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
Fall is here. At least in Berlin. Temperatures dropped and it finally started to rain. Not sure if I like that. I appreciate the lower temperatures and the foggy mornings, but I do not like the rain and less light during the day… but it also means you can finally cook hearty meals again. Not only salad because it was too hot to do anything else. Time for stews and soups like this Creamy Potato Soup with Spinach, for example. Not yet a super heavy dish but we are getting there ;P
I am not the biggest fan of soups, to be honest. In Germany, we even have a name for people like me based on a fairytale – “Suppenkasper”. The translation would be more or less a “soup clown”. Not very flattering ;P Well… it’s actually only a specific type of soups I don’t like. This delicious Salmorejo Cordobés, a cold Spanish tomato, and bread soup, I love very much. It’s the best thing to make and eat on a hot summer day. So refreshing!
I think everyone is familiar with the term “ramen” these days. Many will probably associate it with the small noodle packages you can find in the supermarket section for convenient foods. Those curly noodles in a block, accompanied by a small packet of spices for the soup. They come in very handy if you are hungry but not willing to put in any effort to make food ;P If you have time and are willing to actually do some work, you can skip the packages and make a delicious Miso Ramen with Chicken Katsu. Better than anything from a package… but I assume you guessed that already ;P
I like a good and simple stew or soup. This Potato Soup with Sausages (Wieners) is one of our favorite dishes in winter. Not everyone likes this dish though. Too basic, boring, and loaded with carbs ;P Well… I could not disagree more. Ok, loads of carbs is true, but definitely not basic nor boring. It has been one of my favorite dishes since my childhood. However, preparing this soup myself… is something “relatively” new for me. I was in my mid-30s when I started making this soup myself ;P
I don’t know how you feel about it but for me, soup needs a lot of “stuff” added to be a “good” soup. A clear soup without any large pieces of veggies, pasta, dumplings, etc. is not doing the trick for me. That’s just hot flavored water. I need something to bite into, otherwise, soup is no fun. This Simple Tortellini Vegetable Soup has it all. Great flavors and a lot of “stuff” added ;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 ;)
