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SouperChef Special | French Ratatouille Vegetarian | Contains Dairy | Gluten-free | Egg-Free Yes, the vegetable stew made famous by the movie “Ratatouille”. When I first made this stew two years before the movie was released, the name was hard to pronounce and we had to put its pronounciation next to the name for our staff […]

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SouperChef Special | Spicy Salmon Miso Jjigae Salmon | Dairy-free | Gluten-free | Spicy (May contain fine fish bones) I am a huge fan of soups in particular Korean and Japanese ones. The spicy salmon miso jjigae is a Nabe X Jjigae, inspired by the very famous Ishikari from Hokkaido and the unforgettable Haemultang from Jeju […]

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SouperChef Special | Chicken Broccoli with Red Rice Stew Chicken | Gluten-free | Dairy-free | Egg-free The inspiration for chicken broccoli with red rice stew comes from a frequently cooked dish during my University days: Stir fried broccoli with chicken, mushroom and tomatoes served over rice. It was a one-dish meal but it provided a lot […]

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SouperChef Special | Beef Bourguignon (Beef/Gluten-Free/Egg-Free/Dairy-Free) Julie & Julia Julie & Julia is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, and Chris Messina. The film contrasts the life of chef Julia Child in the early years of her culinary career with the life of […]

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SouperChef Special | Prawn Bitsque (Seafood/Gluten-Free/Egg-Free/Contains Dairy) Meaning of Bitsque Every year, when we make this soup, we always have kind souls writing to me, informing me that we have accidentally spelled Bisque wrongly. I had to reply clarifying that our version is meant to be Bitsque, a bisque with bits. We wanted to make our bisque a […]

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Home for Christmas What‘s your favourite Christmas memory? For me, it’s the family gathering in thanksgiving for the reason for the season. It’s cosy, crazy times at home with my loved ones. It’s decking our long dining wooden table in our own familiar ways, the napkins and cutlery quirkily out of place. It’s seeing my […]

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My Souperinspiration:  French Ratatouille French Ratatouille and its origin A really good ratatouille is not one of the quicker dishes to make, as each element is cooked separately before it is arranged in the casserole to partake of a brief communal simmer,” Julia Child writes in her preface to her 1961 Mastering the Art of […]

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My souperinspiration: Irish Beef Stew with Stout St Patrick’s Day Where is the pot of gold? At the end of the rainbow and with the help of some shamrock! Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick  is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. […]

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My souperinspiration: Chicken Broccoli with Red Rice Stew The inspiration for chicken broccoli with red rice stew comes from a frequently cooked dish during my University days: Stir fried broccoli with chicken, mushroom and tomatoes served over rice. It was a one-dish meal but it provided a lot of sustenance and comfort. Most importantly, it […]

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My souperinspiration: Spicy Salmon Miso Jjigae I am a huge fan of soups in particular Korean and Japanese ones. The spicy salmon miso jjigae is a Nabe X Jjigae, inspired by the very famous Ishikari from Hokkaido and the unforgettable Haemultang from Jeju island. Hokkaido Ishikari From the freshest catch of the sea to the vast […]

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My souperinspiration: Beef Bourguignon Julie & Julia Julie & Julia is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, and Chris Messina. The film contrasts the life of chef Julia Child in the early years of her culinary career with the life of young New […]

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My souperinspiration: Prawn Bitsque Meaning of Bitsque Every year, when we make this soup, we always have kind souls writing to me, informing me that we have accidentally spelled Bisque wrongly. I had to reply clarifying that our version is meant to be Bitsque, a bisque with bits. We wanted to make our bisque a little different, […]

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