Soup / Stew

Squash Soup

Doesn’t this soup just scream AUTUMN?!?!I received an acorn squash and butternut squash in the last CSA bag of the season.  I typically just roast squash but decided to attempt a soup.  I checked out different recipes online and then just improvised.  I really like the soup.  My husband probably won’t eat it but that’s …

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Turkey and Bean Chili

This is our go-to chili recipe.  My husband and I started with Nadia G’s Red Hot Chili and tweaked the recipe.  The original recipe would make a great vegetarian option (just exclude the bacon) and is pretty spicy for those who, like my husband, enjoy all things spicy.  My husband seems to think there has …

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White Chicken Chili

A friend at work made this for our holiday potluck and gave me the recipe. It’s super easy, pretty healthy and tasty.  I made this the day I made the sugar cookies for the cookie swap since I knew I’d be busy for a few hours decorating cookies (and I would NOT feel like cooking …

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Winter Minestrone!

I made minestrone with my homemade chicken stock.  It was delicious and super easy to make.  I will definitely make this again soon!  I used Ina Garten’s recipe as a starting point, but tweaked it a little (I substituted zucchini for butternut squash; also, Ina adds pesto at the end which I did not do). …

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Homemade Chicken Stock

Everyone says how much better homemade chicken stock is, so I decided to see for myself. I used Ina Garten’s recipe but tweaked it. Ina’s recipe uses three chickens in a 16- to 20-quart stockpot. However, my stockpot is only 12-quarts, so I changed the recipe to do about 2/3 the recipe.   Ingredients 2 …

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Lentil Sausage Soup

The colder weather has made me want to try out some hearty soup recipes.  I have all of the Barefoot Contessa cookbooks, so I decided to try one of those recipes.  This soup turned out really great.  It makes a lot of soup!  My husband and I took it for lunch for about 3 days, …

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