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    Beer and onion soup

    Beer and onion soup

    Serves 6 to 8 • 3 lbs. onions (8 to 10 medium-sized) • 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced • ¾ cup butter • 2 cups Vegetable Broth I or II • 2½ cups dark beer or stout • 1¼ cups cream • 2 tsp. salt • 2 tsp. paprika • dash of Tabasco sauce • fresh-ground black pepper to taste...
    Dutch cheese and potato soup

    Dutch cheese and potato soup

    Serves 6 • 5 to 6 russet potatoes • 5 Tbs. butter • 2 large yellow onions • 2 bay leaves • 1 tsp. dill seeds, crushed in a mortar • 2 Tbs. flour • 2 cups milk • 6 oz. Gouda cheese, grated • 1 Tbs. paprika • 1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce • salt • fresh-ground black...
    Split pea soup

    Split pea soup

    Serves 6 to 8 • 1 lb. green split peas • 3 qts. water • 1½ tsp. salt • 2½ Tbs. butter • 1½ cups finely chopped carrots • 1 cup finely chopped sweet potato • 1 cup finely chopped onions • ½ cup finely chopped celery • ½ to ¾ tsp. ground marjoram • 1 tsp. dried basil •...
    Garlic soup (sopa de ajo)

    Garlic soup (sopa de ajo)

    per serving • 4 small cloves garlic • 1 Tbs. olive oil • 1 tsp. paprika • ½ tsp. salt • 1½ to 2 cups hot water • dash of Tabasco sauce (optional) • dash of Worcestershire sauce (optional) • approximately1½-inch-thick slice dry French bread • 1 egg 1. Peel the cloves...
    Pasta e fagioli

    Pasta e fagioli

    Serves 6 to 8 • 1½ cups dried red kidney beans, washed • 2 qts. water • 2 large carrots, scraped and chopped • 1 large onion, chopped • 1 large stalk celery, thinly sliced • 1 bay leaf • large pinch of basil • pinch of rosemary, crushed • 4 cloves garlic, thinly...