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Butternut Squash Soup with Sage is made with roasted caramelized squash, sage fried in a pan, leeks and fresh cream to finish it up. Plus, some extra “chef’s secrets” to bring your soup from boring to exquisite. There are millions of butternut squash soups out there, but believe me… this one is far from the “everyday life” soup. For starters, Butternut Squash Soup with Sage is under ten ingredients, so a fast and easy one. Plus, no need for thickeners, or extra broth, the butternut squash takes care of all that with the help of some lovely leeks. Tricks for a Top Soup Here are a few secret tricks for you to upgrade your soups. Follow those few easy steps to bring any soup to another level. The roasting needs to be well done; the main veggie needs a bit of Maillard (browning) reaction to give its caramelized flavour, so wait til the squash gets…

Light Mini Filo Quiches are fun and easy! Made with eggs, leeks and Gruyere cheese and to make them extra crispy a shell of filo/phyllo pastry. Mini Filo Quiches is my take on the northern France dish called Flamiche. The traditional recipe is a kind of quiche filled with leeks, cream and a touch of cheese. You can prepare them in advance for a picnic, party or snack. On top of that, so polyvalent, you can have them for breakfast, lunch or dinner. They always fit right in, on the go or at the table served with a nice green salad and Riesling. These little bites are quite adaptable. The Flamiche usually uses a lot of cream, for this skinny version, I’ve done a velouté instead to lower the calorie intake. Also, I’ve used my favourite trick to bring down the calories; I’ve used phyllo lightly sprayed with olive oil instead of…

An extra vivid Green Asparagus Soup to start spring on the right foot. A simple soup made of asparagus, cream, broth, leeks and a topping of crunchy cured ham. Asparagus is the spring vegetable by excellence, although it became an all-year-long available veggie with globalization. A favourite of many, this long vegetable comes in many colours and forms, whether green, white or even purple. These veggies are simply irresistible. The white ones were collected before they could even reach the sun. The most common one, the green, is enjoyable in millions of ways, whether grilled, boiled or fried. In this case, in a Green Asparagus Soup! No Thickeners This soup is unctuous, as long as you don’t add too much broth or water. There are no thickeners, potatoes, eggs, or added starch; it’s simply plenty of asparagus. I’ve used chicken broth with it, but it could simply be water or vegetable broth.…

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