I'm back with more soup! My youngest daughter and I are kindred spirits in this way. We could eat soup for every meal every day and be pretty happy. It must be the Vietnamese heritage.
So when the weather got cold again, I automatically went into soup making mode and arrived at this lemongrass beef and noodle soup. It's adapted from another …
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Shrimp Dumpling Soup
Despite what my last several posts may imply, we have not solely been eating cinnamon rolls, cookies, and dessert. During the craziness of the holidays, I was keeping our dinners super simple. They were fine but nothing noteworthy. However, now that things have settled down and we're starting a new year, it's time to get back into making some blog …
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Easy Tomato-Basil Soup
I'm tired of waiting for the weather in Texas to cooperate and have it be cool enough to declare the start of soup season. I don't care that it is still in the 80's most days. It's November for goodness sakes! I've waited patiently to post soup and stew recipes so I'm kicking off soup season here regardless of the weather with this tomato-basil …
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Thai Shrimp Soup with Noodles and Pineapple
Is it starting to feel like the blueberry and Thai food blog around here? Given that the last few posts have been about blueberry muffins, Thai grilled shrimp, and blueberry galettes, it may seem that way. I threw in the migas recipe last week just to break things up a little. But now I'm back with another Thai recipe - Thai shrimp soup with …
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Vietnamese Chicken Pho
As I'm typing this, I have two sick kids home from school with bad colds. It's a good day for hot chicken pho soup. Actually, in Vietnam, pho is good anytime - any time of day, any time of year. It's eaten at breakfast, lunch, and dinner regardless of the season. What gives pho its distinguishing characteristic is its intensely aromatic broth. …
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Slow Cooker French Onion Soup
When I saw an article in the food section of our newspaper last week saying you could make caramelized onions and, thus, french onion soup in a slow cooker, I was skeptical. Given how much moisture tends to collect in a slow cooker, I just didn't think you could get the beautiful caramel color and slightly sweet flavor that browning onions on a …
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Slow-Cooker Beef Broth with Tortellini or Pasta (Pasta in Brodo)
Beef broth with tortellini may seem very basic and, perhaps, even boring and bland but let me just say that this is no ordinary broth. It's incredibly rich and flavorful. If broth could be described as meaty, it would be this broth. The intense flavor comes from the 14 hours of slow simmering which draws out every last drop of flavor from the beef …
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Crab and Corn Chowder
I know, I know. I posted a recipe with crab and corn just last week. If there were some food blogging rule book in existence, I'm sure I broke a major rule by posting two crab and corn recipes in a row. Good thing no such book exists. Though I often have meals planned out several weeks in advance, I don't always follow my own schedule. Sometimes, I …
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Salmon Chowder
I was so happy to see the sun again last weekend when Spring made an appearance here. The temperatures even edged towards the cool-warm range. But don't be jealous. The clouds and cold have returned. That's OK because it means soup season will go a little longer and I get to eat more of this salmon chowder. With a little bacon and cream to make …
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Italian Wedding Soup
It is soooooo cold here. I know I really have no room to complain since the temperatures here are still in the positive numbers but after living in Texas for 20 years, I have gotten used to mild winters. There have even been years when I actually had to run my air conditioning in January but not this year. This year, I have been keeping 3 blankets …
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Old-Fashioned Chili
I know there is already an abundance of chili recipes out in the world and here's one more to add to the mix. Everyone has a family favorite. This is ours. My husband worked out the recipe years ago and now I make it every fall and winter when the weather gets cold. Many happy family memories are wrapped up in this chili recipe from birthday …
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Swiss Chard Soup with White Beans, Bacon, and Sausage
I keep thinking that if I make soup then we will finally get some real fall weather. It has not completely worked yet but we did get lots of rain last week and it is only supposed to get up to 85 degrees today. That's OK though because soup is my ultimate comfort food and I love it all year round.
Back when we were in a CSA for several years, …
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