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This is a modified version of Mediterrasian’s Provencal lentil, bacon soup recipe. You can see the original here: http://www.mediterrasian.com/delicious_recipes_lentil_bacon_soup.htm. My version uses 3 slices of bacon (I like bacon), 5 cloves of garlic (I like garlic) and 1 tsp of French Herbs and a bay …
I’ve been making soup lately and I think I’ve finally perfected my chicken soup recipe. I have received independent verification of a high “yum” factor from two separate sources who are not related to me or in any way financially dependent upon me. Of course …
One of my favourite Thai soups is Tom Kha Gai. It’s a mildly spicy soup with coconut milk to add a bit of body and flavour. For this soup I used the Thai Tom Yum Soup spice paste from Asian Home Gourmet. It’s a bit …
I had this amazing soup at Smartmouth Cafe last week with kale and chorizo in it and I decided I had to try making it at home. I picked up some yummy house made Chorizo from The Honest Butcher and set to work looking for …
It’s November and raining in Vancouver…what a surprise. I made Jamie Oliver’s Perfect Roast Chicken the other night and rather than chuck out the carcass I did the Scottish thing – I made soup stock. But then I got lazy. So two days later we …
We are heading into soup weather (also time to clean out the vegetable drawer!). This recipe is cobbled together from half a dozen different recipes I found online and what I had on hand that needed to be cooked. The result was flavourful and spicy. …
Tonight my daughter asked me if we could get carrot soup from Burgoo (a local chain in Vancouver known for their soups and stews). Since it was rainy and I was feeling lazy I said sure. Little did I know they had taken it off …
The wonderful Emma Mileva is the wife of my colleague (the also wonderful) Jordan Milev, Creative Director at Skunkworks Creative Group Inc. Not only is Emma in the middle of finishing her Ph.D in Linguistics at SFU, she is constantly sending Jordan to work with …
You know how left over BBQ steak is hard as a rock? This fixes that. You will need*: 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 large onion rough chopped 3 medium carrots scrubbed and cut in rounds 1 fennel bulb rough chopped 4 cloves garlic minced Handful …