Cream of Turkey & Brown Rice Soup This cream soup is full of brown rice, veggies and turkey. So flavorful and comforting. It’s a meal in itself! I had an accident with a tooth a few days ago–which makes chewing a little bit difficult to say the least. Not painful at all, just a very…
Soups
Slow Cooker Steak & Ale Cheese Soup
Steak and Ale Cheese Soup This steak and ale soup is so rich and full of meat and potatoes, you’ll have to decide whether it’s a soup or a stew! Made easy in your slow cooker. Here’s a rich Olde English pub dish that’s sure to please! Tasty beef chunks, sharp cheddar cheese, ale or…
Totally Loaded Potato Soup
Totally Loaded Potato Soup This soup is a meal, baby. All I could think about when I got back from Montana was eating soup. Potato soup in particular. And this potato soup. OK, it’s a little bit of a pain to make, but trust me, IT’S WORTH IT. I use a nice well-aged Provolone for…
Split Pea Soup with Ham
Split Pea Soup with Ham Here’s another great way to use some more of that leftover ham from Easter dinner. Nothing could be easier. Just put everything in the slow cooker and let ‘er rip. I serve with buttered toasted croutons. All I do here is melt butter in a skillet and “toast” the…
Cream of Ham & Potato Soup
Cream of Ham & Potato Soup This cream soup is absolute perfection. No one ever believes how easy it actually is and how little time it takes to make I came by this method from an old friend who has long since moved out of the area. She was a cook in a very…
Northeast Hearty Bean Soup
Northeast Hearty Bean Soup With the recent snows and cold snaps we’ve been experiencing in upstate New York the past couple of weeks, soup, and especially hearty and filling soups have been on my mind. I finally settled on making my hearty bean soup when I saw a huge bag of great northern beans staring…
Beef Barley Soup
Beef Barley Soup Hearty and tasty soup that is a meal in itself when served with crusty Artisan bread or rolls. Perfect for nippy fall evenings. I make my stock in a pressure cooker, and I do recommend using one to make this. However, you can “cheat” and use that jellied concentrated stock as it’s…
Cream of Leek & Potato Soup
Perfect meal for a rainy and chilly day, and we do get these here in upstate New York until Memorial Day. This was dinner tonight for me.