Just Soup (& sandwiches & salads) / Solo Sopa

Italian food is one of the world's most popular cuisines. What's not to love? It seems like everyone loves Italian food, and most of us have a favorite Italian dish (or two!). Whether you love

How to make dashi, a fundamental Japanese soup stock.

Miso soup is a staple of Japanese cuisine. This recipe is a simplified version of the classic soup and is perfect for vegetarians and vegans.

Make this classic, everyday Mexican comfort food soup—small pasta in a fragrant tomatoey broth—to feed body and soul with our easy, authentic recipe.

This simple and flavorful toasted pasta soup has the right balance of fresh vegetables, herbs, and toasted pasta, and is ready in 45 minutes. Perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Ham and melty cheese sandwiched between two slices of thick toasty bread, topped with cheese sauce and a runny egg. Croque Madame might sound fancy, but it's super easy (and SO damn tasty). Click https://glnk.io/9l5y/brian-lagerstrom for 50% off your first month subscription of Beam and 20% off all following months. ☕Like this content and want to show support? Consider buying me a "coffee" here: https://ko-fi.com/brianlagerstrom 📸INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/brian_lagerstrom 🔪MY GEAR: BOOS BLOCK CUTTING BOARD: https://amzn.to/341OgnD 12" STAINLESS FRYING PAN: https://amzn.to/3SymAP0 2QT SAUCE PAN: https://amzn.to/3dF5Erk ESCALI DIGITAL SCALE: https://amzn.to/30bNZO3 HALF SHEET PAN + RACK: https://amzn.to/34v7CSC 6.75qt LE CREUSET DUTCH OVEN: https://amzn.to/39o1VK7 12" CAST IRON SKILLET: https://kohls.sjv.io/P0N5ze QUARTER SHEET PAN + RACK: https://amzn.to/3jqDGgx MY FAV STAINLESS BOWL: https://amzn.to/36j8SL6 Want to make your own bread? Check out THIS VIDEO for my recipe: https://youtu.be/-hCYXJHYCW8 -- RECIPE -- MORNAY ▪30g or 2Tbsp butter ▪10g or 1.25Tbsp ap flour ▪240g or 1c milk ▪60g ½-2/3c cave aged gruyere, shredded ▪30g or 1/3c aged parm, ground ▪5g or 1tsp salt ▪Pinch white pepper ▪1/4tsp grated nutmeg (just a few grates) Heat small sauce pan over med. Melt butter then add flour. Stir to combine and cook for about 1min. Add milk. Bring to simmer and reduce heat to low. Add cheeses and stir to melt. Remove from heat & stir in salt, white pepper, & nutmeg. Warm and stir over low heat to loosen before use. CROQUE MADAME ▪Mornay sauce (see recipe above) ▪40-50g or 3-4tbsp Butter ▪Very thinly sliced black forest ham (4 pieces per sandwich) ▪2 slices unaged gruyere (per sandwich) ▪Salt ▪Chives, minced ▪Black pepper Cut bread into ¾”/2cm slices (or buy texas toast style pre-sliced). Preheat large saute pan over medium heat and another nonstick pan over med-low. Preheat oven to 375F/190C. Add 3-4Tbsp butter to the nonstick pan to melt. Brush to coat both sides of bread slices. Then transfer bread into preheat saute pan to toast for 1min - press down with a spatula for max contact. Flip to second side and add 2 slices of ham on each piece of toast, top the ham with a piece of gruyere on each piece of toast. While second side toasts, add egg into nonstick that your melted butter was in (over med heat) and season with pinch of salt. Cook for 20-30sec then load nonstick egg pan and the saute pan with toast into preheated oven for about 1 min. Egg is done when white is set and yolk is still gooey. Toast is finished when cheese is fully melted. Combine melty sides of toast (cheese in the middle). Top with warm mornay sauce, the cooked egg, and garnish with minced chives and black pepper. 🎧MUSIC: EPIDEMIC SOUND. Free trial available at: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/ccpjb3 #croquemadame #brunch #mornay CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:18 Making the mornay sauce 2:40 Bread 3:49 Cooking the madame 4:38 Beam dream (ad) 5:41 Finishing the sandwich 8:40 Let’s eat this thing **DISCLAIMER: Some links in this description may be affiliate links. If you buy any of these products using these links I'll receive a small commission at no added cost to you. All links are to products that I actually use or recommend. Thank you in advance for your support!

A hearty bean and chicken stew flavored with chorizo and chipotle chilies. It takes a little time for the flavors to come together, but the process is easy and the results are worth the wait.

This Tuscan-style pasta e fagioli soup is all about the beans, which are cooked to creamy, tender, and plump perfection.

Irish beef stew made with Guinness is a pub classic, but the truth is that Guinness loses a lot of its already-mild roasted flavor during the time it takes to cook a stew. This version fixes that by reinforcing the beer's flavors.

In winter, the best goulash is the rich, hearty Hungarian-American version, made with big chunks of beef, carrots, and potatoes in a stew with plenty of great paprika.

This chicken salad spread is a basic recipe that allows for adding a variety of flavors and textures. It has a finer consistency than chicken salad.

A hearty Thai pork belly and egg stew that's flavored with five-spice powder, star anise, cinnamon, and a paste made from coriander roots, garlic, and salt.

Minestrone is a hearty, easy, delicious meal that you can make with a couple of pantry staples and whatever fresh vegetables you happen to have on hand. It's really more of a process than a fixed recipe.

This Nicaraguan version of chicken soup has tender corn masa–based chicken dumplings infused with culantro and mint.

Classic hearty comfort food with tender chicken & fluffy homemade dumplings in aromatic chicken broth. Satisfying all-time family favorite!

This esquites recipe offers all the delights of Mexican street corn (elotes) in salad form, and you don't even have to fire up the grill to make it.

A quick and soothing soup with egg whites and ground meat, flavored with cilantro and soy. A Chinese classic.

This potato and sausage soup is similar to the great tasting Toscana soup served at the Olive Garden. Add a salad and crusty rolls for a delicious meal.

The most flavorful butternut squash soup, made by roasting the squash until it's deeply browned and caramelized.

Mushrooms are sautéed until deeply golden brown and paired with hearty kale leaves and a nutty sherry vinegar dressing. It's an easy vegetarian meal in a bowl.

Today we're making the most delicious and easy Tuscan white bean soup. It's loaded with roasted garlic and rosemary flavor and is simmered until creamy. I hope you enjoy this easy soup recipe! SUPPORT ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/sipandfeast MY AMAZON STORE (This is an affiliate link) https://www.amazon.com/shop/sipandfeast ****PRINT RECIPE WITH INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCESS SHOTS**** TUSCAN WHITE BEAN SOUP PRINT RECIPE: https://www.sipandfeast.com/tuscan-white-bean-soup/ INGREDIENTS WITH GRAM AMOUNTS ¼ (54 grams) cup extra virgin olive oil 4 (112 grams) ounces pancetta - diced 1 large onion - diced 4 ribs celery - diced 3 medium carrots - diced ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 pound (454 grams) dried cannellini beans soaked overnight, or 3 16-ounce cans 6 cups (1440 grams) low sodium chicken stock plus more for thinning 1 head garlic roasted 3 sprigs rosemary 1 small Parmigiano Reggiano rind (optional) 1 large bay leaf salt and pepper to taste FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sipandfeast/ Disclosure: I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Our Caesar salad takes the best from Julia Child's and Caesar Cardini's recipes: crisp inner romaine leaves, crunchy croutons, and a little or a lot of anchovy, as you like, all tossed together in a creamy dressing.

The sous-vide cooker is the best way to guarantee the juiciest, tenderest, most flavor-packed chicken salad. Adding aromatics directly to the cooking bag guarantees more flavorful results.

Salty, spiced potato patties inspired by the iconic Punjabi Deli in the East Village of New York City.

One thing you'll quickly notice about Sichuan cuisine beyond the spicy stuff, is their love of fresh, crunchy pickles. No meal is complete without a dish of cold, vinegary vegetables, whether it's turnip, cabbage, peanuts, or cucumbers. Think of them as a palate cleanser between bites of the heavier stuff. Sichuan-style smashed cucumbers are the simplest example of one of these dishes, and coincidentally my favorite one.

Traditionally Coq au Vin was made with a rooster or old cockerel but as you can see in this recipe, good meaty chicken works well.

Here's a recipe for Ethiopian doro wat, the most popular African dish in the world. It's a sweet and spicy onion based chicken stew.

Peanut butter soup, Ghana's most famous soup, is a variant of groundnut soup, with peanut butter serving as an easily accessible substitution.

This Chinese vegetarian hot and sour soup recipe is a light meal or accompaniment that can be enjoyed at any time of day.

How to make chochoyotes, little hand-formed disks of masa that thicken any soup or broth they're cooked in.