Butternut and Broccoli Soup
I have a very dear friend that I have known for almost 20 years. We worked together for about half of that time, so we had the luxury of seeing other daily and eating lunch together. However, in the spring I decided to change careers, which has been great, but I don’t get to see my friend as frequently.
With two busy schedules, it can be difficult to find an evening to sit and chat. Last week, luckily, we found a couple evening hours free of meetings, parenting responsibilities, etc. As my new career is home-based, I offered to make a…
Grandma's Corn Chowder
As the cold weather has arrived, and is staying, soup night has returned to our house. So, each week, one person in the house gets to choose the soup du jour. This week was our twelve year old son’s turn to choose.
JP is the biggest foodie of our four kids, so you never know what he might request. This week he kept his choice simple and asked for corn chowder. However, he did have a request. He asked that I make the soup like my grandmother and add bacon to it.
I honored his request, though I did it with a…
Turkey Meatball Soup
With the arrival of September in New Hampshire, the feel of fall is omnipresent. Although the days can be warm, the nights are cold, with temperatures dipping into the 40s. Thus, our menu begins its transformation from salads and fresh produce to soups and homemade bread.
Earlier in the week, the sky was overcast, rain showers were predicted for the majority of the day, and the temperature hovered in the low 60s. With weather such as this, it seemed like the perfect day to allow a pot of soup to simmer on the stove for the day.
While a chicken broth-based soup…
Two-Meat, Two-Bean Chili
With an unexpected snow day on Friday, our scheduled events for the evening were cancelled. So, when the snow stopped early in the afternoon, I decided to make a trek to the grocery store.
With all 4 kids at home and a quiet evening on tap, there was no need to make a quick dinner. However, as the roads weren’t great for driving until mid-afternoon, a slow-cooking meal also wasn’t an option. A request for chili was made, and it seemed like an excellent plan. If we served chili…
Just Put It Together Stew
The holidays have ended, and the real world has beckoned. This means getting dinners together for the family. Unfortunately, time is of a premium these days, so the planning, cooking, and shopping for meals are difficult.
In the midst of getting the car fixed and a trip to the bank, I made a quick stop to the local grocery store. As I entered the store, I had no plan of what I was going to make, and just started walking up and down the aisles. After a quick perusal of the meat section and seeing that stew beef was on sale,…
Quick Corn Chowder
Last week on the way home from the dentist where I had Invisalign braces put on my teeth, we decidedto start a new tradition.
A new tradition has been started. With the arrival of chilly nights, there is a once a week soup night. One of the fun parts of this new dinner plan is that each week the soup is chosen by a different family member. The choices have allowed us to experiment with ingredients and new tastes.
Recently, the soup was chosen by our oldest. He wanted chowder, which for me is a fast…
Asian Chicken Noodle Soup
Saturday was cold and rainy. After a busy morning wrangling 4 kids into smiling for photos, it was a good afternoon to stay home. The kids were content to run around, play video classic games, and attack each other with foam dart guns. Therefore, except for being needed as an occasional referee, I had time to make a slower meal.
Soup seemed like a good choice, seeing that I had a lot of cooked chicken on hand. The kids were excited to have hot dogs and chips for dinner (an exciting Saturday meal for those under…
Rainy Day Beef Stew
After a weekend away, we returned hoping for a sunny Columbus Day. We had visions of hiking, choosing a pumpkin amid the fields, or going to the beach for a walk and cooking lobster. However, we awoke to the sounds of pouring rain, thunder, and lightning. After reading a forecast of continual rain and temperatures in the 60s, our previous plans were canceled. A new schedule of puzzle games for the girls and shooting games for the boys was created.
After conferring with family members, a dinner of beef stew…
Beach Gazpacho
With the first real heatwave of the season upon us and having just read an article about cold soups, I felt inspired to try one. Using one of the recipes that I had read as a base, I made some modifications and created my own version. Being a no cook soup, all that was required was a few minutes of dicing.
After a busy day with four kids, it was nice to sit down for a dinner that was already prepared. In fact, I had made the soup the day prior, so it had had 24 hours for the flavors to…
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