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
This post is about old recipes that I have updated/improved/tweaked since posting them originally. When I am cooking, I like to write in the margins of the recipe things I discover as I am making the dish, noting changes/additions/subtractions that I made along the way. I 'm not great at cooking with an electronic device as … Continue reading Always Learning, Always Changing: Recipe Edits
I hope you are having a great start to the new year. Choosing Happiness is the goal that we set for this new year. On our road trip home on New Year's Day, Dave and I did some reflecting on 2014 and vision casting for 2015 and realized that last year was more of … Continue reading Chicken Chili on a Chilly January Day
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. 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
