Global Table Adventure

Recipe: Green Bean Soup (Bouneschlupp)

January 20, 2012 By Sasha Martin 9 Comments

As a teenager in Luxembourg, I never really thought about high class cuisine. We spent a lot of time over at Quick, the aptly named fast food place. If we weren't there, we were eating a the local pizzeria, bar, or patisserie. It's a shame, really, because the world's first and only female winner of the Bocuse d'Or, a highly competitive culinary competition, is from Luxembourg and has two restaurants right around the corner from where we hung out. Talk about missed opportunities. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe, Luxembourg, Miss Ava's Favorite Recipes, Potatoes, Potluck Friendly, Recipes, Sasha's Favorite Recipes, Soups

Recipe: Lao Rice Noodle Soup (Foe)

November 10, 2011 By Sasha Martin 6 Comments

It's time we take back the expression "Have it your way" from that mega corporate burger joint and put it back where it belongs - into our homes, onto our own homemade-with-love meals. Take this soup from Laos, for example. Traditionally served for breakfast, but great any time of day, Foe is a celebration of individuality, creativity and having it exactly how you want it - without chemicals, junk and gunk. Foe is a rice noodle soup from Laos, typically made with beef, pork or chicken. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia, Gluten Free Adaptable, Laos, Meat, Miss Ava's Favorite Recipes, Pasta, Potluck Friendly, Recipes, Sasha's Favorite Recipes, Soups, Technique Thursday

Recipe: Sweet Pumpkin Porridge with Rice balls & Red beans

October 14, 2011 By Sasha Martin 11 Comments

While I don't typically dive into steaming hot bowls of sweet pumpkin soup, I just might make an exception today. And, if I did, I just might use one of those rice balls as a floaty. No judgments, please. I just like pumpkin a whole lot. The unusual thing about this soup is not how sweet it is, or even the fact that there's rice balls in it (that's not much different than a dumpling) - it's that there's a scoop of sweet red beans lurking at the bottom of the bowl, waiting for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia, Gluten Free Adaptable, Korea, North, Recipes, Soups, Sweets, Vegan, Vegetarian

Recipe: Sweet Coco Pumpkin with Pandan Leaves

October 2, 2011 By Sasha Martin 3 Comments

If you've been to the grocery store lately you've seen it. Mounds and mounds of pumpkins. They're bright fire orange, forest green, haystack yellow, cloud white, and even sorceress gray. Some are bumpy and some are flat out gnarly. They're all saying hello, strutting their stuff, hoping you'll take them home. Every year I take a few more home than the year before. I can't help it. I like the teeny weeny ones best. The kind Ava can practically palm in her small 2 year-old hand. I also like to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gluten Free Adaptable, Kiribati, Oceania, Potluck Friendly, Random Carbs & Grains, Recipes, Soups, Sweets, Vegan, Vegetarian

Recipe: Central Asian Noodle Stew (Lagman Shurpa)

September 15, 2011 By Sasha Martin 8 Comments

Serves 4 Are you in need of some revitalization? A breath of fresh air? Are you worn out, tired, or just plain sad? Are you cold? I'm with you. I'm all of the above. When I feel like this I just don't know what I want. I want everything. And nothing. All at once. I want to sleep. I want to watch movie after movie. I want soup. I want lots and lots of noodles. And then I feel guilty and want some veggies. But not the crunchy, raw kind. Nope, the cozy cooked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia, Kazakhstan, Meat, Miss Ava's Favorite Recipes, Mr. Picky's Favorite Recipes, Pasta, Potluck Friendly, Recipes, Sasha's Favorite Recipes, Soups, Technique Thursday

Recipe: Sweet Rye Bread Soup (chilled)

July 4, 2011 By Sasha Martin 4 Comments

Serves 6 This is the strangest soup I've ever sipped, and I owe it all to Iceland. Actually, "sip" isn't really the right word. It's actually somewhere between chew and sip - this soup is thick and hearty. The sugar and raisins give it a sweet, desserty feel, but - since it is meant to be eaten hot, it feels like wintertime comfort food. Add rhubarb "raisins" if desired. Ingredients: 4 slices light rye bread, chopped (5 cups) 3 slices whole/dark rye bread, chopped (3 cups) 1/2 cup … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe, Iceland, Potluck Friendly, Recipes, Soups, Vegan, Vegetarian

Recipe: Tart Rhubarb Soup (chilled)

July 3, 2011 By Sasha Martin 2 Comments

Serves 2-4 Friends, when rhubarb season calls, you must answer. This cold rhubarb soup from Iceland is like a big sip of sunshine. It tastes like lemonade. It tastes like rhubarb. It tastes like "good." We only have a little more time in rhubarb land until next spring, so hop over to the grocery store and get some! Ingredients: 4 cups chopped rhubarb (cut into 1" pieces) - about 1 bunch 2 cups water 3/4 cup sugar, more as needed 2 tsp lemon juice Method: Rhubarb, rhubarb, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe, Fruit, Gluten Free Adaptable, Iceland, Potluck Friendly, Recipes, Soups, Vegan, Vegetarian

Recipe: Chilled Cherry Soup

June 25, 2011 By Sasha Martin 5 Comments

Serves 2-4 Relaxing has never been so easy. Dive into this cool bowl of deep violet cherry soup and feel the blissful calm of Hungary overtake you. It only takes 12 minutes to make, 10 of which you'll be daydreaming in a lawn chair with your sunglasses on. That's the kind of cooking I can get behind on a hot summer's day. If you can get your hands on fresh tart cherries (a.k.a sour cherries), the soup will be even better. In fact, if you do, you'll be able to float some whole cherries on top … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe, Fruit, Hungary, Potluck Friendly, Recipes, Sasha's Favorite Recipes, Soups, Vegan, Vegetarian