Category: soup
Turnip the Heat with Alsatian Lentil Soup
December 31, 2018
I don’t know about you, but this winter’s been hitting me pretty hard. It started early, and while there haven’t been any REALLY freezing days yet, the cold (and the dryness) are pretty relentless. All I really want to do is curl up under the covers with a nice warm bowl of soup. (What, you […]
A Taste of Spring for Passover: Italian Asparagus Soup with Saffron
March 12, 2018
I love serving asparagus at Passover. It’s one of my favorite vegetables, and since I (more or less) only eat it seasonally, Passover tends to fall around the beginning of the season. My seders usually feature roasted asparagus spears, but I’m always on the lookout for new and different ways to serve this delectable harbinger […]
Something Different for Purim: Queen Esther’s Artichoke Soup
January 22, 2018
I know, I know—it’s more than a month until Purim. But it’s never too early to start planning! Besides, I have a trove of off-the-beaten-track Purim recipes I want to share with you, and there’s no time like the present to get started. Named after Queen Esther, this unusual Italian Jewish artichoke soup takes advantage […]
Moroccan Pumpkin Soup
January 2, 2018
Pumpkin seems like the most all-American of vegetables. There’s jack-o’lanterns at Halloween, pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving, and, these days, pumpkin spice lattes all fall long. But long before the advent of the Thanksgivukkah pumpkin donut, Sephardim and Italian Jews incorporated this festive gourd into their autumnal holiday meals. At Sukkot, Bukharians eat stuffed pumpkins while […]