Courgette soup with Parmesan croutons

I’m spending to much time in the kitchen again, maybe you can guess what time of the year it is….it’s my study week. Next week I have, what hopefully will be, one of my last exams for the history studies. The weather is like it should be in a study week, stormy so I’m not [...]

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Red Lentil Soup

some ingredients red lentil soup Lentils are among the healthiest foods, partly because they contain plenty of protein and other goods. They are among the earliest food cultivated in the Near East (those facts are candy to me as a history student) They are eaten in many parts of the world in many different ways [...]

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Carrot soup, stock and leftovers

I have something against throwing away leftovers, peels or anything else I can still see use for. Maybe it is because I grew up in the country where we never threw anything away; peels leftovers or overdue ingredients were fed to the chicken and rabbits. So when I first moved into a small apartment with [...]

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Pumpkin Soup

If I have to name one good side about the fact that fall has arrived, it’s pumpkin time again. Grilled and roasted, salads, couscous, cakes and soups! I like to use the butternut squash, it’s that pear shaped pumpkin with a light orange skin. The meat is compact, without the threads you would find in [...]

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