Soul warming soups and stews

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

Yellow Lentil Soup with Vegetables

May 16, 2013

Recently I cooked Indian food for the first time. I knew it would be the first of many dishes. What I didn’t know was how soon it would be before I made the next one. It was shortly after I made Moong Beans when an Indian cookbook arrived in the mail. How great! I looked [...]

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Spicy Sweet Potato and Corn Soup for #SundaySupper

February 24, 2013

Spicy Sweet Potato Corn Soup | Magnolia Days

What could be better than hot soup on a cold winter day? Or any day for that matter. I do tend to not have it as much in the summer though. A chilly, rainy day calls for a soup simmering in a big pot on the stove. The hardest part is deciding which one to [...]

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Turkey Noodle Soup for #SundaySupper

November 4, 2012

There is a chilly wind blowing. And I am having some chills too. The combination of colder weather blowing in and not feeling so good makes me want a hot and comforting meal. It has been a whirlwind of a week catching up from being out of town. I very much needed to feel better [...]

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Butternut Squash Soup for #SundaySupper

October 7, 2012

Winter squash is now in season. I look forward to this time each year so I can make soup. It is rare for me to make it in summer. My craving for soup and stew really kick in with the cooler weather. All it takes is a cool and rainy day and I am pulling [...]

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Slow Cooker Beef Goulash

September 25, 2012

The cooler fall temperatures are making me crave soups and stews. Slow simmered hearty dishes like beef goulash fit well with the season. I have made goulash before in a soup pot and wanted to cook it in a dutch oven or slow cooker. It was on my to-do list for a while. Then the [...]

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Minestrone – A Barabino Family Recipe

September 6, 2012

Old family recipes are a true treasure. One of the great things about having a food blog is being able to share family recipes with the world. Not only do I get to share the recipe, I also get to share memories about each one. It is a way to record history for generations to [...]

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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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