Category: Soups

I used the roast garlic to make some Roasted Garlic and Potato Soup. The original recipe called for peeled and diced raw red potatoes but I used some leftover blue, yellow, and red potatoes instead. The color is, frankly, a bit off-putting but the flavor is fantastic! I’m thinking it would have been prettier without…

I made a great cream of broccoli soup, following Bittman’s How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food. He uses the same basic recipe for cream of nearly any vegetable soup, so feel free to substitute carrots, celery, cauliflower, turnips, etc. I used the full cup of cream AND added the Cheddar cheese because…

My girls love what we call Frog Eye Soup. I take 8 cups or so of chicken broth and bring it to a simmer, then add a couple of sliced carrots and cook 5-10 minutes. I add 1/2 to 3/4 cup of some tiny little pasta (the favorite is the little balls they call frog…

It’s good to have a few recipes you can whip together that aren’t dependent on fresh food. The pantry or the freezer or some combination can be a lifesaver on busy nights. Cheap. Fast. Good! came to my rescue last night with this meatball stew. I had just bought a bag of pre-made meatballs at…

I bought a gorgeous pack of red peppers at Costco the other day. We’ve been eating them raw (the kids favorite), cooked with some onions and scrambled with eggs for breakfast. Mmm…. Tonight I used up the last 4 with a red pepper soup. The kids thought it was good but just a tad too…