Tag Archives: warm

Lasagne of Emilia-Romagna: March Daring Bakers

Aren’t we lucky? Mmmmm. Lasagne for a Daring Bakers Challenge?? Um, thank you!! I’ve made lasagne, I’ve even made pasta before but, as all of the Daring Bakers challenges, I try to follow the recipe given. …And  I did, until I got to the ragu. The veal and pork is out in this house, but...

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Roasted Red Pepper Soup

Needless to say we all like soup in this house. Nothing beats a warm bowl on a cold day. Well, maybe that warm bowl with some of that fresh bread I’ve finally been able to be baking… Red peppers, to me, are one of those amazing vegetables. You see, I absolutely, without a doubt hate...

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Potato Leek Soup

It’s unseasonably warm but damp today. Crazily enough, once winter takes it’s hold, at least for me, I just wish it would put us into it’s full throws. Cold, crisp, freeze your the inside of your nose, crunchy snow kind of winter. I find it a little easier warming up from the cold rather than...

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Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup

VEGAN CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP 2 Tbsp oil 1 Onion diced (red if you can) 3 Cloves of garlic, minced 3/4 C Dried porcini or shitake mushrooms 4 C Sliced mushrooms – white, porcini, portabello, shitaki approx. 2 medium portabellos and 6 cremini. (the earthier the mushroom the richer the flavor) 3T Cognac (optional) 1...

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