Kid friendly European soups, stews & chilis recipes

Bread Soup

Here is an easy-to-remember recipe for delicious, hearty Tuscan-style bread and vegetable soup. It calls for equal amounts of each vegetable, and…

Tuscan Vegetable Soup - La Ribollita

We made a heaping pot of this up at Heavenly Valley last week when up there for ski week. It was the perfect…

Italian Wedding Soup

This recipe is simple and delicious. Our kids loved the turkey meatballs. It's got a relatively mellow flavor akin to chicken noodle, but a bit…

Scottish Cuisine: Green Peas and mint Soup

I have nurtured a special fondness for Scotland where I stayed many times as far back as in the 1970’s. I’m…

RIBOLLITA ALLA TARTUCA

This is a classic Tuscan soup, which traditionally is made with bread and a lot of vegetables. This delicious soup will warm you up.

Rutabaga Vegetarian Veloute

Easy Vegan Soup

Classic Cioppino

This is a traditional Cioppino base recipe for you to play with. Cioppino is a simple and hearty fish stew originally cooked by Italian fisherman…

Millet Porridge with Pumpkin

Guriev porridge

Poridge has always been a traditional dish in Russia. But perhaps no other porridge is as famous as Guryevskaya. Guryevka porridge is a…

Okroshka

This is traditional russian cold soup, very good in summer and fast cooking.

St. Patrick's Day Beef Stew with Guinness

This is a great Beef Stew adapted from a recipe by Margaret Johnson. We doubled the recipe, used about half…

Cincinnati Goulash

The dish is slightly sweet and well suited to adults and children. It is very easy to make, though it takes a bit of time to cook. The recipe comes…

Bistro Beef Stew

This warm and hearty stew is full of vegetable chunks, and tender beef chunks. Try serving is with warm French or sourdough bread, and a hearty…

Minestrone Romagna Style

This is the way minestrone is made in Romagna. It's not a lot of prep time, but you simmer the soup for a long time until all of the vegetable…

Hungarian Goulash (Gulyasleves)

Great for a cold winter day. Very comforting.