Showing posts with label soups. Show all posts
Showing posts with label soups. Show all posts

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Food Blurb: Much Ado About Mushrooms

If you have been following this foodie blog then you know that my love affair with mushrooms began the same time that I started dating my late husband, I shared those details in this blog post:
This short post (or food blurb) is just an add-on to tell you more things I have discovered about this wonderful fungi!  Did you know that there is such a thing as a Mushroom of Immortality?


“Reishi/lingzhi has been referenced as far back as 100 B.C. as a supplement used to improve human health.” It is called a Mushroom of Immortality and you can grow it on your own. They're quite tasty. Just don't believe for one minute that they will make you live forever.  




Here is a wonderful veggie soup will get you through the winter months. Totally comfort food!  It includes a variety of mushrooms:  cremini, shiitake, and reishi. 


Also, if you love Asian noodles, you'll love this Reishi Mushroom Ramen Bowl.





SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL MUSHROOM MONTH!

Thursday, January 4, 2024

Homemade Soups That Start With the Letter C

Recipes for cabbage, cauliflower chickpea and coconut soups.
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Cabbage Soup

Ingredients for Cabbage Soup:

  • 1/4 cup ghee

  • 1 onion, chopped

  • 2 lb. cabbage, chopped

  • 1 lb. potato quartered

  • 2 1/2 cup water

  • 1 1/4 cup vegetable stock

  • 1 tsp. cornstarch

  • salt and pepper to taste


Preparation Method for Cabbage Soup:

Step-01: Heat ghee in a pan and fry the onion until soft.

Step-02: Add cabbage and stir until wilted and coated with ghee.

Step-03: Add potato, tomatoes, and water, bring to a boil, cover, and cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes.

Step-04: Add stock, return to boil and cook for 5 minutes.

Step-05: Remove from heat and mash or puree the soup.

Step-06: Blend cornstarch with a little soup then stir it into the pan and bring it to boil, stirring until slightly thickened.

Step-07: Season to taste with salt and pepper.


Cauliflower Soup

Ingredients Cauliflower Soup:

  • 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets

  • 1 bay leaf

  • 1/2 tsp. salt

  • 2 Tbs. butter or margarine

  • 1 onion, finely chopped

  • 1 potato, sliced

  • 1/4 C. plain (all-purpose) flour

  • 3 cup milk

  • salt and pepper


Preparation Method for Cauliflower Soup:

Step-01: Place cauliflower, bay leaf, and salt into a pan and add just enough water to cover.

Step-02: Cook till the mixture boils, then reduce the flame and cook for an additional 7 minutes.

Step-03: Drain, reserving the liquid.

Step-04: Meanwhile, melt butter and fry onion and potato for 5 minutes until soft but not browned.

Step-05: Blend in flour and cook, stirring continuously for 2 minutes.

Step-06: Then add milk by stirring and cook till boiling.

Step-07: Add cauliflower, reduce heat, and simmer gently until tender.

Step-08: Puree in a blender or food processor then return to the pan and stir in enough reserved liquid to desired consistency.

Step-09: Check and adjust the seasoning to taste and reheat before serving.


Chickpea Soup

Ingredients for Chickpea Soup:

  • 2/3 cup chickpeas, soaked overnight

  • 3 3/4 cup water

  • 1 tsp. cumin seeds

  • 2 tsp. coriander seeds

  • 1 tsp. fenugreek seeds

  • 3 dried red chilies

  • 1 Tbs. grated (shredded) coconut

  • 2 Tbs. ghee

  • 8 oz. tomatoes, skinned and chopped

  • 1 tsp. ground turmeric

  • 1 tsp. sugar

  • 1 tsp. salt


Preparation Method for Chickpea Soup:

Step-01: Bring chickpeas and 2 1/2 cups water to a boil, cover, and simmer for 1 hour until tender.

Step-02: Grind cumin, coriander and fenugreek seeds, chilies, and coconut.

Step-03: Heat ghee and fry spices for 1 minute.

Step-04: Puree chickpeas then stir in the fried spices, tomatoes, turmeric, sugar, and salt and add the remaining water.

Step-05: Cook till boiling, then cover with a lid, reduce the flame and cook on simmer for 20 minutes.

Step-06: Remove from flame, serve hot.


Coconut Soup

Ingredients for Coconut Soup:

  • 2 coconuts grated,

  • 2 blades of mace,

  • 1 salt-spoonful of cinnamon,

  • 3 pints of water,

  • Juice of a lemon,

  • 2 eggs,

  • 1 oz. of fine wheat-meal,

  • pepper and salt to taste.


Preparation Method for Coconut Soup:

Step-01: Cook the shredded coconut in water till boiling, add cinnamon, mace, and season.

Step-02: Then cook the mixture on low flame for an hour, and then strain through a sieve the mixture and then return the soup to the saucepan.

Step-03: Add wheat-meal, eggs, and lemon juice to form a paste, mix it well in the soup.

Step-04: Then allow the soup to simmer for 5 minutes, and serve hot with plain boiled rice.

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Soup recipe from Homemade25 Soup Recipes for Nutrition and Health Benefits. Be a part of the healthy eating family at viaindiankitchen.com.


Sunday, June 18, 2023

Food Blog Spotlight: Hungry Couple's Soups, Stews and Chowders

One of the main reasons I started publishing this foodie blog was to shine a spotlight on all of the awesome food blogs that are already out there.  Many scientists make fantastic discoveries and the majority of them have two things in common.  
  • Number 1, the discovery is usually accidental, i.e. they stumbled upon it.  
  • Number 2, whatever they discovered, it's been there all along!  

That's how I find awesome food blogs and I am not ashamed to say that I accidentally found the wonderful food blog called Hungry Couple.  


I got so excited at having found it that totally I forgot what my initial blog search was for.  LOL.  The blog posts archives go all the way to 2008 and they have recipes for drinks, desserts, breakfast, dinner ideas, and my favorite comfort food ... soups, stews, or chowders.  January may be the official soup month but I can eat soup all year round.  Soups, stews, and chowders are my comfort food.

I would have been happy to spend the entire day perusing the Recipe Index.  But I was anxious to share these wonderful comfort food recipes with my blog visitors.  Why keep all the fun to myself?  Enjoy!

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

Diet and Nutrition: Yet Another Article About Weight Loss

No doubt you have read these or heard them before, but you know what psychologist say about reinforcement. “... reinforcement is a consequence applied that will strengthen an organism's future behavior whenever that behavior is preceded by a specific antecedent stimulus.” (Source)



Here is Some Reinforced Advice to Lose Weight:


Number 1: Weight Loss and Fitness Tips


GQ INDIA published these easy tips, diet hacks and workout routines in the Live Well Section of their online publication tiir. These should help you get started. Intermittent fasting, walking, yoga, and sleeping better are recommended. You should avoid binge-eating but you can swap it with something called “cheat meals”. (Really?)

Easy Weight Loss Tips, Diet Hacks, and Workout Routines
 


Number 2: Mediterranean Diet? Why not?

Researchers confirm that the main health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet is that it protects against heart diseases. Applying my logic, I say that since everybody has a heart, the Mediterranean Diet must be good for everybody!

Proven Health Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet



Number 3: Counting Calories, Etc. OK!

Yes dieting requires discipline and you have to be diligent in watching what you eat. You might have to count calories. Yeah! It's not like we didn't know that already! But we have to be told because psychologists say humans respond well to clear direction and positive reinforcement in order to push through anything that takes effort. Dieting definitely takes effort! Do you know how to count calories?

Calorie Counting Dos and Donts
 


Number 4: We All Know SOUP is Good Food!

My first year at university, I loved to hang out with my friends and eat pizza. Lots and lots of pizza! Needless to say I packed on the pounds! I had to come up with a meal that nutritious and filling. Did you know that a bowl of soup can do the trick? Especially if it's a detox soup. Here are 4 Detox Soup Recipes that melt belly fat because they boost metabolism.

Four (4) Life-Changing Detox Soup Recipes
 


Number 5: Take It Off and Keep It Off! Here’s  How.

Many of us reach our weight loss goals only to gain back the weight. Why? Because we did not maintain the healthy eating and dieting habits we used to lose the weight. How do we take it off and keep it off? Simple. You should “focus on identifying which foods nourish your body and give you the proper fuel you need to live a great life”.

How to Eat Better and Master Your Nutrition 


Hope you found this content useful.

Friday, January 22, 2021

Homemade Soups: Prawn Coconut Soup

Prawn Coconut Soup

Ingredients for Prawn Coconut Soup:

  • Shrimps - 1/4 Kg chopped
  • Yam - 1 cup
  • White Pumpkin - 1 cup chopped
  • Beans - 1/2 cup chopped
  • Peas - 1/2 cup
  • Cucumber - 1/2 cup
  • Drum Stick - 1/2 cup
  • Coconuts - 1 shell
  • Corn Flour - 1 tablespoon
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Peppercorns - 2 teaspoon
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Ginger - 1 Inch size piece
  • Green chilies - 4 no's
  • Oil - 2 tablespoon
  • Salt to taste

Method for Prawn Coconut Soup:

Step-01: Boil the vegetables till soft, chop shrimps.

Step-02: Extract milk from the coconut.

Step-03: Grind peppercorns, green chilies, cumin, and turmeric to paste.

Step-04: Heat oil in a pan and add paste, shrimps and fry for a minute.

Step-05: Add coconut milk and simmer cook for about 15 minutes.

Step-06: Make a lump-free mixture of corn-flour and water, and then add it to the soup.

Step-07: Once the corn mix blends well, the Prawn Coconut Soup is ready, Serve hot.


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Soup recipe from Homemade25 Soup Recipes for Nutrition and Health Benefits. Be a part of the healthy eating family at viaindiankitchen.com


More Prawn Soup Recipes






Friday, January 15, 2021

Homemade Soups: Not Peas and Carrots. Pea or Carrot

Green Peas Soup

Ingredients for Green Peas Soup:

  • Green Peas - 2 cup

  • Cabbage - 1/2 cup chopped

  • Carrot - ½ cup grated

  • Ajinomoto - 1/8 teaspoon

  • Sugar – 1/2 teaspoon

  • Black Pepper Powder - 1/2 teaspoon

  • Soya sauce - 1 teaspoon

  • Corn flour - 3 tablespoon

  • Oil - 2 tablespoon

  • Salt to taste


Method for Green Peas Soup:

Step-01: Boil the peas with water and cook till they become soft, keep aside.

Step-02: Heat oil in a pan and add vegetables and Ajinomoto and fry it on high flame for a minute.

Step-03: Add peas along with water, sugar, black pepper powder, soya sauce salt and stir it well.

Step-04: Mix corn-flour in 1/2 cup of water and add to the above soup and cook it stirring continuously till the soup thickens.


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Carrot Soup


Ingredients for Carrot Soup:
  • Carrots - 1/2 Kg
  • Masoor dal - 2 teaspoon
  • Bay leaf - 2 no's
  • Brown Cardamom - 1 no's
  • Cinnamon - 1 Inch size stick
  • Black pepper - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Onion - 1 no's grated
  • Sugar - 1 teaspoon
  • Milk -1 cup
  • Cheese - 1 cup grated
  • Oil - 1 tablespoon
  • Salt to taste


Method for Carrot Soup:

Step-01: Soak dal in water for two hours and grate the carrots and the cheese meanwhile.

Step-02: Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add bay leaf, cinnamon, and cardamom, and fry.

Step-03: Fry the onions and add dal and carrots along with salt, sugar, and black pepper.

Step-04: Add milk and water together and cover it with the lid, wait for one whistle and then simmer it for 10 minutes.

Step-05: Remove from the flame and keep it aside to cool on room temperature.

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Soup recipe from Homemade25 Soup Recipes for Nutrition and Health Benefits. Be a part of the healthy eating family at viaindiankitchen.com.


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Friday, January 8, 2021

Homemade Soups: Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup

You probably already know there are all kinds of recipe variations for chicken soup. Perhaps this is another recipe to add to your collection.

Ingredients for Chicken Soup:

  • Chicken legs - 4 no's

  • Butter - 1 tablespoon

  • Black Pepper Powder - 1/2 teaspoon

  • Ginger paste - 1/4 teaspoon

  • Garlic paste - 1/4 teaspoon

  • Aniseeds - 1/4 teaspoon

  • Curry leaves - A few

  • Corn flour- 2 tablespoon

  • Turmeric powder - A pinch

  • Salt to taste


Method for Chicken Soup:

Step-01: Heat butter in a pressure cooker, add aniseeds.

Step-02: Add chicken, ginger-garlic paste, curry leaves, and turmeric powder.

Step-03: Cook for 5 minutes, then add pepper powder and salt and cook for 5 mins.

Step-04: Add sufficient water. Pressure cook up to 4 whistles or “til chicken is tender.

Step-05: Mix corn-flour with 1/4 cup of water and add to the liquid into the cooker.

Step-06: Cook for 5 minutes or until thickens and serve hot.


Though not listed in the ingredients, Food Ways suggests adding carrots, potatoes, onions, and bell peppers, to make it heartier. Enjoy the chicken soup hot and hopefully it will warm your soul.

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Soup recipe from Homemade25 Soup Recipes for Nutrition and Health Benefits. Be a part of the healthy eating family at viaindiankitchen.com


More Chicken Soup Recipe Variations


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Saturday, January 2, 2021

Homemade Soups: Carrot and Mushroom Soup

Carrot and Mushroom Soup

Ingredients for Carrot and Mushroom Soup:

  • Carrot - 1 cup

  • Mushroom - 1 cup

  • Onion - 1 no.

  • Oil - 1 tablespoon

  • Black Pepper - 1/2 teaspoon

  • Salt to taste


Method for Carrot and Mushroom Soup:

Step-01: Slice the vegetables.

Step-02: Sauté carrot and onion.

Step-03: Add mushroom, water, salt.

Step-04: Boil till vegetables are tender.

Step-05: Add black pepper powder and serve hot.


Enjoy Carrot and Mushroom Soup hot. 


♦♦  Soup recipe from Homemade25 Soup Recipes for Nutrition and Health Benefits. Be a part of the healthy eating family at viaindiankitchen.com.


Fresh ingredients make the best soups.



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