Cooking
Although we've yet to meet in person, Deb of Kahakai Kitchen and I have become fast friends. We discovered we had a love of Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse series, a similar approach to food & cooking, and of course, Blog Party!
She's been a regular guest at BP now, and when I saw she was starting a rather informal soup event, I swore I was going to join in.
I love soup. I mean, lovelovelove. I love eating it, I love making it. I just...don't. Not as often as I'd like.
But I'd been inspired by breadchick's 'pantry plan'; her use of ingredients already on hand...in cupboards, freezer, whatever. I had a craving for soup, and I knew I had a bunch of stuff I could use up.
So, finally getting it posted, I give you Refrigerator Soup. Truthfully, though, it could be called Kitchen Soup. The ingredients came from the fridge, pantry, cupboards, tops of cupboards...you name it.
A rummage through the veggie bins, and a search of the potato keeper: diced onions, carrots, celery & garlic sauteed in olive oil till tender. And I do mean tender; none of that 'five to ten minutes' crap. They were soft.
Next, diced Russet potatoes, skins off, cooked for...I can't remember how long.
Two cans of diced tomatoes, with juices, can of crushed tomatoes.
Simon & Garfunkel herbs left over from something made the week before.
Vegetable boullion, some water.
A can of black beans, and cup and a half of barley. Cooked till barley was tender.
It was...fantastic. So hearty, so warm & filling, almost meaty. Served with a chunk of bread, it was a perfect & virtually fat-free meal.
Of course, I can never make it again...the only downside to those rummage recipes!
This December, Blog Party is celebrating your holiday traditions!
Join us for the food & fun; RSVP no later than Thursday, 18 December. Hope to see you there!
- Potato-cheddar Cheese Soup
This was a loaded baked potato. Just in soup form. I'm serious! This recipe was so simple, came together quickly, and proved hearty. Fry some bacon (or the fake stuff Alex & I eat) in a pot; drain on paper towels. With the rendered fat (or some...
- Super-simple Soup
This is so easy. It's almost ridiculous how simple this soup is. And yet, for so little effort, you get an amazing dish. Another recipe from Quick-Fix Vegetarian, this Chickpea & Tomato Soup with Ditalini had us saying, repeatedly, 'this is so...
- Emergency Dinner
Although I normally plan out a menu for each week, sometimes for a whole month, occasionally a day arrives where I realize I have no idea what I'm making for dinner. I found myself smack-dab in the middle of one of those days last month. I decided...
- Garlicky Tortellini, Spinach And Tomato Soup
Don't you just love it when a plan comes together? Wednesday night, we had a simple, flavorful, and so quickly prepared Garlicky Tortellini, Spinach and Tomato Soup; a recipe from Fine Cooking, and found on the Sur La Table web site. A brilliantly...
- Chicken Soup
I gotta tell you that I just love chicken. So let's continue with poultry. Let's find out how a good chicken soup is made. Chicken soup is a favorite around the world and has been so for centuries. There are probably as many recipes out there...
Cooking
Souper Sundays: Refrigerator Soup
Although we've yet to meet in person, Deb of Kahakai Kitchen and I have become fast friends. We discovered we had a love of Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse series, a similar approach to food & cooking, and of course, Blog Party!
She's been a regular guest at BP now, and when I saw she was starting a rather informal soup event, I swore I was going to join in.
I love soup. I mean, lovelovelove. I love eating it, I love making it. I just...don't. Not as often as I'd like.
But I'd been inspired by breadchick's 'pantry plan'; her use of ingredients already on hand...in cupboards, freezer, whatever. I had a craving for soup, and I knew I had a bunch of stuff I could use up.
So, finally getting it posted, I give you Refrigerator Soup. Truthfully, though, it could be called Kitchen Soup. The ingredients came from the fridge, pantry, cupboards, tops of cupboards...you name it.
A rummage through the veggie bins, and a search of the potato keeper: diced onions, carrots, celery & garlic sauteed in olive oil till tender. And I do mean tender; none of that 'five to ten minutes' crap. They were soft.
Next, diced Russet potatoes, skins off, cooked for...I can't remember how long.
Two cans of diced tomatoes, with juices, can of crushed tomatoes.
Simon & Garfunkel herbs left over from something made the week before.
Vegetable boullion, some water.
A can of black beans, and cup and a half of barley. Cooked till barley was tender.
It was...fantastic. So hearty, so warm & filling, almost meaty. Served with a chunk of bread, it was a perfect & virtually fat-free meal.
Of course, I can never make it again...the only downside to those rummage recipes!
This December, Blog Party is celebrating your holiday traditions!
Join us for the food & fun; RSVP no later than Thursday, 18 December. Hope to see you there!
- Potato-cheddar Cheese Soup
This was a loaded baked potato. Just in soup form. I'm serious! This recipe was so simple, came together quickly, and proved hearty. Fry some bacon (or the fake stuff Alex & I eat) in a pot; drain on paper towels. With the rendered fat (or some...
- Super-simple Soup
This is so easy. It's almost ridiculous how simple this soup is. And yet, for so little effort, you get an amazing dish. Another recipe from Quick-Fix Vegetarian, this Chickpea & Tomato Soup with Ditalini had us saying, repeatedly, 'this is so...
- Emergency Dinner
Although I normally plan out a menu for each week, sometimes for a whole month, occasionally a day arrives where I realize I have no idea what I'm making for dinner. I found myself smack-dab in the middle of one of those days last month. I decided...
- Garlicky Tortellini, Spinach And Tomato Soup
Don't you just love it when a plan comes together? Wednesday night, we had a simple, flavorful, and so quickly prepared Garlicky Tortellini, Spinach and Tomato Soup; a recipe from Fine Cooking, and found on the Sur La Table web site. A brilliantly...
- Chicken Soup
I gotta tell you that I just love chicken. So let's continue with poultry. Let's find out how a good chicken soup is made. Chicken soup is a favorite around the world and has been so for centuries. There are probably as many recipes out there...