Wintertime is the perfect time for soups, stews, chilis, and other hot dinners that are low-effort and easy on the wallet. Winter is also an important time to make sure you’re getting vegetables in your diet, particularly leafy greens. Escarole soup is a delicious meal that’s quick to make and, despite looking like a bowl
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The title is a bit of a troublesome mouthful, but the dish itself is one you’re not going to be able to get enough of. Summer is the start of squash season, and what better way to make an easy, hearty, flavorful soup than to use the local fresh produce at the farmer’s market? I
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I’ve been on a mission to find a good balance between my carb-heavy diet and Hubby’s protein-heavy needs. The middle ground appears to be fish and poultry, which I can eat lots of without the negative… effects… that I get when I eat large portions of red meat. Fortunately, seafood is something I grew up
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Sounds weird, right? That was what I thought when my friend first mentioned it the other day. Blueberry soup is apparently quite common in Sweden, where my friend is from, and she said that it’s often used as a cold remedy, much like how we use chicken soup as a “cure-all” here in America for
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So, my right wrist is immobilized in a brace after a stupid hockey injury landed me with some torn cartilage. We’ve been eating out, eating frozen, and eating a lot of popcorn lately, as a result. It’s been maybe a week and a half to two weeks of that, and I’m about ready to kill
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The grocery store had a sale on pumpkin puree, so I took home three cans of the stuff and went to town. The banana pumpkin bread and pumpkin spice cookies I made recently were part of that attempt to use up the three cans of puree. There was also a failed attempt at making protein bites. Stay
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Today’s post is a guest post, courtesy of my lovely mother, Lisa. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any of this soup, but I hear it was quite good! Now, without further ado: Cream of Leek Soup! — When Jeanette first asked me to do a guest blog post, I hesitated. It felt like I was being
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