soup

Spicy Coconut Rice Noodles and Chicken Soup

December 9, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This Thai inspired soup is crunchy, smooth, sweet and spicy at the same time. This is from Noodles Every Day: Delicious Asian Recipes from Ramen to Rice Sticks. It’s the first recipe I’ve tried from it and if the rest of the recipes are half as good as this one, it’s a real winner! I, [...]

Very Simple Vegetable Soup

November 15, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I am on a self-imposed challenge to use up some odds and ends, trying to make room for our Thanksgiving but also just something I do every few months to clean out the freezer of older things. We had some hot dogs left from my daughter’s graduation party in June and some neighbor’s had a [...]

Japanese Soup with Daikon, Tofu and Mushrooms

November 12, 2009 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

This delicious soup is made from an instant dashi base with tofu, mushrooms and daikon (Japanese radish) added. I picked up a used copy of Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat on a whim. I enjoyed the stories and her descriptions of various foods and cooking guidelines.  I didn’t really pick it up for [...]

Oh So Simple White Bean and Ham Soup

November 8, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This is from The Supper Book: 10th Anniversary Edition by Marion Cunningham. Kind of funny–you can buy a hardcover of this on Amazon (used) for $3 (plus shipping) but the paperback version, that I have is $8 (still a deal!). This is so simple, but so delicious. Certainly frugal, let’s see $1 for the beans, [...]

Sort of Mexican Chicken Soup

October 29, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I wanted some soup for lunches later in the week so cooked this up to go with the carne asada soft tacos I was making for dinner. I wanted something Mexican oriented and with some vegetables so played around a bit and came up with this soup. I used some corn I had frozen after [...]

Sausage, Black Bean and Salsa Soup

October 13, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This one is from my sister. She sent it via email just after I’d decided to make some soup for dinner and was trying to decide which kind!  It goes together VERY quickly and is delicious!  She called for turkey kielbasa but I used some smoked beef sausage because I was using up the leftover [...]

Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo

October 8, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This comes almost straight out of The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great, a cookbook I liked so much I sent copies to my sister and best friend. I really like Pam Anderson’s books and have several. This one appealed to me because it deals with the “eating lunch at home” issue. I [...]

Chicken and Dumplings

September 30, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I never ate chicken and dumplings growing up so my experiments with trying different recipes aren’t based on trying to recreate anything from my childhood but just playing around with a dish my girls and I all liked the first time I made it.  The first chicken and dumpling recipe I tried was good, but [...]

Cheeseburger Soup Redux

August 23, 2009 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

Eldest is off for her first year of college. Youngest chose Cheeseburger Soup as our first meal together with just the two of us.  I took shortcuts tonight, using a can of cream of mushroom soup instead of making my own white sauce and using some chopped mushrooms. Original recipe is here. Here’s what I [...]

Soup from Leftovers

March 19, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I made a soup tonight from bits and pieces and it turned out quite good. I had a tub of some leftover frozen squash and corn and lima beans in the freezer, which I incorporated. I had also frozen some leftover tortellini one night, thinking it would be good in soup.  When I make chicken [...]

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