OK…the calendar says it’s the beginning of Autumn, but Mother Nature apparently has OTHER ideas. It’s COLD in Iowa. TOO COLD! (Fort Lauderdale is sounding better and better to me…) So…it was a Saturday, about 11:30am, and I’m COLD and hungry for HOME MADE SOUP. So I reached in my cupboard and refrigerator to see […]
Cool Down Corn Chowder
Today our local weatherman says “The Muggy Meter” is rising, and we didn’t start our air conditioner. So I decided to see if my Aunt Carol was right (fifty years ago) when she said, “On a hot day…eat hot foods and you will cool down.” So for dinner on this hot summer night I made…SOUP! […]
Bacon, Kale, and White Bean Soup
So who cares if it’s 80 degrees…It’s still Winter! And I was hungry for SOUP. So I used what I had in the refrigerator and the pantry…and I made up a recipe for Bacon, Kale and White Bean Soup… BACON, KALE AND WHITE BEAN SOUP 1/2 lb. bacon, diced 12-16 oz. fresh kale, washed and […]
Billy’s Firehouse Chili
I’m sure many of you have watched New York firefighters prepare awesome meals on TV cooking shows. I know I have. So imagine how excited I was to discover that one of our new condo neighbors is a retired New York City firefighter who was one of those “Firehouse Chefs”..! One day he showed up at […]
Seafood Cioppino
When Joyce (one of our awesome condo neighbors) asked me if I’d like to taste her family’s generations-old recipe for Seafood Cioppino…I couldn’t get the word “YES” out of my mouth fast enough. (I think that’s because my mouth had already started to water!) Joyce was kind enough to let me follow her around all […]
Potato Leek Soup
I’m FINALLY adding the great soup recipe Nick served at their Christmas dinner party last year! (I must admit I misplaced the copy he gave me, and I just found it as I was searching for something else the other day!) It’s a great recipe, so give it a try. (Thanks to Nick for sharing […]
Cheeseburger Chowder
With Hawkeye tailgating season fast approaching, I thought I would share some of our favorite tailgate recipes. ENJOY…and GO HAWKS! CHEESEBURGER CHOWDER 2-3 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Any cooking oil will work) 1 1/2 lb ground beef 1 onion-diced 1 green pepper-diced 1 to 4 cloves of garlic-minced (to taste) 1 lg (at least […]