If you’re looking for a hearty soup that will “stick to your ribs”…this Smoked Ham and Bean Soup is the perfect choice. It’s always a hit as the weather gets colder. (And God knows the weather in The Heartland is certainly cold enough right now!) The first time I ever tasted this awesome soup, […]
Everything But The Kitchen Sink Soup
As many of you know, Peepaw and I are “Snow Birds”. And I’m happy to say it’s almost time for these old birds to “fly our frigid Iowa coop” for the winter! Why leave you ask? Well…right now it’s 12 degrees outside my window in Iowa…and it’s 83 degrees at our Florida nest! (I may […]
Butternut Squash Soup…A HUG In A Bowl
Our family loves soup. Any kind of soup. And this roasted Butternut Squash version is a favorite of mine. There is something so gratifying about sitting down at the table to dig into a steaming bowl of soup. And if you add some crispy crackers or a crusty loaf of French bread for dunking…well…that’s even […]
Split Pea With Ham Soup
Before we’ve even finished carving a holiday ham, I’m already craving a big pot of Split Pea With Ham Soup to make the most of that leftover pork and the bone it’s attached to. Waste not, want not is my motto, and a steaming pot of soup is just the ticket on a cold (cold?) […]
Down-home Chicken Noodle Soup
Sometimes a bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup is JUST what the doctor ordered…even if you’re not sick! And even though Mom was the best cook I’ve ever known, she wasn’t afraid to open a can of soup instead of making it from scratch if she was in a rush. So for lunch she sometimes served […]
Winter Warm-up Chili
Since Winter Storm Olympia continues to batter much of the Midwest and East Coast, a pot of my Winter Warm-up Chili seemed the perfect way to commiserate with those being hit with freezing ice and snow, even if I am doing it from the sunny climes of Florida. I’ve been making chili for almost fifty […]
White Bean Turkey Chili
I LOVE Thanksgiving dinner. In fact, if someone could bottle the smell of that dinner cooking, I would be first in line to buy it. But when it comes to leftovers of ANY kind…I’m not much of a fan. So today I invented a White Bean Turkey Chili using some of that delicious left-over turkey…and […]
Slow Cooker Bacon & Ham Potato Soup
I’m not much good at following recipes as they’re written. (I don’t even like to color within the lines with the grandkids.) So when I see a recipe online that sounds promising, I immediately begin to “doctor it up” as my Mom used to say. The recipe online said to cook this soup on LOW […]
Meemaw’s Cheeseburger Chowder
I created this recipe when a friend brought a quart of “Cheeseburger Chowder” soup to one of our tailgate parties. The soup was really good…but when our friend told me how much he spent on that quart of soup at a local deli..I almost fainted! I told him I would study the dab left in […]
Zuppa Toscana
Here is MY version of that yummy sausage and kale soup served at that famous Italian restaurant chain. (I added several ingredients to a “copy cat ” recipe I found online.) MEEMAW’S VERSION of “ZUPPA TOSCANA” 5 Mild Italian sausages (removed from the casings) 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin olive oil 1 large onion, finely diced […]