Notes about Recipes in this book

• Roasted carrot, parsnip & garlic soup

  • katiesue28 on January 10, 2024

    A good, virtuous soup. I added a little bit of smoked paprika for umami and some lemon juice for acid.

• Broccoli soup with curried crème fraîche

  • ksg518 on March 16, 2024

    Very nice. The curried creme fraiche is a wonderful addition.

• Caldo verde

  • ksg518 on March 16, 2024

    I've made this a few times. I don't think it's any better or worse than other caldo verde recipes out there but it is a nice soup on a cold night.

• Asparagus bisque with bay scallops, toasted bread crumbs & chives

  • Agaillard on April 28, 2019

    Delicious! Absolutely delicious and very easy to make. I upped the amount of scallops, just because, and robbed them into celery salt and paprika before toasting them, otherwise just followed the recipe. Will definitely make again.

• Creamy smoked trout & cucumber chowder

  • mfranklin125 on March 06, 2017

    This is nice but stock needs a longer time to simmer than given here I think. Or mix with a veggie broth of some sort

• Spicy red lentil soup with butternut squash & cauliflower

  • ksg518 on December 22, 2024

    This was fine but only a repeat if I have the ingredients on hand. It's not spicy in terms of heat and if there is a next time I would up the curry powder. I might also substitute carrots for the butternut squash and shorten the first steps of cooking these briefly to keep them a little firmer. Cool the soup a bit before topping with the yogurt or the yogurt might curdle. Also it's very odd to me that it calls for chicken stock (with a possible substitution of vegetable stock) when the author says in the recipe introduction that she could be a vegetarian if she was limited to only Indian cooking.

• Colorado chicken soup with black beans, corn & pepitas

  • ksg518 on October 21, 2025

    A good solid soup which will go into rotation. Despite calling it Colorado chicken soup, this has strong south of the border flavors with the corn, chilis and beans. I used diced hatch chilis which worked out very well. I didn't care for the pepita topping and ended up skipping that after the first serving.

• Cauliflower soup with crispy chorizo, lime & cilantro

  • Agaillard on November 14, 2018

    Just made this and love the combination of ingredients! I used crispy smoked ham instead of chorizo, and roasted hazelnut instead of breadcrumbs, otherwise followed the recipe exactly. I loved the contrast of the sour cream with the soup, the saltiness of the ham, the limey taste and the hazelnuts. It also looks very good so can be served in a diner party as a starter.

  • mharriman on November 30, 2025

    I had a head of cauliflower and chorizo links in the refrigerator and found this recipe in the EYB Library. It makes a velvety satisfying soup on a cold night. We especially liked the combination of the cauliflower, sour cream, lime zest and sautéed chorizo. A most interesting soup that was unexpectedly delicious. Will repeat.