Soup is a food that is made by combining ingredients such as meat, vegetables or legumes in stock or hot water, until the flavor is extracted, forming a broth.Traditionally, soups are classified into two broad groups: clear soups and thick soups. The established French classifications of clear soups are bouillon and consommé. Thick soups are classified depending upon the type of thickening agent used: purées are vegetable soups thickened with starch; bisques are made from puréed shellfish thickened with cream; cream soups are thickened with béchamel sauce; and veloutés are thickened with eggs, butter and cream. Other ingredients commonly used to thicken soups and broths include rice, flour, and grain.One of the first types of soups can be dated to about 6000 B.C. and was made of hippopotamus or the hearts of 5 sparrows. Boiling was not a common cooking technique until the invention of waterproof containers (which probably came in the form of pouches made of clay or animal skin) about 9,000 years ago.

Sometimes nothing beats classic nachos with lots of cheese, spicy peppers and lots of tasty toppings such as homemade guacamole, salsa and sour cream. This kind of food is perfect to serve with buffalo chicken wings, twice-baked potatoes and a nice crisp beer during a game or a movie. Nachos happen to be really simple to make...

Indian Food Korma , tandoori ,Spicy curry , Nawabi , Vindaloo curry Recipes, naan bread @ www.indiacurryrecipes.comTandoori Chicken recipe This is an authentic recipe for Tandoori chicken. Serve with long grain Basmati rice, cucumber salad, grilled veggies, roasted corn on the cob and finish off the meal with Kulfi (Indian ice cream)."

As previously mentioned in this post, Dana McCauley predicts that the next health food trend will be black foods & ingredients. Although far from healthy, I love the unexpected look of the black foods below. From black sea salt to black carrots to black chicken and yes, even black sesame see ice cream - the possibilities are as plentiful as they...

Chef: Niru GuptaIngredients: 250 gm chicken breasts-boneless, cubed 1/2 cup white wine 2 tbsp butter 1 tsp oil 2 tbsp refined flour 1 cup chicken stock salt to taste 1/4 tsp black pepper 1 cup sour cream 200 gm dried noodles 1 tbsp butterMethod: Pierce the chicken pieces with a fork, on all sides and marinate in the wine

Ingredients5 cups turkey stock with pan drippings1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup1 teaspoon poultry seasoning1/2 teaspoon black pepper1 teaspoon seasoned salt1/4 teaspoon garlic powder1 cup milk1/3 cup all-purpose flour