I love having soup in the fridge that I can have for lunch or as an add-on to dinner. At the grocery store this week I saw a big bag of cleaned and chopped kale and remembered that I still had some sausage in the freezer that should be cooked up pretty soon. Normally I…
Soups
Vegetable Soup
My new theme for Sundays is “Soup and Sandwiches.” Tonight the sandwiches were tuna melts and the soup was vegetable soup. I’m open to new ideas for the sandwich part of the Sunday menu. I have an endless variety of soups, but the sandwich part seems to alternate between grilled cheese and tuna melts. This…
Leek and Potato Soup
I grew leeks this year and just picked my first batch. We all love leek and potato soup and I love being able to make it at the drop of a hat. If you’re new to leeks, cleaning can be difficult! The best way I’ve found is to cut off the root (assuming you picked…
Black Bean Soup
I started with the recipe off the bag of black beans I had in the pantry, but it was a little bland frankly. Here’s about what I ended up with, which was good, but still a little milder than I’d prefer.
Cold Avocado Soup
I find myself turning again and again to The Taste of Summer: Inspired Recipes for Casual Entertaining (affiliate link) during the summer. Some of the recipes, of course, are quite good year-round, but the focus on warm weather foods and summer produce is quite nice. Tonight, I had a few gorgeous ripe Haas avocados around. I love…