Monthly Archives: April 2010

Spicy Carrot Soup

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Molly Newman

Most of the soups I make are more or less carefully calibrated to not make a crap-ton. There are only four of us, after all, though Fisher's usually good for three or seven or twenty-eleven helpings, and the last thing … Continue reading →

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Roasted Red Pepper Soup

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Molly Newman

The only reason I ever wish our quite modestly sized house were bigger is so that we could have a huge gargantuan kitchen in which everyone could fit at once and multiple activities could be simultaneously pursued. Although this is … Continue reading →

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Filipino Village Soup Redux (Now with Bok Choy!)

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Molly Newman

So I made Dominique's Filipino village soup, and I made it wrong (though it was still pretty good), and there was this huge bok choy hanging out in the refrigerator looking at me every time I opened the door. Staring … Continue reading →

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Soup365 #107: Feeling Hungary?

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Molly Newman

I'm about as WASPy Americanized as you can get. My family's "old country" is California. We had not a single hardy babushkaed ancestor arrive on Ellis Island, as far as I can tell. Our "teeming masses yearning to breathe free" … Continue reading →

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Soup365 #106: Quick as a chippie

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Molly Newman

Fisher started saying "Quick as a chippie," whatever the heck that means, when he was about three. Still no idea where that came from or what he might have misheard to originate it. ("Look! I'm running quick as a chippie! … Continue reading →

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Soup365 #105. Black Dog Soup (#1)

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Molly Newman

The name explained. Black Dog Soup (#1)Serves one Make a package of ramen. Dump in some frozen green peas in an attempt at nutrition. Eat a couple spoonfuls. Throw the rest away.

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Soup365 #104. It takes a (Filipino) village

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Molly Newman

So I got this message from my friend Dominique: Dear Soupmeister, This weekend I made bok choy + tamarind + mushroom soup, and it was delish, despite mushrooms and instant tamarind being from a sketchy as hell Asian store. It … Continue reading →

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Soup365 #103. Now that sounds entirely odd

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Molly Newman

It looks like a grain, it cooks like a grain, but it's not a grain. It's the seed of a member of the goosefoot family of plants, related to beets, spinach and chard. Containing 12-18% protein, it's one of the … Continue reading →

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Soup365 #102. Birthday Soup, with no debt owed to Little Bear

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Molly Newman

Oddly, Rhys did not choose a soup to be the centerpiece of his birthday dinner. He wanted his favorite meal of all time–steak and mashed potatoes–and so it was steak and mashed potatoes he got. Along with a strawberry chiffon … Continue reading →

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Soup365 #101. Smooth and sassy Red Lentil Curry

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Molly Newman

So after making the Soup That Ate North Portland, I was ready for something simple, gentle, quiet, satisfying. This curried red lentil stew-thingy was just the ticket. Red lentils might be my new favorite ingredient. They were not even on … Continue reading →

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