I know my last post was a soup recipe, but it’s really all I want to make and eat right now. Actually, soup and dessert. 🙂 This chowder has become one of my go-to soups. I never think of soup as a summer dish, but the first time I made it was when I had … Continue reading A Soup for All Seasons: Sweet Potato Roasted Corn Chowder
I have a deep affection for soup. It has so many endearing qualities: versatile, filling, body warming, easy to share, healthy – or at least potentially healthy, can be made ahead, perfect left overs…I could go on and on. Some of the most frequently made soups at our house are: THIS tomato soup, THIS tortellini … Continue reading Soup Season has Commenced: Up 1st-Turmeric Coconut Chicken Soup
It’s November. Soup’s on! I love a brothy soup and you can’t go wrong with Classic Chicken Noodle Soup. Whether it’s cold outside or you’re fighting a cold inside, it hits the spot. As I have looked for good Chicken Noodle Soup recipes through the years, some are quite complex and intimidatingly time consuming. This … Continue reading Work Day Chicken Noodle Soup
We made it to the finish line of the semester. Whew! My family is worn out from a busy, challenging semester. We are thankful for the little holiday break we get. I have missed writing on the blog! It is my creative outlet and sadly, the absence of my presence here is an indication of … Continue reading Butternut Squash Soup to Fuel Your Body & Warm Your Soul
Several friends told me about this recently published book, Bread and Wine, by Shauna Niequist, thinking I would enjoy it.  It is filled with stories of community, food, faith and life around the table – as well as corresponding recipes.  Also, the book is endorsed by Anne Lamott and Brene Brown, two of my favorite authors, so … Continue reading Soup, Salad, & Snowflakes
Hooray! It’s Soup Season! I love soup!!! Every week during the cold months I try to make soup, hoping it will last a few meals in our home. Â We have recently added this to our favorite soup rotation of Tomato Basil, Baked Potato, DIY Tortilla & Tortellini Soup. This is my favorite Black Bean Soup … Continue reading Favorite Black Bean Soup
We have had a week of sickness around the Hunt house. Strangely, it has spanned the gamut from a migraine headache mom; to a stomach-nastiness-turned dry-coughing-at-night and runny-nose-in-the day girl; to a coughing-hacking-sniffling boy… and in my mind is swirling, “the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever…” NyQuil’s classic ad. So, the comfort … Continue reading Sick Days: Soup, Vicks, Emergen-C and TLC
A couple of years ago when our Social Work program was going through our accreditation reaffirmation we had a dinner with our site visitor. Â Â My colleagues, the site visitor, and I met on a rainy weekend evening at Midtown Cafe. Â I had never been there but had heard it was the “it” place for prestigious … Continue reading Lemon Artichoke Soup
A couple of years ago I went to a Mexican Cantina and ordered their Chicken Tortilla Soup. When the meal arrived, to my surprise, I was served a plate with a bowl that contained rice, beans and chicken in it and a spread of fresh ingredients beside it on the plate including diced tomatoes, avocado slices, … Continue reading DIY Tortilla Soup
Soup is one of my favorite meals and this recipe is my kind of soup. It is chock-full of yummy things I appreciate in a soup- Wild Rice, Rotisserie Chicken, broth and sauteed vegetables. This recipe is my adaptation of a Cooking Light recipe from years ago. It is a little labor-intensive but it makes … Continue reading Chicken & Wild Rice Soup and A Lesson Learned
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