Friday Lunch - Chive and Tarragon Mushroom Soup (Kate) (June 4)

This is another one by Kate (age 10). She adores mushrooms and seasoned this one herself. She also loves the sound of 'tarragon' so into the soup it went. It warmed my heart; I knew it was an excellent choice. It turned out delicious!

She thickened the soup using a can of white beans blended with 3 c. vegetable stock. She grilled the mushrooms with onions and garlic, mixed the two, simmered it for a few minutes, and lunch was ready in less than 15 minutes.

Great job, Kate!

4 out of 5 stars

Chive and Tarragon Mushroom Soup Recipe

Friday Lunch - Minestrone Soup (May 28)

Olive Garden style.

Cat loves Olive Garden's Minestrone soup, but to pay $8 for a simple soup, dry bread sticks, and a salad with no dressing, makes little sense, not to mention what the rest of us would eat. So, we had to make it at home for her, and I think we've made it even better.

An optional pesto swirl adds an extra dimension.

Of course, not everyone likes Minestrone, so this reduces the stars:

4 out of 5 stars

Minestrone Soup Recipe

Monday Dinner - Cream of Cauliflower Soup (May 24)

Mikel approved of the Cauliflower Soup being on the menu - to the chagrin of his eldest sister, who does not care for anything in the brassica family.

The recipe is from Nava Atlas' Vegetarian Soups. 

The soup was surprisingly easy to make and was done in a flash. Instead of the food processor, though, I used my blender to make it even smoother and creamier. It was excellent; I even put some of the mixed  greens I made this afternoon on it as a garnish. Really tasty and creamy. The recipe calls for some Silk creamer, but I dare say - skip it! The soup is wonderful without that addition.

4 out of 5 stars

Saturday Dinner - Healin' Noodle Soup (May 22)

My kids haven't been sick for close to year, but when one gets it, they share the bug, like all good siblings should. Since nobody was in any mood to eat anything substantial, it was time to bring out
The Noodle Soup.

Bryanna Clark Grogan's 'chicken' broth (scroll down to the first 'printable recipe.') is paramount to this recipe and well worth it! This is the soup we make when someone needs healing... hence, the name.

5 out of 5 stars

M'm, m'm...Better!

Healin' Noodle Soup Recipe