Here's a nice vegetable heavy soup featuring chickpeas or other beans and some form of greens - kale, spinach, collards, Swiss chard....whatever you have really. Leave out the bacon or pancetta to make it truly vegetarian. Spring seems to be delayed with a snowstorm in May, so I decided to see what was in the … Continue reading Using Beans and Greens in Soup
Kale soup, or Caldo Verde, comes from northern Portugal. It's a perfect fall soup, filled with healthy vegetables and sausage. There are many variations, with and without potatoes, Linguiça (a Portuguese sausage), and different kinds of kale. I have a feeling that once a family recipe is developed it becomes tradition for that family. Autumn … Continue reading How to make an Easy Portuguese Kale Soup