The first time I tried this creamy mushroom soup, I boiled the mushrooms too long, and it turned out a suspicious gray, pretty bland. Since then, I've adjusted the recipe, even made a few mistakes...
Today I took some forgotten chicken parts and wings out of the freezer because my mom kept asking me not to throw them away, saying they would be great for a soup, so I finally got to it. I once made...
About two years ago, one evening when I was just wandering around the kitchen and didn't feel like cooking anything complicated, I found some roasted red bell peppers left over from a salad and about...
I always chuckle when I think about the first time I made this soup – all the meat stuck to the pot, and I couldn’t find the peas, so I threw in some frozen ones, half still frozen. What a mess!...
I never forget how, during my first attempt, I left the fish heads on the stove and almost turned them into cat toys – I woke up to a kitchen full of steam and, obviously, pots that smelled like…...
I will never forget the first time I made this soup: I was sure I would ruin it because I thought it would turn out either too thick or too watery, and everyone has funny stories about cream soups,...
I came across this orange pumpkin sitting on the table for about two weeks, and I kept tripping over it. I swear the first time I tried to make cream soup, I forgot the salt and it was awful, like...
I can never stick to my shopping list, so I often end up coming home with half a broccoli, using only the florets for some side dish or stir-fry, while the stalk gets forgotten in the fridge. The...
The first time I made it, it was on a whim because I had a bag of frozen Mexican vegetables left in the freezer, I can't remember from what (I think I wanted to make a quick side dish for a steak and...
I can't forget the first time I tried making meatball soup on my own, with no one around to tell me what to do. I put in meatballs that were so big they remained raw in the middle, and the soup...
The first time I tried making this soup, I forgot the beans on the stove and stepped out of the kitchen to check something on the balcony. When I came back, they were almost stuck to the bottom of...
I remember that the first time I tried to make this soup, I completely forgot about the semolina in the cupboard and only added flour. Obviously, nothing came out with any structure—just some...