1. Soup 1: Vegan Black Bean Soup January 3rd.

2. Soup 2: Creamy Sweet Potato Soup January 9th.

3. Soup 3: Tomato-Basil Soup January 19th.

4. Soup 4: Potato Leek Soup January 26th.

5. Soup 5: Split Pea Soup February 9th.

6. Soup 6: Borsch February 17th.

7. Soup 7: Minestrone February 23rd.

8. Soup 8: Cabbage Soup ( Read more... )

I'm just home now so that makes me super lazy - I mostly watched Netflix ('Orange is New Black' Season 2 - I didn't binge too much and I did love the Season - and more "Brothers and Sisters"), read (still on "Dresden Files"), and go for a walk. I do miss going to work and having a schedule, and talking to more humans but at the same time, I'm very ( Read more... )

Happy Passover! Today I made a festive meal with chicken matzo ball soup, mashed potatoes, chicken drumsticks, salad and mushroom/matzo bread plus the Passover plate. I'm all worn out. But here is another soup for the Soup Project.

Soup Project 2014: Soup 9 - Chicken Matzo Soup

Ingredients 2 chicken legs with thighs (I got Organic Kosher ( Read more... )

Soup Project 2014: Soup 8 - Cabbage Soup

I had a lot of cabbage in the fridge so I googled cabbage soup. I used this soup from allrecipes.com as a base ( Read more... )

Soup Project 2014: Soup 7 - Minestrone

February 23, 2014. I got the recipe from a cookbook Bear's Mom gave me as a gift: The New American Heart Association Cookbook, 6th edition . There are a lot of soup recipes in there; most are weird like fruit soup. But minestrone sounded promising and I wanted to try it. The store didn't have nave beans ( Read more... )

Soup Project 2014: Soup 6 - Borsch I wanted to make borsch for the longest time. It is a classic Russian soup and a staple since my childhood, whether warm in a winter with beef or cold in the summer without beef with egg and fresh cucumbers (so good). But for some reason it was always intimidating to me. I started the soup project with an ( Read more... )

Soup Project 2014: Soup 5 - Split Pea Soup This one is a little bit of a cheat since this is the soup I've made before - have been making it for a while now. It is my go to soup. The recipe is the one my Mom gave me and she doesn't really follow recipes - she watched how her mother cooked. (My Grandmother was the best cook ever, so that was a ( Read more... )

Soup Project 2014: Soup 4 - Potato Leek Soup I knew I wanted to make a Potato Leek soup so I was looking at various online recipes yesterday. After many searches and dismissals of some due to heavy cream or too much butter, I found a couple that served as a base. I took the basic ingredients and cooking times etc, but basically did things my ( Read more... )

Soup Project 2014: Soup 3 - Tomato-Basil Soup

I got this recipe from my Betty Crocker book. They are all available online so it makes it easy just to link to the Tomato-Basil Soup recipe It came out well and was tasty, although I might add more hot water at the end next time to make it a little more watery and less like tomato sauce. (Bear ( Read more... )

Soup Project 2014: Soup 2 - Creamy Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients

2 Tbsp canola oil
1 large sweet onion, sliced
2 tsp ground cumin
3 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 1/2 qt chicken broth (I used water)
1 3/4 cup plain yogurt
2 Tbsp chopped parsley or cilantro
1/4 cup toasted pumpkin seeds

Directions 1. In a soup pot heat oil. Add onions ( Read more... )