Category: Soups
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Chicken Coconut Soup
I was on a coconut milk trend after last night so made this Chicken Coconut Soup. Last night I made two recipes from The Minimalist Cooks Dinner by Mark Bittman, both of which I’d cooked before. I really like this book and need to remember to get it out more often. The recipes are generally quite…
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Butternut Squash Soup
I’ve been experimenting with new vegetables this winter and the butternut squash has become a favorite. I kept seeing recipes for Butternut Squash Soup and finally got a chance to try make some this weekend. Dang, it was good! I had a recipe from Bon Appetit that I’d been eyeballing, but then searched online and…
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Corn and Potato Chowder, BBQ Beef Sandwiches
I had a boring cooking week, as I mentioned before. Then we ordered a pizza on Friday night and I was out to a friend’s last night. Tonight I needed to use up some of the leftover London Broil I fixed Thursday night. In fact, I should probably freeze the rest of it as it’s…
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Mexican-Inspired Vegetable Soup
Last night I made broth from the roast chicken carcass. I covered the pieces with water and threw in my usual stash of frozen leftover carrot ends, onion ends, and celery stops, a few peppercorns, some salt, dried parsley and thyme. I let it simmer for a few hours, partially covered, then strained it and…
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Chicken Barley Soup
I often freeze chicken or turkey broth in 1 cup portions for rice and other recipes and 4 cup portions for soups like this. If I have time, I cook the broth for several hours until it’s thickened and then I can “reconstitute” it when I thaw it and cook with it, sort of my…