A Conscious Feast by Nicole Aloni

Soup and Stew Recipes

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  Tomato Tips and Summer Harvest Tomato Soup

  This is national Farmers Market Week and what could be more identified with the glories of a summer farmers market than those juicy globes of goodness —vine ripened tomatoes.

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  Slow New Year’s Eve & Sunchoke Soup Recipe

  This is such a simple recipe that I don’t mind going the extra distance to add some or all of the elegant garnishes described below. Fried sage leaves are simple to prepare and really launch the flavor of this soup. Truffle oil is an ingredient I think is worth adding to your larder. Though pricey, it’s used in tiny quantities and adds a complexity to dishes like this soup, a risotto with mushrooms, or pan-roasted fingerling potatoes. Try it on popcorn!

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  Celebrate Winter with a Soup Exchange

  Here is my Christmas present for all of you holiday-harried, over-hooplah’d, package wrappers. This strategy for hosting a no-fuss party and creating a score of meals at the same time comes from my radio co-host, Jamie Peha (TableTalk).

  When the weather turns cold and winter has taken over the neighborhood, a steaming bowl of homemade soup really hits the spot. It’s the perfect solution for those evenings when you just don’t feel like cooking, but still crave something hot and delicious.

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  Organic Mole Poblano-Style Beef Chili

  This is the best barbecue, poker party, all-beef chili ever. The combination of dried chiles gives it a complex rounded flavor. I serve beans, and the other fun garnishes listed below, on the side for guests to add at their own discretion.

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  Sweet Onion Soup

  As the weather starts to cool off, I find that I’m actually delighted at the idea of socks and sweaters and steaming bowls of long-simmered dishes. I came up with this somewhat simplified version of classic French onion soup to satisfy my new found longing for those unctuous, slow cooked flavors.

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  Cantaloupe Curry Soup

  As you can tell if you scroll thorugh my Soup category, I’m a big fan of cold summer soups. Because they’re meant to be served cold, by defintion they’ve been made ahead of time. When I’m entertaining, any time of the year, that’s very appealing. But in the dead of summer, it’s unbeatable for a [...]

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  Tomato Ginger Summer Soup

  Tomato soup is a comfort food classic. In this simple variation, fresh ginger is added to give the soup a little modern pizzazz. Serve this as a satisfying lunch or as the first course of a hearty supper. The soup can be prepared and refrigerated up to 2 days before serving.

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  Cold Curried Crab Soup

  This cold curried soup really makes the best use of our wonderful local Dungeness crab in an unusual preparation that’s ideal for summer. Serve this filling soup for lunch or start with a cold Asian noodle salad and you’ve got a knock-out, easy company supper.

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  Gulf Coast Shrimp and Corn Soup

  A quick and easy supper, this hearty soup has the bright flavors of a dish you’d find for sale under a palapa on the beach in Mazatlan. As an optional garnish, lightly fry strips of corn tortilla to scatter over the top.

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  Paisley-Patterned Summer Soup

  This elegant cold fruit soup is beautiful, all done ahead, and delicious on a warm summer night to precede a simple grilled supper. There just couldn’t be a better use of a wonderful Honey Rock organic cantaloupe or your own crop of strawberries.