Soups

The Perfect Midwinter Soup

January 5, 2011 Soups
The Perfect Midwinter Soup

There’s a certain amount of time after the holidays that are just blah. You’re sluggish from all of the rich foods and feeling the gloom of a long and rather cold winter. When it comes to cooking…well personally I want nothing to do with my stove. After a month long marathon of baking, cooking, and [...]

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December 20th – Gift Wraping Stew

December 20, 2010 Christmas
December 20th – Gift Wraping Stew

There are three things that I absolutely love to do during the holiday season. The first is decorating my house – I love the perfectly trimmed tree and glittering lights. The second is baking – I love how my whole apartment smells like freshly baked gingerbread. And finally, gift-wrapping. I absolutely adore wrapping presents. I’ve [...]

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December 5th – An Early Winter Hike

December 5, 2010 Christmas
December 5th – An Early Winter Hike

There is something so beautiful about winter. The sun glinting off the freshly fallen snow, the shimmer of the ice coated trees, the puffs of smoke escaping chimneys – it all looks so quiet, so peaceful. Often people don’t get to see the wonders of winter because they’re cooped up inside. But an early winter [...]

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Roasted Garlic and Sweet Potato Soup

November 4, 2010 Soups
Roasted Garlic and Sweet Potato Soup

Thanksgiving is a production in my family. On my Dad’s side, it’s a production because we’re fitting 36 people into my Grandma’s basement. Needless to say it’s a tight squeeze. On my Mom’s side, it’s a production for a different reason – the kitchen turns into an episode of Top Chef. Each one of my [...]

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Souper Lunch – Corn and Squash Soup

September 14, 2010 Autumn
Souper Lunch – Corn and Squash Soup

Sometimes, when it’s cool outside and the leaves are starting to change, all you want for lunch is a big bowl of soup. Not any of that canned soup either. I’m talking rich, hearty, homemade soup. I actually have a soup in mind-Corn and Squash Soup.  With such wonderful flavor, it’s a heavenly pairing of [...]

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Zesty Chicken Tortilla Soup

July 28, 2010 Camping
Zesty Chicken Tortilla Soup

Sometimes, when you’re camping, it gets cold at night. To keep warm, you and your clan huddle around the campfire toasting marshmallows and drinking hot chocolate. So, I shouldn’t have to convince you – here in Day 3 of Camping Week – that a steaming bowl of this delicious chicken tortilla soup is the perfect [...]

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Summer Gazpacho

July 19, 2010 Soups
Summer Gazpacho

I”m going to be honest. I’m really not that big a fan of cold soups. Just the idea of it makes me squirm. For me, soups should be pipping hot and served on a blustery winter day.  Mmm…now that sounds good. But, my fellow friends, I think I’ve met my cold-soup match. Over the weekend [...]

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