Oh my taste-bud-party. Seriously, there is so many great and complementary flavors happening in this bowl. The Ham. The Parm. The Zukes. The Spinach. The Basil and Thyme. Seriously...flavor explosion in this bowl of soup. It's time for you to warm your tummy and taste buds with this recipe... See the complete recipe for Tuscan Bean Soup here! Pin all of … [Read more...]
Spinach Orzo Soup
As we've moved through this series of soup recipes this month, I continue to be amazed at 2 things: Soups are so so so budget friendly. And soups are so easy to make! Every morning I start to type the same thing for each of these soup recipes...along the lines of delicious, easy to put together and inexpensive. But then I stop myself. But I couldn't stop myself this … [Read more...]
Italian Meatball Soup
First, let me start by saying this is not Italian Wedding Soup. (See that recipe here.) This is a more tomato-y version of Italian Wedding Soup. It's thicker and more like spaghetti and meatballs in soup form. And using small shell pasta instead of spaghetti. Also, I'm very much a 'make your own' kind of girl. But this week, something had to give. I've been traveling more … [Read more...]
Spicy 15 Bean Chili
Holy jalapeño! I love a delicious bowl of chili with a kick. Did you know that you can turn down the heat in the pot by adding sugar? Or if you take a bite of chili that's got a chunk of hot pepper, you can drop sugar on your tongue to tame the burn? If you're make this chili for littler people with more sensitive palates, you could use a milder pepper like poblano, … [Read more...]
Broccoli Cheese Soup
This homemade Broccoli Cheese Soup is going to knock your socks off. I'm not going to lie. I couldn't stop eating this soup. I had it for dinner. For lunch again. And pretty much anytime I was hungry until it was gone. And then I might have shed a tear. You're not going to want to skimp on the calories with this one. You need to use the cream. And all the cheese. It … [Read more...]
Zesty Black Bean Soup
Here is an oldie, but goodie. A few years back, I fell in love with the black bean soup from Panera. We'd eaten there a few times with family over the holidays and I kept getting the black bean soup with a side salad. I loved the consistency, the warmth, but it lacked ZEST. I *big puffy heart* Panera. I do. But I prefer a little zest in my black bean … [Read more...]
Organics Meal Plan! 10 Organic Meals for $100, Using Organic Ingredients from Costco
Are you a home chef trying to feed your family organic meals...without burning a hole in your wallet? What if I gave you a tool to make 10 Freezer-Friendly Organic Dinners (4 servings each!) for $102...that you can have in the freezer in less than 1 hour, hands on time? Let me introduce you to my new organics meal plan… Hey hi my fellow home chef who is trying to … [Read more...]
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
I love a great bowl of chicken noodle soup. And not just when I'm not feeling well. (Although, it certainly does make me feel better when I'm under the weather.) Now that we're coming up on the winter months, I'll be getting a 'stash' of onions, celery and carrots into the freezer so that I'll have them handy when I need to make another round of this delicious-wonder-pot. … [Read more...]
Dutch Oven Beef Stew
I prefer to make stew in the slow cooker. The slow cooker does a wonderful job of softening the meat as it slow cooks. BUT. There are just some mornings when I don't have my act together and I can't get the slow cooker going...at the same time as packing 4 lunches and getting my little circus of testosterone out the door on time. I end up making stew in the Dutch oven … [Read more...]
Chicken & Dumplings
Can we talk about the word dumplings for a second? Why dumplings? I mean I get it...you're dumping in a dollop of dough into a bubbling pot of soup. But the 'dump' part of that has a bit of a negative ring to it. I'm thinking that these guys are having a branding crisis and need to be 'rebranded' to DARLINGS. Don't you agree??? DARLINGS, not dumplings. Because … [Read more...]