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
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
A couple of years ago when our Social Work program was going through our accreditation reaffirmation we had a dinner with our site visitor. My colleagues, the site visitor, and I met on a rainy weekend evening at Midtown Cafe. I had never been there but had heard it was the "it" place for prestigious … Continue reading Lemon Artichoke Soup
It has been chilly here this week, which means it’s time for some Chili! I like chili, especially when it is topped with sour cream and served with chips, grilled cheese or cornbread. There are many opinions about what makes chili, well... chili. And some people passionately defend their definition of chili as the way it is meant to … Continue reading Chili Nights
