My blog readers are well aware that I am a big fan of soups. At least once in a couple of weeks I definitely have to make a soup. And, of course, most of the times I have to try a new recipe. Therefore, today I present a Mexican bean soup – Sopa Tarasca. The…
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Pearl Barley Soup / Perlinių kruopų sriuba
I use pearl barley in my kitchen quite rarely (but I should definitely use it more often!), although when I think that it’s time to prepare something from it, the first idea in my head – to make pearl barley soup. My mom cooks this soup at least once a month and she usually makes…
Tomato and White Bean Soup / Pomidorinė baltųjų pupelių sriuba
Autumn lunch can’t be served without a warm, delicious soup. After eating one bowl of soup you immediately feel the warmth spreading all over the body and that pleasant cosiness feeling just gets you instantly 🙂 Especially in autumn we all need that warmth..! Seattle’s weather is already pretty chilly and mornings are getting really…
Castilian Garlic Soup (Sopa de Ajo Castellana) / Ispaniška česnakinė sriuba (Sopa de Ajo Castellana)
What can better warm you up during cold autumn days than a bowl of hot, steaming soup?? I am a big fan of soups, so when the colder season starts (and it has already started a good week ago in Seattle) a bowl of soup often evaporates on my kitchen table. I like the soup…
Easy Mexican Chicken Soup / Lengvai paruošiama meksikietiška vištienos sriuba
Of all the Latin American cuisines, the Mexican cuisine is probably one the richest dishes known for its flavors. In Mexican cuisine you can find not only a plenty of different kind of tacos, enchiladas, fajitas (and so on) recipes, but also the recipes of delicious soups. This Mexican soup is very easy to prepare,…
Cold Beet Soup / Šaltibarščiai
In my blog there was missing a one traditional, Lithuanian recipe – cold beet soup. It is really difficult to imagine summer without this soup in Lithuania. Usually, if you start making cold beet soup it means the summer has come, or the weather is warm enough that your body itself asks for a cold…
Vegetarian Chickpea Soup / Vegetariška avinžirnių sriuba
When I make dishes from chickpeas, I always remember Spain. And the explanation is very simple – in Spanish cuisine there are many different kinds of stews, soups, and salads, where the dominant ingredient is chickpeas. Because I lived in Spain, I had the opportunity to try all kind of meals made from chickpeas and…
Borsch/Barščiai
There is a big diversity of borsch recipes – Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, etc. It could be even said that each Eastern European country has one or more specific ingredients in the borsch recipe, which makes borsch their country soup. In my own kitchen, I usually make borsch with sauerkraut and little pieces of meat, and…
Sorrel Soup with Hard-Boiled Eggs / Rūgštynių sriuba su kietai virtais kiaušiniais
I remember sorrel soup from my childhood – so simple, rustic and very tasty. To make this soup takes very little time, so, for those who are rushing to make lunch or dinner, sorrel soup will be a great option. From time to time I want that taste of sorrel soup, so when I see…
Creamy Celery Soup / Kreminė salierų sriuba
All creamy soup lovers will certainly enjoy this celery soup. Celery gives a very good flavor and aroma in the soup. In addition, celery is extremely useful vegetable for those who want to get rid of some weight and are conscious of their figure, so the soup has many major pluses! The soup is made…