White Bean, Sausage and Spinach Soup

For us this was white bean, sausage and broccoli soup since I didn’t have any spinach!  The recipe comes from the November 18, 2011 issue of “All You” magazine. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 (14 oz) turkey kielbasa or other smoked sausage, cut into 2″ pieces 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped … Continue reading

Classic Minestrone #2

This recipe comes from the October 21, 2011 issue of “All You” magazine.  I haven’t had any yet because tonight is our Christmas Bunco dinner so I’m eating there but it smelled delicious while cooking. 2 carrots. diced 2 ribs celery, sliced 1 large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced (or pressed) 4 cups low … Continue reading

Penny’s Vegetable Soup

We had all these great veggies from the Bountiful Basket so I got my crock pot out and just started throwing stuff into it.  I’ll try to remember what I did so you can recreate it if you’d like! 1 head broccoli, chopped 1/2 head cauliflower, chopped 1 bulb fennel, sliced, whites only 1 onion, … Continue reading

Southwestern Soup

This is a Taste of Home recipe from the October/November 2008 magazine. 3 cups water 4 (8 oz each) cans tomato sauce 2 (16 oz each) cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed 2 (14 1/2 oz each) cans chicken broth 2 cups frozen corn 2 cups salsa 2 teaspoons dried minced onion 1 – 2 … Continue reading

Minestrone Soup

I thought I was done making soups this season but Mother Nature says no! so here is another variation on the Minestrone theme from the Food Network Magazine by Ellie Krieger. 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 large onion, diced (I didn’t have an onion so I used 1/4 cup dried onion) 4 cloves … Continue reading

Tortilla Soup with Black Beans

I pulled this recipe out of a magazine but can’t remember which one (again).  It smelled delicious while it was cooking.  This is a good recipe to throw together for dinner since you probably already have all the ingredients in your pantry like I did. 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 garlic cloves, minced (I only … Continue reading

Irish Beef Stew

I got this recipe in an email from Kraft Foods right around St Patrick’s Day.  Not sure what makes it Irish Stew but it was good! 1 1/2 pounds boneless beef round steak, trimmed, cut into bite size pieces (I bought a package of stew meat and called it good) 2 tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons … Continue reading

Patty’s Beef Stew

Dinner #2 for Patty as requested, Beef Stew. 2 pounds stew beef or a cut up chuck roast (I went with the stew meat) 1 onion, diced 4 – 5 large potatoes, peeled and quartered 4 – 5 carrots, peeled and cut into slices 3 quarts hot water 3 – 4 tablespoons Kitchen Bouquet (couldn’t … Continue reading

Tomato Soup with White Beans and Pasta

Another recipe from “All You” magazine.   So cold today so it’s a perfect day for tomato soup (a grown up version of tomato soup) and grilled cheese sandwiches on sourdough bread! 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped (I used my garlic press) 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano 2 (15 oz) cans diced tomatoes … Continue reading