Are there any fans of lasagna out here? I assume there are quite a lot of people in the world that looove lasagna. I am one of them, of course! A big piece of lasagna with all those layers, flavorful ragù, béchamel, and loads of melted cheese…. is there anything better? Really… is there?! ;) This Lasagna Soup with Sausage & Spinach is not the real deal but flavorwise very close to the original. An easy soup you can prepare all year round!
We have a children’s story here in Germany called »Suppenkasper« from Heinrich Hoffmann – actually a tragic story about a boy that refuses to eat his soup and dies… classic uplifting German story for toddlers ;P Anyway. If you do not like soup you can be called »Suppenkasper« here in Germany but sometimes as well if you like it a lot. It’s a bit confusing, I know. This Cheesy Soup with Leek & Sausage is for all the »Suppenkasper« out there. The ones that like soup. Thick creamy soup with loads of stuff added ;)
If you are the type of person that does not want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen cooking, something like a simple soup or stew is always a good choice. In a short time, you can prepare a delicious meal with a few simple ingredients that can feed a large family if you want to ;) This Vegan Chickpea & Potato Soup takes about 1 hour until it’s ready on the table, but the majority of that time you don’t have to do anything. You let the soup simmer away and actually do not even have to pay attention to it until it’s done ;)
Kohlrabi is quite popular in Germany, but it’s not growing here all year round. The season for Kohlrabi is through summer until October/November – the rest of the year you can still get it but from countries where it is a bit warmer all year round. My Kohlrabi Veggie Soup here has been waiting a while until being published here on the blog, to be honest. The soup in the pictures has actually been cooked last summer when I had Kohlrabi from our little terrace garden… ;)
I got something for all you kale fans out there. Well… actually there is not that much kale in this Zuppa Toscana, to be honest. It’s actually more like “the green icing on top of the cake”. Yeah, you could say that ;) Anyway – the soup is the perfect meal on a cold winter day to warm you from the inside and give you all the energy (means calories) you need to keep you warm when going outside ;P
When the temperatures go down, the time has come for delicious soups and stews. They are made for colder days. In summer, I try to avoid eating hot soups/stews because they make me sweat. In fall and winter, they are perfect. They warm you from the inside and if you fall into a “food coma” nobody cares. You can just lie down on the sofa and relax ;P
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;)
