Simple Food. Good Ideas. Great Fun.
Many years ago, a colleague shared a recipe for an easy cheese broccoli soup that used Cheez Whiz. Over the years, I made enough changes to that soup that I realized it is no longer the same recipe. While it no longer is a simple as dumping a few ingredients into a slow cooker and […]
Egg Drop Soup is a family favorite. It was one of the first dishes that we started making at home instead of just ordering when we went out to eat at an Asian restaurant. Actually, my husband was the first one to start making it at home. I knew when he made it a second […]
Originally, I made this soup by just winging the recipe. Granted, it was probably not the smartest idea to throw a new soup together when I was cooking for a community soup lunch. The good news is that it was edible and received compliments. Personally, I enjoyed it so much that I have added it […]
Chicken stew is essentially a cross between chicken soup and chicken gravy. It is a thick, hearty dish that is usually served over or in some type of bread. I really like to serve it in puff pastry shells because I think the shells make a simple, comfort food look like a dish worthy to serve […]
My mom would frequently make creamed turkey after the holidays as a way of using up leftover turkey, but I remember it most from the massive amounts she made for our Girl Scout troop’s fundraising dinners. She was one of the leaders when we spent two years raising money for a trip to England. As […]
I originally developed a quick, short-cut dairy-free cream of mushroom soup just so my husband could eat one of his favorite side dishes, green bean casserole. It is almost the same as my dairy-free condensed soup alternative, just with a few changes. My daughter also really likes green bean casserole, so I had her taste test […]
My husband is kind of obsessed with cold dessert soups. It is really ironic because most are made with dairy, and he is allergic to dairy. Recently, he insisted on adapting the Strawberry Soup recipe and making blueberry soup for the community free lunch soup at our church. With my daughter as his taste tester, […]
My paternal grandmother used to make oxtail soup. When I was 6 or 7 years old I remember thinking that her “oxtail soup” must be just another name for beef vegetable soup because no one had oxen anymore. Afterall, I had seen old pictures of my maternal grandfather with his oxen pulling trees that had been […]
Today’s post is brought to you by my husband. He loves French onion soup and has had time recently to play around with making it in a slow cooker. His biggest lesson learned about making any kind of French onion soup is to TASTE EACH OF THE ONIONS YOU USE IN THE SOUP TO MAKE […]
There is something wonderfully comforting about a bowl of soup on a rainy day, particularly tomato soup. Tomato soup is heart-warming on a few levels. First, the rich red color with its acidic kick can brighten the dreariest of days. Second, tomatoes are a heart-healthy food full of lycopene, vitamins E and C, potassium, and […]
