TL/DR – Gruyere Broccoli Soup. This easy weeknight soup is a creamy alternative to traditional broccoli cheese soup with mushrooms, shallots, fresh thyme, garlic and gruyere cheese. – In my neck of the woods, we have only had one decent snowfall this winter and it’s …[read more]

TL/DR – Slow Cooker Kielbasa Farro Soup. An easy soup! Cream of mushroom soup is the base, with carrots, farro, garlic, kielbasa and a good combination of seasonings. Try it on a winter weeknight! – This recipe began as an exercise in cleaning out the …[read more]

TL/DR – Green Tortellini Soup. A delicious and easy recipe with sneaky kale and broccoli. Perfect for cold and dark winter weeknights. – Always on the never-ending quest to get my picky eaters to consume green things, I’ve been experimenting with kale. This is entirely …[read more]

TL/DR – Herbed Tomato and Goat Cheese Tortellini Soup. A hearty soup made in one pot, packed with flavor and perfect for a busy weeknight. – This is a great soup for a cold day, especially if you love the tang of goat cheese. Tomato …[read more]

TL/DR – Creamy Roasted Butternut Squash Soup. A picky eater favorite! Roasted butternut squash and carrots in veggie broth with onion, garlic, fresh sage and fresh thyme, simmered, blended and enhanced with heavy cream. – Aside from the roasting time, which is entirely hands-off, this …[read more]

TL/DR – Lemon Chive Potato Soup. An easy and tasty spring soup featuring yukon gold potatoes, fresh chives, lemon and a delicious dollop of sour cream. – This recipe occurred to me in the wee hours of the morning in that strange haze between wakefulness …[read more]

TL/DR – Vegan Green Chile Bean Soup. This tastes almost like the pork version of green chile sauce, but it’s entirely plant based. The secret ingredient is miso and it is served with an easy baked tofu that bakes while the soup simmers. A delicious …[read more]

TL/DR – Kale White Bean Ramen. A quite easy and incredibly satisfying vegetarian broth with beans, kale and ramen. Use a hand blender to achieve amazing broth status. – I’ve learned that ramen broth is about flavor layers.  Yellow miso and tomato paste are both …[read more]

TL/DR – Salsa Verde Posole. A riff on a traditional hearty Mexican soup, this version has ground pork, chicken thighs, miso (What?!,) salsa verde, hominy, peppers, onion, garlic, broth, and a dose of cider vinegar. Easy enough for a weeknight. – I was actually surprised …[read more]

TL/DR – Kale Garlic Miso Soup. Don’t discount this because it has kale. Miso, garlic and vinegar make this healthy vegetarian soup a delicious and comforting healthy weeknight soup. Great with grilled cheese! – Miso is one of those things that stands the test of …[read more]