Another delight of summer: Cucumbers! Adapted from my weathered copy of Joy of Cooking. If using organic cucumbers there is no need to peel unless preferred. Store bought conventional cucumbers usually...
Tex-Mex Tortilla Soup is one of my family's favorites. This soup is a great go to on a cold winter day. It is also versatile. Depending on how you serve it, you can have three different soups. I hope that...
Is it Soup Yet? Remember that commercial? It was years ago and I think it was for Campbell's. My mom used to make a homemade mushroom and barley soup that I absolutely adored- chock full of veggies and...
Turmeric has wonderful health benefits including anti inflammatory and liver detox. It lowers cholesterol and helps brain function. Garlic has these same benefits plus helps with the common cold and hypertension....
This recipe is packed with Vitamin A, C, Calcium, Iron and Protein! When I decided to go vegan in August 2012, I discovered a whole new world filled with endless possibilities in plant-based foods. Over...
I used to cook the broccoli first and then chop it and add it to the soup but I was rushed for time one day and just made the soup base, threw the chopped broccoli in and simmered it. It tasted the same...
Okay, let us pretend that it is late Autumn, or possibly the "dead" of Winter. You would just kill for a good pot of tomato soup; however, it is Autumn, and there is not a fresh tomato in site. What do...
I have made this dish many times before. It is a easy & filling dish. Sometimes you want to eat spaghetti but you dont want a THICK dish. This is a easy yummy THIN dish. My family loves it. It goes great...
I think slow cookers or crockpots are one of the best things every invented for the kitchen. To come home after a long day at work and have dinner ready is a blessing.
I learned to make this soup in Monterey, California, back in the 1970's, from a man who was a cook at a local organic restaurant. It has been a favorite ever since. Thanks, Roger!
I really enjoyed the flavors of this soup. I kept finding myself going back again and again for it. I will definitely making this on a cold winter night!
This was so delicious and perfect for a cold winter day. I saw a container of mirepoix at Trader Joes and thought...what kind of soup can I make with this....and I went home and threw this together. Hope...
I have a dear friend who is retired as a city department head. He loves to cook and had a part time catering business. He still takes food to some of his former co workers. I love going to his home for...
This Spanish Gazpacho recipe is bursting with the flavors of sun-ripened tomatoes, cucumber, sweet red bell pepper, garlic, jalapeno and a perfect blend of appetizing spices and herbs. This chilled soup...
This is a delicious (and spicy!) soup. I tried to research the background so I could accurately list its origin. But there doesn't seem to be any sort of consensus whether this soup is a Cajun or Creole...
This is my most favorite of stews! I got it from my ole tried & true Taste of Home website! The meatballs are delish, the sweet potato's are awesome in this!
My son came up with the name for this recipe because I just through some stuff together when I was trying to figure something out to eat for dinner one night.
This is a simple go to recipe that can take away the edge of hunger! You can add more vegetable, I choose the convenience of a frozen package of Jalapeno with Onion Mix!
I needed a fast and easy version of sauerkraut soup. I checked out a lot of sauerkraut soup recipes and decided to make my own recipe from ingredients that are easy to obtain and mostly from the pantry....
Create rich flavors in under two hours instead of two days by using the Instant Pot to give a delightful homemade and yet elegant taste to a classic French favorite. We love one-pot cooking! This takes...
Such a hearty dish, this is the ultimate beef stew. It's full of fresh chopped veggies that give this better flavor than other stews. Browning the beef first helps to make it super tender. What puts this...
My favorite Italian restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin served a version of ths soup as a special on Monday night. I put this version together a few ingredients at a time by going there every Monday night...
I first tasted this a long time ago at a festival at the Queens Farm Museum. They were nice enough to share their recipe but it just didn't taste the same as theirs. I've tweaked the recipe a bit over...
In my opinion, mushrooms don't freeze well but you can home can this soup in pint jars without the barley for 70 minutes a 10 lbs pressure or quart jars for 75 minutes (15 pounds if over 1000 ft above...
This is my version of a soup Shoney's used to have on their soup and salad bar. I have been making this for many years now and it is without a doubt one of my very favorite soups.
This is one of the best recipes I have ever found for a really good vegetable soup. I tweaked it just a little and hope you enjoy it as much as I and the people I have served it to do. It takes a little...
This recipe has been in our family for years, my dad and grandmother made it all the time...I grew up on this one and now I make it. Really like a veg soup with a twist. It's espcially good with a big...
My mom came up with this. Very easy, filling and yummy soup, can be made to order for different tastes, and, as it is a crock pot recipe, smells great when you come home!
I took a very basic butternut squash recipe and jazzed it up with more veggies and herbs de provence, my favorite cooking spice. My husband loves it!!!! I can't make it enough! To make this truly vegetarian,...
It's fall, autumn leaves, vine ripened pumpkins and Halloween all mean a bit of chill and this will warm you right up. I made this recipe because one evening I went to dinner with a friend and she ordered...