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Posts Tagged ‘Soups’

Roasted Pepper Soup

By Sid • Aug 7th, 2008 • Category: Posts, Soups

My soups have never been great - just ‘alright’ most of the time. I’ve been doing some reading and ‘book learning’ to overcome this. We had some guests over this Monday and I thought of going a little outside my comfort zone and trying a soup for once.
I’m glad I did, as it turned out [...]



Thyme

By Sid • Jan 22nd, 2008 • Category: American Food, British Food, French Food, Fusion Food, Italian Food, Non Vegetarian Food, Posts, Vegetarian Food

Naheed happened to visit the okhla vegetable bazaar a few days back and was nice enough to bring back some fresh thyme for me.
Thyme is used most widely in cooking. Thyme is a basic ingredient in Spanish, French, Italian, and Turkish cuisines, and in those derived from them. It is also widely used in Lebanese [...]



Tender, Tender Chicken for Soups

By Sid • Jan 21st, 2008 • Category: American Food, Asian Food, British Food, Italian Food, Non Vegetarian Food, Oriental Food, Soups

Ever eaten chicken soup in a restaurant and wondered how they get the boneless chicken in it to be so tender? I mean, chicken on the bone is usually quite alright, but boneless chicken is typically the breast, which is very lean and therefore, not as tender as say, the leg.
Try this. Slice the boneless [...]