Soups n Stews

Tomato Pepper Rasam ~ Indian version of Hot and Sour Soup

August 12, 2011
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There is nothing like a bowl of hot rasam to comfort you any day – be it you have a cold or you had a tiring day at work or its too dark and gloomy outside or just that you miss home. Rasam always works wonders for me. Just a little white rice topped with [...]

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Potato Leek Soup

February 2, 2011
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It is always intriguing to see where recipes come from. This one in particular has a very interesting story behind it. I don’t know from where, but the concept/idea of making Potato Leek Soup for dinner came into my mind and I went shopping. Potatoes, check; Leeks, check; stock, check – I had everything I [...]

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Roasted Red Pepper and Carrot Soup

March 19, 2010
Roasted Red Pepper and Carrot Soup

Spring is here and the weather is definitely getting a lot warmer. Time for soups and stew is almost gone. Well, you can enjoy a hot bowl of soup anytime but the extra comfort that it gives during winter is something different altogether. There are still a couple of chilly evenings here and there and [...]

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Perfect Fall Dinner – Spiced Pumpkin Soup

October 12, 2009
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The weather is getting all nice and cold and the fall colors are there everywhere. It is just soo beautiful, especially when there is some sun, making the leaves look even more beautiful. For the next one week, Seattle is going back to its normal state – rain, rain and more rain. And we are [...]

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Hunger Challenge – Day 1

April 21, 2009
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So, the first day got over yesterday and we survived it. It was a little difficult because, I went outside as it was a sunny day and my regular practice is to grab a cup of Starbuck’s Latte, whenever I go out in the afternoon / evening time. I walked past Starbuck’s without buying my [...]

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Whole Grains : Slow Cooked Barley and Bean Soup

March 27, 2009
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My last whole grain post was at the beginning of this month and eventhough, I promised to myself that I will consciously cook with whole grains atleast once every week, it just did not happen. I knew that this week was gonna be all cold and rainy, so i put in the Barley and Bean [...]

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Cream of Brocolli Soup and Asparagus with Honey-Cream sauce

February 25, 2009

Recently I have gotten into this mode of coming up with my own recipes..well my own recipes inspired by a lot many others…instead of just looking at one recipe and trying to modify it a little, I now, go through my cookbooks ( i have a small collection of about 35 of them) and the [...]

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Roasted Butternut Squash and Tomato Soup

March 6, 2008

I bought this new book Easy Meals : Vegetarian. It is a small book with just about 40 odd recipes which fall in the categories of Soups & Appetizers, Main Meals, Salads & Side Dishes and Desserts. When I went through the recipes in this book, while contemplating whether to buy it or not, what [...]

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Hungarian Goulash and an award :)

February 21, 2008

Whenever I make any soup or stew, AJ loves it and if he wants it to be made again, he says ” make that goulash thing no”. At first, I had no idea what he was talking about as I didnt know what a goulash was and I was pretty sure that I have never [...]

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Comfort food for winter – Vegetable Stew and Tomato Rasam

January 8, 2008

Moving from India to the US during winter dint do any good for me initially…..i just hated the idea of stepping out simply because i had to put on layers of clothes to keep me from shivering.. i can safely say that i have kinda gotten used to the cold now.. :) The best thing about [...]

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