I’m a huge fan of soup! Chicken noodle, cream of mushroom, butternut squash… I love them all!  And now that the weather is getting colder, I have a bowl of soup, pretty much everyday for lunch.  I’ve always got my eye out for a great soup recipe and this one was passed on to me by fellow Blisstree blogger, Marijke Durning.  This delicious recipe sounds savory and satisfying.  It would be great on it’s own as the main dish or a great side to a hearty roast beef sandwich. Its also very easy and open to interpretation so if you’d …read more

I love soup. As soon as the weather cools, I pull out my stockpot and I get busy.  My oldest daughter likes a simple chicken soup and my youngest is more of a stew fan. I am in the market for a new soup cookbook.  Here are a few book from Barnes and Noble (my favorite store) that caught my eye…
Soup, By the editors of Cooking Light magazine
Online price $14.36
Ah, the comforting allure of soup, as brought to you by the creative experts at the Cooking Light Test Kitchens. With 56 easy-to-follow soup recipes, this new cookbook is as beautiful …read more

October 19th, 2009, is National Seafood Bisque Day. What exactly is a bisque soup?  Wise Geek explains it as….
Bisque is a type of rich, thick, creamy soup which has been pureed so that it has an even texture. Traditionally, bisque includes seafood, wine or cognac, and cream, along with a mixture of spices. Bisque is related to consomme, which is another rich soup produced through a long cooking process that concentrates flavors for intensity. As the name suggests, bisque has its origins in France, although the dish is prepared all over the world with a wide variety of ingredients.

Here are …read more

This past weekend, most of my family was sick, including me. I wanted to make a pot of Chicken Soup, but I honestly could not stand up for very long. I figured that I would take my chances with a simple Crockpot soup method and it turned out great.
My family all has different tastes when it comes to Chicken Soup, so I made a batch of rice, thinking that Sarah and I could add it to ours and Bay could skip it. I also added hot sauce to mine, because I like a bit of heat.
Simple Soup – Chicken In …read more

Every week my family and I make a new soup when we sit down to watch the Packer game. This week’s recipe was cream of wild mushroom soup from Ina Garten. Surprisingly, I am not a fan of mushroom soup, but I loved this version.

We found Portobello mushrooms for a great price at Aldi, then added cremini and button mushrooms. The recipe suggests shitake but we couldn’t find them. The button mushrooms added very little flavor, however, the Portobello mushrooms and cremini added tons.
The recipe had a very earthy quality to it. The …read more

I made a really easy chicken tortilla soup for supper tonight. I’m a big fan of tortilla soup, so I was excited to give this recipe from Aroma Housewares a try. Now that the weather is turning cooler I’m ready for more soups and I love it when I can throw everything into one pot and walk away to let it cook.
This soup had just a tiny bit of heat to it from the green chilis, but it was totally delicious with a few corn tortillas crunched up and thrown in. I bet some sour cream, or a little cheese …read more

Fall, in addition to being the time of year when the leaves change and the weather turns mild, is the beginning of Flu Season.
I’m sick. Not fever-sick, but I feel extremely yucky. I’m making up a batch of chicken soup right now. I always add extra chicken to my soup recipe. It makes a richer broth and there’s leftover chicken that I can use for another dish.
Here’s my recipe…….
Chicken Soup
*2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
*1 cup onions, diced
*1  & 1/2 cup celery, chopped
*1 & 1/2 cup carrots, sliced into thin rounds
*5 cloves of garlic, chopped fine
*2 Bay leaves
*1 teaspoon fresh oregano
*1 teaspoon fresh …read more

I’ve tried a lot of different recipes for curried carrot soup because my family loves that taste of curry. They also like soup. However, every time I made a recipe for curry carrot soup it either turned out like baby food or was completely bland.

I’ve tweaked a bunch of different recipes to come up with this one. Check it out:

2 T. olive oil
1/3 t. curry powder
5 carrots (small to medium), chopped
2 1/2 celery stalks, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
3 c. chicken broth
juice of half of a lemon
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper

Heat the oil and cook the veggies …read more

There’s never been a better season to try some new recipes for delicious warm winter soups. This recipe for creamy mushroom soup is a hearty answer to the cold wind outside. And don’t worry about wrecking your healthy new years resolutions – you can either substitute the cream for whole milk and add another half tablespoon of cornstarch or you could be reasonable with yourself and understand that whole ingredients will always leave you more satisfied than less fulfilling, lighter alternatives.
Creamy Mushroom Soup
The richness of cream and the meatiness of mushrooms blend perfectly. Use whatever fresh mushrooms you have …read more