Comments on: Roman Egg-drop Soup – Stracciatella

By: Beaulotus

Beaulotus — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:12:50 +0000

What a lovely post and such a pity that you have lost contact with this Italian family.

This is almost like Chinese egg drop soup. Only we stir in the egg after the broth is off the fire .

By: Amber @ Native Food and Wine

Amber @ Native Food and Wine — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:55:33 +0000

Lovely post. I used to live in Montreal and miss the city very much. I loved going to the Italian markets there. Soup sounds great too!

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:08:38 +0000

My Year on the Grill: Ah yes, the times they have changed. Sometimes for the better, and sometimes, not so much.

Serena: Thanks for visiting, for feturing my recipe, and for giving me some more great ideas for winter soups!

By: Serena @ Seriously Soupy

Serena @ Seriously Soupy — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:29:59 +0000

Thank you for sharing this beautiful story about your childhood and your memories with food. It really shows how what we love to eat stems way back. I love this soup and look forward to testing it out. I also posted it on my site as a part of a weekly soup recipe exchange that I write about-http://seriouslysoupy.blogspot.com/2010/01/soup-recipe-exchange_28.html

Thanks again!
Seriously Soupy Serena

By: My Year on the Grill

My Year on the Grill — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:51:54 +0000

I loved your story… My folks both worked (1962,,, very uncommon), and I also walked home for lunch (a 6 year old… parents would be in jail if that was done now).

Love the soup

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:38:43 +0000

Lululu: It is, and thanks for dropping by to visit!

Vickie: Thanks Vickie! She was quite a woman indeed. Even if she did have plastic covers on the furniture in the “guest” living room

Chris: No, clay hadn’t been invented yet. This was passed down orally. In grunts.

Lea Ann: Well you are braver than I am. The Catholic school teachers scared us all so badly with tales of blindness and mayhem that I don’t think I’d ever even be able to peak at an eclipse!

Marla: Thank you The nutmegs adds just a hint of sweet and woody that is perfect for this soup.

By: marla {Family Fresh Cooking}

marla {Family Fresh Cooking} — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:11:16 +0000

This soup sounds delicious! The addition of nutmeg is very nice. Your story about Mrs. Ciaramellano is very sweet!

By: Lea Ann

Lea Ann — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:55:36 +0000

Ah yes, I most certainly do remember that caper anchovy sauce. I’ve got that bookmarked (along with this recipe) to try one of these days! Thanks Karen

By: Lea Ann

Lea Ann — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:52:24 +0000

What a fabulous post! You’re such a good writer the images were very vivid in my mind. And one time I actually did sneek a one millionth of a second look at a Solar Eclipse and my eyes did not melt out of my head. But my heart was pounding at the risk. I’ve never heard of this bollito de manzo. Can’t wait to click on the link and learn all about it. Thanks for this Karen.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:45:20 +0000

Looks great! Was the recipe written on a clay tablet?