Nectarine Soup
It is hot.
That’s about all I feel inspired to write at this moment. With temperatures in the high 90s and lots of humidity, the weather is less than comfortable. As my mom (who lives in Florida) explains, I just am not used to these wonderfully warm days. That is true. I like warmth, say 80s, and I can do without the humidity. However, I don’t get to pick the weather.
To add to the excitement of the heat, one of my home’s central air conditioning units decided this would be a good time to need new parts. The good news is…
Veal & Mushroom Soup
In the past week, I don’t believe I’ve seen the sun for more than a few minutes a day. Looking at the extended forecast has become monotonous, with day after day showing predictions of snow and rain. Granted, our accumulation has been little to none, but the weather has been dreary. After days of gloomy skies, I decided to warm our home and ourselves with bowls of steaming hot soup.
Reviewing our store of meat in the freezer, I had limited options. We had ground lamb, veal medallions, and chicken wings. Chicken wings seemed like a bad choice, and ground meat…
Egg Drop Soup
So, the last recipe that I’ll be posting from our belated Chinese New Year dinner is the simplest. As I was writing my articles last week, I thought about the order in which I should publish them. I’m glad that I had a moment of clarity and considered how hectic Mondays can be and saved the shortest recipe for last.
Mondays are busy due to the nature of my job, but this Monday is extra busy. First, it is February break, which means that I have a 12 and 13 year old hanging around the house, and although they understand…
Fabulous French Onion Soup
For our family Christmas celebration on Saturday, my husband made a beef roast. Even though we had a dozen people for dinner, there was plenty of leftover beef. So, what better to do in the winter than make soup?
For the kids I made a simple veggie-beef-noodle soup. For us that sounded way too bland and boring. And as their afternoons were filled with practices and they needed to eat earlier than us, it was the perfect reason to make two pots of soup. With no wrinkled nose ingredients to avoid, the obvious choice was French onion soup.
I have made French…
Turkey Marsala Soup
As I mentioned previously, we celebrated Thanksgiving away from home this year. While our Italian dinner of lasagna, spaghetti, and meatballs was enjoyed, we missed having a turkey dinner. We returned home just after midnight on Sunday, giving us a day to catch up before returning to our regular schedule on Monday. With a whole day at home, it seemed the perfect time to make a turkey dinner.
We learned that shopping on the Sunday after Thanksgiving doesn’t leave many choice for fresh turkeys. While there were at least half a dozen available, all of them weighed between 19 and 20…
Butternut Bisque with Andouille Sausage
With the chilliness of fall upon us, dinner thoughts have changed from light dinners of salad to warm meals, such as soup. Last Friday was one of those chilly, gray days, the sort of day where you wish you didn’t have to leave the house. Of course, that wouldn’t be happening in our home with an orthodontist’s appointment, karate lesson, and extra gymnastics class. However, enjoying some piping hot soup before our evening of playing taxi would help.
Our basement freezer typically is filled with an assortment of meat from our favorite butcher. So, before I headed to my office to…
Creamy Tomato Soup
Fall has arrived, and the temperatures have begun their march down the thermometer. While I love the warm fall days, cool nights, and colors of fall, I dread the end of freshly harvested produce. With that thought in mind I walked to the neighboring farm last week. With a table full of recently picked tomatoes in my view, I purchased a few pounds for our dinner that night.
While the mid-afternoon sun was warm on my back during the walk home, there was no doubt that the evening would be much cooler. Having lived in New Hampshire for a good part…
Hot & Sour Soup
Winter is fading in New England, but the days still can be cold, so my season of soup making is not done yet. However, as soup season has been in place for several months, I was ready to try something new last week.
My husband suggested making a soup with an Asian flair, and thus, Hot & Sour Soup was created. Although not quite something the kids wanted, it was a perfect soup for the two of us.
With different kid-dinners planned, we were free to add exotic ingredients that would be considered repulsive by our younger diners. While tofu, chicken, and…
CATMO Soup
This weekend we had a request for homemade chicken noodle soup. While it holds little appeal for myself or my husband, it is a favorite for three of our four children. As we hadn’t made this simple soup in quite a while, I didn’t feel the need to have the kids choose a more creative soup.
However, that didn’t mean that my husband and I needed to eat this same soup. I planned on making homemade broth on Sunday morning, which could be divided between two pots to make two different chicken-based soups.
In the past, we have used chicken broth as…
Mexican Soup
With soup typically served once a week during the cool months, it is easy to become bored with this dish. However, to reduce repetition, a different family member gets to choose the soup each week. With several different taste preferences, this helps to encourage creativity and new flavors.
This week, our 12 year old was tasked with choosing our soup. He started to fall back upon one of his favorites, corn chowder. However, I have made that soup already this winter and wanted him to think a little more. To help him with his decision, I told him to choose an…
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