Another good recipe from Family Feasts for $75 a Week: A Penny-wise Mom Shares Her Recipe for Cutting Hundreds from Your Monthly Food Bill. I’ve seen various recipes for taco soup before but they all call for packaged mixes and seasonings, which I rarely buy. This came out great and she provides you with alternatives…
Soups & Stews
Japanese Soup with Daikon, Tofu and Mushrooms
I picked up a used copy of Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat on a whim. I enjoyed the stories and her descriptions of various foods and cooking guidelines. I didn’t really pick it up for the recipes but this easy soup was worth the $3 I spent for the book! We all love…
Soup from Leftovers
I keep a container in my freezer for leftover bits of vegetables. When it’s full, it’s generally time to make some soup. It never comes out the way twice, of course, and you have to do a bit of tasting throughout and adjust some seasonings. Basically, I start with about a quart of broth, more…
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…
Thanksgiving Leftovers Soup
Like most of you, I’ve been busy between cooking Thanksgiving for 14, having extra house guests, and–I admit–just relaxing a bit! But I love making soup from the bits and pieces in the refrigerator and freezer. Post-Thanksgiving soup is even more fun because of the variety of dishes available. Here’s what I did tonight: I…