Tuesday 11 August 2009

Finnish Summer Soup. Tomato-Bread Soup. Explore Fennel.



Blog Post & Recipe: Kesäkeitto: An Easy Finnish Summer Soup To Try


Many years ago my aunt gave me the Sunset Complete Vegetarian Cookbook, which contained a recipe for Finnish Summer Soup. It was an easy-to-make concoction that contained potatoes, onions, carrots, and green beans swimming in a creamy broth.


Blog Post: Florence Fabricant's Thick Tomato-Bread Soup, Catalan-Style


Florence Fabricant, ever trustworthy, provided me with just the thing: a tomato-bread soup by way of Catalunya, chockful of most of my favorite things. Peasant bread and fresh tomatoes? Check. Smoked paprika and saffron? Check. Cubes of chorizo and minced parsley? Well, hello, lover.


Blog Post & Recipe: exploring the vegetable world – what to do with fennel


First, lets talk about the bits you can eat:

Bulb ... Fronds ... Seeds ... Pollen ...

With so many different edible bits, our friend fennel is pretty versatile in the kitchen. Here are a list of the types of ways you can use it.

Shaved Salads ... Braised Fennel ... Soups ... Fish ... Pasta & Risotto ...

two hour pork & fennel ragu



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