Soup

Hearty Pea Potato and Ham Soup

by Paris B on November 3, 2008

in Easy Recipes, Light Meal, Non-Halal, Western

I had some lovely pea soup at a restaurant recently and wanted to duplicate it at home. In my mind, I guessed the mechanics of making pea soup, but I’d never done it before so it would be a nice challenge to my skills I went home and checked and found a can of tinned [...]

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Old Cucumber Soup (Lou Wong Kwa) with Red Dates

by Paris B on September 15, 2008

in Boil, Easy Recipes, Non-Halal

I love my soups and soups always make a useful addition to a meal or can even form a meal in itself. Besides many Chinese soups have health benefits too like the old cucumber. The old cucumber or old yellow cucumber (Lou Wong Kwa – cantonese) is said to be “cooling” and beneficial for health. [...]

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Nutritous Burdock and Carrot Herbal Soup

by Paris B on August 22, 2008

in Boil, Chinese, Easy Recipes, Light Meal, Non-Halal, Pork, Soup, Vegetables

I browsed through a magazine at Borders last week, that featured burdock and carrot in a soup. I’d never thought of this combination before, so I decided to try it! Its really really easy which suits me quite well. Burdock is an edible root that the Chinese will know as “wai san”. I always have [...]

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