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Making Hot and Sour Soup at Home

May 13, 2010 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

I was making a simple stirfry of chicken and leeks for dinner and thought a small bowl of hot and sour soup would be good. I had no tofu but did have some dried shitake mushrooms and everything else I needed, including some fresh chicken broth from the roast chicken with mustard I made the [...]

Simple Spring Vegetable and Bean Soup

April 12, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I had some leftover vegetables that needed using up, plus had some fresh kale from the farmer’s market so made this simple vegetable and bean soup to go along with my artichoke for dinner last night. 2 Tbs olive oil 1 carrot, peeled or scrubbed and sliced 1 stalk of celery, sliced 1 onion, peeled [...]

Cauliflower Cheese Soup

March 1, 2010 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

Another great recipe from Jamie’s Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals (affiliate link). I think I better stop posting these now or I’ll give away the whole show. But we’ve only had one recipe that 2 of us didn’t care for (and the other loved).  But one more, just because we [...]

Cuban (?) Black Bean Soup with Orange Salsa

February 21, 2010 by Ellen · 3 Comments 

There are many different variations of black bean soup. I wanted one that was plain enough to take this delicious sounding orange salsa I saw on Herbivoracious a while back and had bookmarked. I finally had the chance to cook up a pot of black beans from dried beans and make this fantastic salsa, using [...]

Cheeseburger Soup – Easy and Filling

February 3, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This is classic comfort food around here. As with most soups, the recipe is flexible. You can use a little more or less ground beef, a little more or less carrots, celery or potatoes, and so forth. If you don’t have or don’t want to use a can of cream of mushroom soup, make up [...]

Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

January 20, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This chicken tortilla soup has a nice kick to it but not too much. The avocados smooth it out, the lime juice adds a tartness, and the chips add a nice crunch. Don’t salt the broth much as the chips do that for you I find! I started with some great homemade chicken broth and [...]

Cream of Broccoli Soup with Cheddar Cheese

January 11, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I often like to serve a cup of soup and some kind of warm sandwich for dinner for an easy meal. Tonight the sandwich was the pulled pork we had last night. Only two of us were home last night and one of us (not me!) could eat pulled pork nearly every day and be [...]

Taco Soup – Warm, Filling and Oh So Tasty

January 8, 2010 by Ellen · 4 Comments 

This taco soup from Family Feasts for $75 a Week: A Penny-wise Mom Shares Her Recipe for Cutting Hundreds from Your Monthly Food Bill caught my eye. I’ve seen various recipes for taco soup but they all call for packaged mixes and seasonings, which I rarely buy. This came out great and she provides you [...]

Hot and Sour Soup

December 27, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I haven’t yet reached the “ideal” version of this for my taste but wanted to record my progress. This was good, but I would like more pronounced hot and sour flavors. First I simmered some chicken broth with some garlic, ginger and scallions for half an hour or so. I adapted this from the version [...]

Stracciatelle Soup with Meatballs, Pasta, Spinach and Carrots

December 14, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This soup is full of carrots, tiny pasta, little meatballs, spinach and egg. I usually make it with chicken broth but this time used some of the turkey broth I made over the holiday.

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