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Say Minestrone (mi · nuh · strow · nee)? Just Italian Vegetable Soup and Comfort for those Cold Winter Days
Winter MinestroneBasically, Minestrone is an Italian vegetable soup, sometimes with a little meat, mostly with beans, a variety of veggies and broth. When cabbage season happens (usually around St. Pat’s Day), this recipe makes a huge pot which we eat for dinner the...
Got Flu? Try Italian Penicillin Soup
Italian Penicillin Soup Just what the doctor ordered to help you feel better— chicken soup with tiny veggies and small pastina pasta. The Parmigiano-Reggiano rind* is actually aged parmesan cheese that melts into the broth to add great flavor. Any leftover rotisserie...
Remembering a friend with her Soup recipe
MJ’s Sausage Cabbage Soup MJ was a retired nurse, a delightful conversationalist, a green thumb gardener and enthusiastic cook. She shared this soup recipe with the Cookbook Club at the Tarpon Springs Library that she was given by the owner of Sue’s Restaurant, near...
No-Cream Celery Bisque
Sounds fancy but actually very surprising. The French use the word Bisque to indicate a pureed creamy soup—usually with cream. I have combined my love of pureed soups with a lower calorie version. In this day and age of increased grocery prices, celery is a good...
Foodie Pat’s New Focus
I love to create, cook and eat soup. Every week I will post a new soup for the week. Let me know if you try one. it's called Feedback and it's Ok to say you liked it or you did not like it, but please tell me why so I can improve the recipe.
Roy’s Strawberry Deamsicle in a Bowl
Limited # of ingredients; fresh strawberries, vanilla yogurt and a food processor—Quick simple, yet delicious dessert. #theoldfarmersalmanac
Essential for Playing Cards;One needs proper Snacks
Crunch is important, but careful getting your fingers dirty and getting the cards all trashed. Your host might not be happy with you. However, I think I found almost my perfect snack for playing Euchre. And I found it at my nearby CVS. A company called Well Market...
Good Soup Knows No Season
A bunch of broccoli can always be found reasonably priced at the grocery store, all seasons of the year these days. Need a quick but light in calories supper to eat in front to the TV? Skinny "Cream" of Broccoli Bisque is where we will start. When I announced to my...
Road Trip, Book Club, Bed Time Reading/Listening?
I enthusiastically, eagerly and earnestly recommend Alton Brown's new book, whether in print but especially Audio.. You wil find Humor, Philosophy, Cooking Tips and background info that is admirable and will surprist. Food for Thoughtby Brown, AltonFormat:...
Sweet Potatoes are getting a bad rap. Pay attention to the facts.
Sweet potatoes make a perfect landscape for a weekly meal. Stuffed with spinach (recipe follows) or even broccoli. "Potatoes sometimes get a bad rap for being high in carbohydrates, but sweet potatoes are packed with potassium (good for blood pressure), fiber (good...