Soups & Stews
Spinach, Carrot and Chickpea Soup
All vegetables and totally filling, this easy soup recipe will keep you running until dinner time.
My husband likes saving his lunch money and takes his lunch to work. For years now, he’s been taking canned soups. He says they’re easy to carry and soups are his favorite light lunch. I’m fine [...]
Simple Bean Soup
This is as simple and delicious as bean soup can get, next to opening a can. Don’t make me open up the can!
Don’t be fooled by the simplicity of this recipe. It’s loaded with good flavor and very filling. The first night, we use the beans for cheesey burritos. The next [...]
Organic Italian Soup
Another easy, simple dinner recipe that will knock your socks off!
Well okay, it’s not entirely organic, only the onion, carrots, celery and zucchini were organic. The vegetables came from a local organic produce CO-OP I’ve recently joined. I’ll write a separate post about the CO-OP later. For now, THIS SOUP ROCKS!
Last week, [...]
Carrot, Spinach and Rice Soup
This is an easy, super quick soup that’s healthy, nutritious, kid friendly and easy on the budget.
I felt like making soup for lunch after being inspired by my favorite Italian cookbook, entitled Italian, also known as Italian: The Definitive Professional Guide to Italian Ingredients and Cooking Techniques, Including 300 Step-by-step Recipes. (Shoo, that’s a [...]
5Mar2008 | Jill | 0 comments | Continued
Creamy Soup Surprise
Remember that easy butternut squash chili recipe? It was so GOOD! I made it again the other day, but this time I tried cooking it in the slow cooker. I don't know what I was thinkin'! It's already a quick and easy recipe. The slow cooker was too much. The flavors were still intense [...]
29Feb2008 | Jill | 2 comments | Continued
Fresh Beef Chili
With all these cold, blustery days, a hardy pot of chili sounded good to eat over the weekend. My friend, Anne, brought over fresh, ground beef that was grown right here in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Thanks Anne, now we know the difference between locally grown and store bought beef.
That beautiful, moist cornbread muffin in [...]
Butternut Squash Chili
Being completely honest here, I wasn't too sure about making this recipe. I've been trying new flavors on my family and it's been hit and miss. Naturally, I spare you of my misses and only post recipes that go over well. If my family tells me they wouldn't ask for it, it doesn't make it [...]
7Jan2008 | Jill | 4 comments | Continued
Chicken Stock
You hear it all the time on those cooking shows. "Use homemade broth or stock! But if you don't have it, store bought is good, too."
Do you know the difference between broth and stock? Broth comes from the meat boiled in seasoned water. Stock comes from the bones boiled in seasoned water. And yes, there [...]
Creamy Potato Soup
This is the BEST POTATO SOUP I have ever made. Traditionally, I use bacon and the drippings in the recipe, but this time I left it out.
I made this soup because both my kiddos are under the weather. Something creamy, warm, and simple, full of nutrition but not heavy on the tummy was just what [...]
Texas Chicken Chili
I haven't made this recipe in a very long while. Honestly, I forgot all about it. I found the original recipe, Arizona Chicken Chili, off the back of a can of corn, many, many years ago. But seeing how I don't live in Arizona, I live in Texas. I'm calling my version, Texas Chicken [...]
3Dec2007 | Jill | 2 comments | Continued
Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
My family has been under the weather this past week. You know, it's one thing for me to feel yucky, it's a real bummer to see my kids and husband feeling low. I wanted to make them feel better, give them something soothing, warm, creamy and full of goodness. So, I made chicken noodle soup!
I [...]
Beans n’ Cornbread
“Beans, beans, the musical fruit!“
Tuesday night, we had friends over to the house. You remember from the Simple Cocoa Brownies recipe? For dinner, we ate baked ham, mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes. I heard that! Yes, I know I served two starches. Half the crowd consisted of children that I [...]
