If you have them, I figure most people probably just have the organic frozen bags in the back of their freezer handy at all times, which makes this recipe very convenient. Without ham and ham hock you guys, because ...
Italian Beef Stew Recipe
A rustic Italian beef stew recipe or " Stufato di Manzo " with red wine gravy, tomatoes, mushrooms and potatoes. Italy in a pot! Who’s bringing the wine ? I used all mine in the stew, so it is a drunkard style dinner tonight! Just like in the case of a rugu alla Bolognese, there are endless variations of Italian beef stew recipes as well. From family to family, from region to region, from one season to the next, this one pot wonder changes like a chameleon. I sure do hope that makes ...
Easy Potato Leek Soup Recipe
An easy potato leek soup recipe, made with tons of caramelized leeks, thyme, potatoes and just a touch of cream. Served with pan seared andouille sausage but ham or bacon are also popular choices. I have a super simple, easy potato leek soup recipe I’ve been waiting to share with you. And today it’s the perfect day because It rained in Los Angels. Like for real kind of rain kids, bubbles and all, incredible! This is how I get the Batman to eat leeks by the way, via this insanely ...
Italian Chicken Cacciatore Recipe
Easy Italian Chicken Cacciatore recipe, an authentic Hunter Style Chicken Stew in Red Wine Sauce with Italian San Marzano Tomatoes and Wild Mushrooms! You can finish it on the stove top, bake it in the oven or the slow cooker. You knew I was gonna bring an authentic, easy Italian Chicken Cacciatore recipe from Italy for you. How could I not, right ?! Especially because this is a regular at the shack, healthy, light, gluten free and so easy to make. Not to mention perfect for a crowd! There ...
Spinach Clam Soup Recipe ( Healthy )
I’ve been waiting since last year to finally share this spinach clam soup with you guys. That’s because I can only find these cute wild baby clams during this time of year. If you had stopped by last night, you would have found us with our heads buried into a bucket of these garlic clams. This morning, I was at it again with the clam soup. Really, i can’t help myself ! I wanted to make a healthy summery variation of clam soup, light and vibrant with lots of nutrition. Not to say that there’s ...
Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho Recipe
Heirloom tomato gazpacho, a raw, easy chilled tomato soup made with cucumber, scallions and a little spice from red pepper flakes. Tomato Gazpacho Soup I gave mine some Italian flair with fresh basil from the garden, but you can go Spanish style with cilantro instead and serve it with sliced up avocado and grilled shrimp. This refreshing summer soup is ideally served with garlicky bruschetta to mop up all those juices, but equally delicious without any bread at all. many recipes do ...
Vegetarian Kale Soup Recipe
A healthy, good for you, easy vegetarian kale soup that is loaded with nutrition and pureed into a smooth bowl of goodness! Simply replace the dairy with coconut cream and keep it vegan If you prefer. Kale Soup Supernatural spinach, kale, a zucchini for body and texture, together with a bunch of herbs and a little kick from green chili peppers make this soup simply perfect! Feel free to add a cup of cooked quinoa at the end to make a meal of things, more like a hearty stew. I suspect this ...
Roasted Tomato Soup Recipe
A rustic Italian roasted tomato soup recipe made with the last of summer's heirloom tomatoes, slowly roasted with garlic, onions and a splash of white wine! This roasted tomato soup recipe kids, ahhh! But before I even dive into telling you about how I could eat this each day every day, spring, summer, fall and winter until the end of time, I’ll rewind a little to explain how this actually came to be. To make my recipe make some sense, you'll need to rewind a couple of weeks back. My ...