After months of planning, Chez Panisse alumni Sam White, Jerry Jaksich and Rayneil De Guzman officially opened the doors of Ramen Shop in Rockridge tonight.
Recipe for a healthy butternut squash soup that is comforting, nourishing, zero-guilt goodness. Only 3 main ingredients needed.
Inspiration strikes, and an easy, warming Sweet Potato-Coconut Soup (with vegan option) is the result.
Elaine Wu visits a few Bay Area spots where you can find three distinctly different versions of authentic Japanese soup noodles, and finds out why ramen is Japan’s favorite comfort food.
A favorite soup for everyone is ramen. Yummy broth, chewy noodles, and a medley of toppings. It doesn’t get much better than that.
Unfortunately traditional ramen is not vegan; the broth contains fish (bonito), pork, and sometimes chicken, and the noodles contain eggs. So the option of going to a Japanese restaurant is out. But no need to fret! You can make easy and delicious vegan ramen at home with just a few tweaks.
Sniffling? Sneezing? Then it’s time to make a big batch of this Thai-inspired, sinus-clearing, guaranteed-to-warm-you soup.
If you’re looking for lighter soup that’s nourishing and easy to digest, you might consider having a big bowl of miso soup. Miso is comfort food with a little international flair.
This recipe for Black Bean Soup + Cilantro-Lime Yogurt Crema is hearty, creamy, satisfying, chock full of vegetables and not an ounce of guilt. Stay on the healthy eating wagon without being miserable.
Congee is a creamy rice porridge that’s a staple in Asian cultures. Consisting of rice that’s been slowly cooked down to the point that the starches disintegrate, congee is warm, comforting, and easy to digest.
Thanksgiving is over, and now, in just a few days, Chanukah will be upon us. To go with your latkes, Stephanie Rosenbaum offers up her recipe for healthy, delicious winter borscht.
The autumn harvest is here, brilliant with salads laced with pomegranates and red Starkrimson pears, poached quinces, shredded Brussels sprouts sauteed with pancetta. And chestnuts, lovely, shiny brown chestnuts, here roasted and pureed into a rich and elegant soup, perfect for starting any holiday meal.
Velvety roasted butternut squash soup seasoned with brown butter, with a piece of black sticky gingerbread floating on top.
When I’m weary and sick I want chicken soup. I don’t care if it’s fancy. Heirloom turnips and herb pistous are not necessary. Just chicken soup, please — nice and brothy with big chunks of chicken and minimal vegetables. Rice, pasta or matzo balls are all fine as long as the soup is homemade.
Things don’t always fall apart. The process of creating something so simple and easy might have been unnecessarily tortured and chaotic, but the result, blessedly, was pure and refined, even serene — swirling green peace in the bottom of a soup spoon.
Heading off to a 4th of July barbecue? Make your hosts (and their guests) happy: bring gazpacho! And not just any old gazpacho, but a luscious version that adds ripe summer strawberries for that perfect balance of tangy and sweet.
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