Chipotle Chicken Chili

Posted on May 6, 2009 - Filed Under Chicken, soup | 4 Comments

Today is Cinco de Mayo, a day that commemorates the Battle of Pueblo where the Mexican army defeated French forces. It’s a big thing for Mexico. I remembered briefly this morning when Facebook reminded me to wish one of my childhood friends a happy birthday. Then I promptly forgot. When I sat down to write [...]

Barbecue Beef and Potato Stew

Posted on January 14, 2008 - Filed Under Beef, soup | 3 Comments

It’s funny how things change as you get older . . . As a child and a teen, I used to jump with joy at the prospect of snow. There was so much fun from the falling flakes – snow days, sledding, snowball fights … But when I got up this morning and saw my [...]

Making Gazpacho

Posted on September 13, 2007 - Filed Under soup, summer, vegetables, vegetarian | 1 Comment

I finished up my wealth of tomatoes on Sunday by throwing together an easy gazpacho. Would you believe that before this year, I’d never eaten (or made) gazpacho? I hadn’t. Not sure why — it just wasn’t on the agenda.
I checked out a number of recipes before writing this one. Thank goodness everyone in the [...]

When all else fails, make soup.

Posted on February 17, 2007 - Filed Under Chicken, Mama's baby, soup | 3 Comments

Thank you to all the well wishers who commented on Will being under the weather. Thankfully, he is feeling better now – though his stomach is still sensitive and milk is not his friend. Being that milk is his favorite drink, it stinks for him because that’s what he wants most. But I am doing [...]

WHB: Portabella and White Bean Soup

Posted on November 25, 2006 - Filed Under dinner, lunch, soup | 6 Comments

It’s the weekend (a rather LOOOOOOOONG weekend for me, yay!) so that means it’s time for Weekend Herb Blogging, the blogging event created by Kalyn from Kalyn’s Kitchen that celebrates herbs and veggies and other yummy things. It’s being hosted by Haalo of Cook (almost) Anything At Least Once this weekend, so check there on [...]

Discovering Kale: Zuppa Toscana

Posted on July 29, 2006 - Filed Under lessons, sausage, soup, spices/herbs | 2 Comments

Kale. Even the word is foreign to me. I grew up in a household where vegetables were of pretty simple varieties – corn, peas, green beans and the occasional zucchini. Brussels spouts were a delicacy and any lettuce other than iceberg was certainly special. I had a feeling there were more vegetables out there, but [...]