Simple Black Bean Soup
This has got to be the SIMPLEST black bean soup in the world! The secret to this soup is buying the right canned tomatoes to season the beans. Around here, Charlie and I are addicted to Food Club's Diced Tomatoes with Chipotle Peppers. If you live around a Brookshire Brothers, you can pick up a can for 59 cents. Let me tell ya, this particular flavor of canned tomatoes makes the best salsa you'll... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...Butternut Chicken Stew
Butternut squash, chicken, kidney beans, red bell pepper, tomatoes and corn make up this simple hearty stew. This recipe is similar to the Butternut Squash Chili recipe I posted last January. Only this time, I added a couple of roasted chicken breast I had stored in the freezer, a red bell pepper, and made it with half beef broth and half chicken broth. I don't know if that sounds strange to you,... More...
By Jill | 9 comments | Full Recipe...REAL Chicken Chili For A Crowd
A friend and I were discussing how to recreate my chicken chili recipe to serve a crowd and still keep the same flavors. She said sometimes when preparing large batches of food, say for cook off competitions, the ingredients don't measure out the same nor do you get the same flavor as the small batch recipe produces. So I felt up to the challenge of remaking my original REAL Chicken Chili to serve... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...Cream of Zucchini Soup
DO NOT PASS UP THIS SOUP RECIPE! If you enjoy the flavors of zucchini and broccoli, then you must make this soup for yourself. Even if you're the only one in your family that will it eat, make it anyway. I've been looking at this recipe for quite some time now. Always ending with the thought, "I'm the only one who'd eat this one." So the other day, I had two large zucchini and a few sprigs... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...REAL Chicken Chili
Saturday, I drove into Dallas with my girlfriend to spend 2 hours in our favorite foodie mart. I had a blast stickin' my nose in the spice jars and exploring new aromas. I came home with a GREAT assortment of dried herbs and spices without breaking the bank. It's amazing how inexpensive spices really are when you're not having to buy the bottle every time. One of my favorite spices is New Mexico... More...
By Jill | 6 comments | Full Recipe...Simple and Spicy Bean Soup
This soup was born from the leftovers of the frig and freezer. Meals like these can be the best we ever make for our families. It took no time at all to toss together, aside from defrosting the extra beans I had stored in the freezer. I think what made this soup SOOO Good, was the fact that I used my Simple Spicy Salsa. It's made with Food Club's Diced Tomatoes with Chipotle Peppers and cilantro... More...
By Jill | 3 comments | Full Recipe...Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup with Bat Wings
Every Halloween we have a treasured family tradition that we follow exactly. Take kids to pumpkin patch where they lovingly spend 1.2 hours picking out the perfect pumpkin. Pay $23.75 and bring them home. Husband sets up perfect pumpkin carving station complete with newspaper and specialized, intricate carving tools such as the dog food can opener and a bent steak knife. Kids lovingly draw faces... More...
By frantichomecook | 0 comments | Full Recipe...Garlic Potato Soup with Rosemary
When you need a little something creamy, soothing and filling and you don't have a lot of get up and go to make it. THIS SOUP IS THE ONE and feeds two easily. HERE'S ALL IT TAKES 1/3 cup finely chopped onion 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 (4 inch) sprig rosemary, whole on the stem 4 average size Yukon gold potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes 3 tablespoons flour 2 to... More...
By Jill | 3 comments | Full Recipe...Simple White Bean Soup
There's a lot more flavor in this simple soup than the photograph can portray. Simple White Bean Soup is perfect to make ahead for work day lunches, no matter what the temperature is outside. It's light and filling and totally healthy! My only mistake in making it was that I didn't make enough. The original recipe came out of my favorite Italian cookbook and is simply called, White Bean Soup. ... More...
By Jill | 8 comments | Full Recipe...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 with that, up to a point. Now after reading and practicing my soup building skills, I'm ready to step it... More...
By Jill | 6 comments | Full Recipe...Simple Pinto 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. It's was created from NOT having enough leftover cooked pinto beans, but LOTS of bean broth. HERE'S ALL I DID I mashed 1 1/2 cups of cooked pinto beans, very well. Then added enough bean broth... More...
By Jill | 0 comments | Full Recipe...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, I told you about the Italian cookbook and made the Spinach and Rice soup.... More...
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