Soup with fresh tomatoes

Polish tomato soup with pasta

Tomato soup is a traditional soup of Polish cuisine. It can be served with rice, noodles, croutons, dumplings or puff pastry peas, and these are just some of the many possibilities. The basis of every tomato soup are tomatoes, which can be fresh, canned or in the form of a concentrate. My favourite type of…

Soup with butter bean

Butter bean soup

Butter bean soup is one of those traditional soups that my mother often made at home. The basis of the bean soup are dry beans, which are soaked in water for several hours before cooking to help them cook faster. Root vegetables such as celery, carrots and parsnip are added to the beans. This soup…

Vegetarian miso soup
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Miso soup with tofu

Miso soup is a traditional Japanese soup that, depending on the version, may contain various additions. The miso soup can include vegetables, tofu, shrimp and fish. Today I have a vegetarian miso soup recipe for you, so you will not find dashi stock or fish in this recipe. The basis of my miso soup is…

Hungarian goulash soup
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Goulash soup

I have rediscovered goulash soup since I live in Hungary. Hungarian goulash soup is made with beef, root vegetables and paprika. It is the ground paprika that gives the goulash soup a beautiful, slightly red colour, and of course the more paprika, the more intense the colour. The goulash soup recipe below is based on…

Chicken broth with pasta and vegetables
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Chicken broth

I think I will not surprise anyone if I say that the an obligatory dish of a Sunday dinner at my parents’ house is chicken broth. It seems to me that it is quite similar in most Polish homes 🙂 Where I live, I do not continue this tradition and I cook the broth a…

Sour rye soup
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Easter sour rye soup

Å»urek is a very popular soup in Poland, which is made with a stock of meat (ribs, smoked meat), vegetables and sour rye soup leaven. The leaven should be prepared with rye flour a few days before cooking the soup, because its base, i.e. rye flour and water, must ferment for some time. You can…

Soup with garlic and cream

Garlic soup

Just by smelling the intense aroma of this soup I always get hungry. It has the smell of baked or fried garlic, which I love. Usually, garlic added to meat, seafood, pasta or even potatoes give these dishes a fantastic taste. There is one dish dough when garlic is not an addition but the star:…

Soup made from cabbage

New cabbage soup

This cabbage soup is made from from young vegetables and has a unique flavour. It is light, aromatic and can be made from combining many different types of vegetables. At home, my grandma always added carrot, parsley and potatoes to this soup. All the vegetables were, of course, taken straight from our garden. The young…

Soup from vegetables
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Vegetable soup

I make vegetable soup all year round, but I like to prepare it mostly during the summer, because then I can make it from fresh vegetables. The vegetables I use most often in vegetable soups are carrot, parsley, cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes, green beans and green peas. Any vegetable I have available at home usually ends…

Sorrel soup served with eggs
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Sorrel soup

Sorrel is a plant with green, slightly sour-tasting leaves. This plant is rich in vitamins, contains a large amount of fibre and proteins. It is perfect for soups, casseroles, egg dishes and salads. I mostly use sorrel in soups. I make soups with both meat and vegetable stock, it all depends on whether I have…

Cold beetroot soup with yoghurt
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Cold beets soup

Fresh beet leaves are currently available in stores and supermarkets. I’ve been waiting for this moment for a while now, so now I’m going crazy and make all sorts of dishes from them. I started my beetroot madness by making cold beetroot soup and beet leaves rolls. Today, I am sharing a recipe for the…