Soul warming soups and stews

Recipes of soups and stews for those cold days when you could use some warmth from inside out.

Potato Soup – #CookForMom #SundaySupper

May 12, 2012

It is Mother’s Day weekend. The Sunday Supper group is sharing recipes we would cook for our moms. They are also recipes using a hand blender (also called an immersion or stick blender). Why? Well, one because we love our moms. The other has to do with a little announcement of our first Pinterest contest. [...]

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Beef Stew – A Family Recipe

April 26, 2012

What food do you crave on a cool, windy day? Stews, soups, and chili are at the top of my list. A cold front came through this past weekend bringing lower temperatures and winds over 30 mph. I figured it would be that last cold snap of the year. I had been wanting to make [...]

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Beef With Beer and Potatoes

March 15, 2012

“I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food” – W. C. Fields That quote is about me, I am sure of it. (Even though he said it before I was born). One of the things I do when I cook dinner is pour a glass of wine. Sipping wine is as much [...]

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Boeuf aux Carottes (Beef and Carrots)

February 28, 2012

Boeuf aux carottes (Beef with carrots) a slow-simmered French dish

Boeuf aux carottes is the French name for this recipe. It is easily translated to beef with carrots. The simple name does not do justice to the dish. It is far from plain beef with carrots. When the ingredients combine after a slow-simmer it is just heavenly. What struck me most about it is how [...]

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Chicken and Dumplings – Holiday Recipe Club

February 11, 2012

Chicken & Dumplings for Valentine’s Day? Why yes! The basic thing about the day is showing your love – right? Which is exactly what came to my mind when I was making this for my husband. He was sick and had a very sore and swollen throat. The soft dumplings, tender chicken, and all the [...]

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Ham and Bean Soup

January 10, 2012

Do you have a ham bone? This soup is one of the best uses for one. Hopefully, if you had a ham recently, you did not throw away the bone. If you did, that is okay. You should be able to buy a ham bone from a ham company such as HoneyBaked Ham. I had [...]

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Cauliflower Soup

November 17, 2011

During an earthquake is when I first had cauliflower soup. We were on vacation in California. We had returned to San Francisco after a visiting Napa for the day. We decided to eat at a restaurant owned by one of the wineries. The soup of the day was cauliflower soup. It was so good I [...]

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