4 favorite coconut soup Recipes

oil, stalk lemongrass (remove outer sheath and finely mince the bottom 3 inches of the stalk), fresh ginger (peel and finely mince), garlic, finely minced, onion, sliced vertically to form thin strips, thai red curry paste (i use maesri brand), tom kha paste or 2 tbsp tom yum paste, chicken stock, fish sauce, sugar, unsweetened coconut milk, red pepper flakes, asian chili sauce (i use sriracha brand), boneless skinless chicken breast, sliced into thin strips, fresh mushrooms, sliced, tomato, chopped, fresh baby corn, about (i buy this at trader joe s), fresh lime juice, cilantro leaf (to garnish )

red lentils, well washed, olive oil, onions, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, turmeric, cumin seeds, salt, cracked black peppercorns, tomatoes , including juice, carrots, peeled, fresh lemon juice, vegetable broth or 6 cups chicken broth, light coconut milk, your favorite hot sauce, chopped cilantro (to garnish )

water, honey, star anise, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, split, zest of 1/2 lime, zest of 1/2 orange, stalk lemongrass, trimmed and roughly chopped, mint leaves, chopped, mango, diced, pineapple, diced, blood (or navel ) orange fillets, mamey sapote, diced, charentais (or other favorite ) melon, diced, lychees, peeled (substitute as desired), grapes, sliced in half, coconut meat, thinly sliced, toasted and broken into bitesized pieces, passion fruit , cut in half crosswise, very ripe finger bananas , (or quartered regular bananas), sliced in half, lengthwise, star fruit, sliced into 1/4-inch thick slices