Month: February 2021

Portuguese Bean Soup

Portuguese Bean Soup

To wrap up this month of soups I am sharing a local Hawaii favorite, Portuguese Bean Soup. Hawaii is a melting pot of cultures and cuisines as a result of families immigrating to the islands to work on the plantations. In addition to several Asian groups like Japanese...

Mini Meatball & Kale Soup

Mini Meatball & Kale Soup

The weather has been cool in Hawaii (my friends in Boston and Nebraska are laughing now because by cool I mean mid-60s) so I am sharing another favorite soup recipe. Filled with mini meatballs, hearty kale, and a healthy sprinkling of Parmesan, this soup makes a...

Sausage, Kale, and Cauliflower Soup

Sausage, Kale, and Cauliflower Soup

It seems I'm on a soup kick right now so let me share another one of our favorites - sausage, kale, and cauliflower soup. We often make a version of Zuppa Toscana, a sausage, kale, and potato soup. Since we love cauliflower so much we decided to try replacing the...

Curried Roasted Kabocha Squash Soup

Curried Roasted Kabocha Squash Soup

Even in Hawaii we enjoy a good bowl of soup. Some of the more popular soups you'll find are ox tail soup and Portuguese bean soup, and, of course, all different varieties of ramen. We recently added a curried kabocha squash soup to our repertoire and we really enjoy...