5 ray french soup Recipes

extra virgin olive oil (evoo), unsalted butter, onions, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, finely chopped, salt & freshly ground black pepper, fresh thyme, fresh bay leaves or 1 dried bay leaf, white wine, beef stock, crusty bread , torn into bite-size pieces and toasted, deli-style roast beef, shredded, parmesan cheese (optional) or swiss cheese (optional) or gruyere cheese, grated (optional)

butter, dried thyme, yellow onions, very thinly sliced, fresh bay leaves, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, dry sherry, two 10-oz cans beef consomme, loaves french bread , split horizontally and then halved crosswise to make 4 pieces, shredded gruyere, ripe camembert, sliced, white wine vinegar or white balsamic vinegar, honey or 1 tsp superfine sugar, fresh lemon juice, shallot, grated, dijon mustard, evoo, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, chopped earthy or crisp greens, such as spinach, escarole and romaine hearts

butter, onion, very thinly sliced, ground thyme, salt and freshly ground black pepper, dried porcini mushrooms, dry sherry, white wine, bundle made with fresh flat-leaf parsley, a few sprigs fresh sage and fresh bay leaves, beef stock, thick slices baguette, garlic, peeled and halved, grated gruyere, grated parmigiano-reggiano

extra-virgin olive oil, butter, onions, thinly sliced, salt and freshly ground black pepper, fresh thyme , picked and chopped or poultry seasoning, bay leaf, fresh or dried, dry sherry, beef stock, thick slices crusty bread, toasted, shredded gruyere or swiss cheese