Vegetable, meat or fish flavoured soups. Find your recipe and enjoy a refreshing soup on a hot summer or let it warm you up on a cold winter.
Ukrainian borscht is a vegetable soup made from beetroot. It is normally prepared only from vegetables but meat can also be added to it. Apart from carrots and parsnip, borscht also contains beans, cabbage, and some people also add dry forest mushrooms. The borscht is typically served with sour cream and freshly hopped dill. Find…
For Christmas, in Poland we have carp in a cream sauce whereas in Hungary they traditionally have a fish soup made from carp and with lots of paprika. This recipe comes from my Hungarian mother-in-law and I must admit it has been my first time making this soup. I used my family as testers or…
If you like the intense flavour of homemade borscht, you must try this recipe. Quite recently, I shared a recipe for beetroot leaven. I made the leaven because I always like adding it to the borscht. Homemade borscht made the right way tastes amazing. By using a large amount of beetroot, other vegetables and herbs,…
Onion soup is often associated with France. In France, the current version of onion soup was created in the 18th century. The basis of the soup is meat reduction and caramelised onion. The soup is served grilled with croutons and cheese. When I visited France in December, of course, I tasted the traditional onion soup…
Pickled cucumber soup is a traditional soup made in Poland. I often had it as a child and without a doubt it is still one of the soups I enjoy the most. Having many non-Polish friends who do not know this soup, I know that the idea of it seems strange to them. They usually…
Tomato soup is one of my favourite soups. At home, my mother used to serve it with cream and egg pasta. Tomato soup with pasta brings back memories of flavours from my childhood. I am curious if you also have such dishes and if you prepare those from time to time. You can prepare tomato in…
Meatballs are usually served with tomato sauce and pasta, in a bun with the addition of tomato sauce or as an addition to potato-based dishes. I am curious how many of you have ever served meatballs in a soup. It turns out that meatballs are less popular in this form, which really is a pity,…
Corn soup is one of the most popular soups in the United States. The simplest version consists only of corn, water, flour, butter and spices Corn soup made in its basic version has a creamy and thick consistency. As for the taste, the soup is quite sweet. In addition, corn has a fairly neutral taste…
I discovered this carrot soup during winter season. I do not know about you, but I often serve two dishes for dinner at home. Light and warming, this soup will be just right for an appetizer served before a more filling main course. I usually make soups for an appetizer. The choice here is huge,…
My mom makes the best dumplings. She mastered not only the consistency of the dough to perfection but also the braid decorating the dumplings. I have tried to learn this unusual decoration but to no avail. The stuffing can be savoury or sweet. The sweet ones are made mainly from fruits and quark cheese, while…
Pepper is a vegetable available for sale throughout the year. The best ones are those from the season, especially if they ripen in the sun. During winter time, the variety of vegetables is a little smaller but you can still get some things in stores. Let’s be honest though, they do not taste the same…
The spicy soup that I greet you with today is an absolute hit at my house. If you have a tough day during these cold days, this soup will warm your heart up 🙂 The recipe for this soup was born in by my head by accident when I happened upon a packet of green…