Nosh: Soups

Tom Yam: ต้มยำ

With the weather being fantastically beautiful in Germany, it's hard to think about soup. Especially one that makes you sweat! But I can't pass up giving you this recipe that I learned at the Thai Farm Cooking School in...

Pea soup with crispy chorizo

This soup has wonderful contrasts within it: against the backdrop of the sweet, smooth, and creamy peas rests the crisp, salty, and spicy chorizo. Top with a drizzle of silky extra-virgin olive oil for a final, fruity note. Use...

leek me baby soup

Many times during this month I've woken up and wondered, "Is this August or October?" A quick check confirms it is indeed August, though you'd never guess it when you step outside. Rainy (does Germany have a monsoon season...

Potage St. Cloud (and more)

It just sounds wonderful, doesn't it? The name alone drew me in, left me conjuring images of sunny countryside, alpine peaks poking through puffs of white, mirrored in a glinting river. Of course this isn't the reality but it's...

Cooking in Munich

I haven't been posting due to Internet issues ... but that doesn't mean I haven't been cooking! You'd be surprised at what I've made in this unbearably small hallway of a kitchen. [Work-related issues bring us to Munich for three...