I'm a little under the weather this week and one of my all-time favorite "home-healing" meals is this beauty - Egg Flower Soup! I usually just pick up a vat of it at our neighborhood Chinese restaurant, but during "the quarantine times" I thought I'd give home made a try. I've made it a few… Continue reading Egg Flower Soup

Hungarian Mushroom Soup This is one of my all-time favorite recipes for fall! There used to be a vegetarian/vegan restaurant in N. Portland in the 90's called Old Wives Tales - back before they were EVERYWHERE in Portland! They made the most amazing mushroom soup. My friends and I would make the trek weekly from… Continue reading Hungarian Mushroom Soup

I tasted this delicious spring soup several years ago at a wine tasting. I believe they paired it with a Pinot Gris, but I also enjoy it with a local Pinot Rose! I think I embarrassed Paul by sneaking three helpings, but I hadn't tasted these flavors together before. And I think I made a… Continue reading Carrot Curry Coconut Soup

Creamy, bacony, salty, potatoy.. heaven! So in 2020 there was some weird thing where we all had to stay away from each other, right? Well that was really fun except that we got really bored after a while and I had the genius idea to do some crabbing! But it was May and the crabbing… Continue reading Mo’s Clam Chowder

I don't always make bean soup, but I keep acquiring dried beans, so I decided to prioritize them this year.  You can grow beans that are specifically for drying and shelling, or just let your regular beans grow out. These particular beans were salvaged from a row of Kentucky Blue green beans I let go… Continue reading White Bean and Bacon Soup

For the life of me I can't remember where I picked up this recipe.  The only thing I remember is being MEZMORIZED by the aroma of simmering onion, celery, and fresh thyme... Most soups call for the mire poix to be onions, celery, and carrots, but this  one with it's savory thyme is a lovely… Continue reading Potato Corn Chowder