I big puffy heart a great bowl of butternut squash soup. Making butternut squash soup from scratch does take a little bit of time and energy, but it's worth every minute. If you've never made butternut squash soup, I highly recommend starting with this recipe. It has a touch of sweet from the apple and pear that helps offset the starchiness from the butternut squash. And the … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Bacon Cheeseburger Chili
I think the name here just speaks for itself. It really does taste like a bacon cheeseburger. In chili form. This chili will get rave reviews when you serve it for dinner, or set it out for your football watching party! I wish I could offer you a spoon for you to reach through the screen for a bite. Look for the special, no need to soak ahead of time Slow … [Read more...]
Tuscan Bean Soup
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...]
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...]