Swedish Pea Soup with Pork (Ärtsoppa)
Yellow split peas simmered soft with onion, thyme and cubes of pork, finished with a spoonful of mustard at the table. One pot, mostly unattended, and it feeds four with leftovers.
Soup
Everything eaten with a spoon that warms from the inside.
French Onion Soup (Soupe à l'Oignon Gratinée)
Onions cooked slowly in butter until deep brown, simmered in beef stock with a splash of wine, and finished under the broiler with a cheese-covered slice of toasted baguette. A classic winter starter for guests, and mostly a matter of patience with a pot of onions.
Finnish Salmon Soup (Lohikeitto)
A creamy soup of salmon, potatoes and dill that comes together in half an hour. It is everyday cooking in Finland, and needs nothing more than a pot, a knife and good fish.