This Italian Sausage and Vegetable Soup is another recipe that I have been making for many years. You can make it with a variety of vegies but I love this version with red swiss chard, green beans and roma tomatoes. I use lots of onions, fresh fennel and garlic in the soup base as well as…
I have been making this Fennel and Prosciutto soup for quite a few years. This time when I made it I decided to puree the fennel, onion and garlic base and I think it is a lot nicer this way. Pureeing the vegies blends and smooths out the flavors, allowing the prosciutto to stand…
I love the flavors in this Pork and Vegetable Stew! I have been making one version or another of this recipe for many years. This time I started out with 4 pounds of pork shoulder boneless country style ribs. I spent some time trimming all of the big pieces of fat out of the pork…
This stew was inspired by flavors in an appetizer recipe that my friend Nora gave me a couple of years ago. Nora’s recipe was olives and grapes that were baked together along with walnuts, some balsamic vinegar and a little sprig of fresh thyme. I haven’t made the appetizer yet but I will have…
The recipe that was the inspiration for this soup was posted on a blog that I follow called The Sensitive Pantry which is written by a very nice lady named Nancy. Nancy’s version is called Easy Creamy Artichoke Soup and it uses a few small creamer potatoes to make it creamy. Nancy’s soup is…
If you love the flavor of Dijon chicken like I do, then I think you will like this soup. It starts with pieces of boneless chicken breast that are browned in Dijon mustard, salt and pepper. I added green beans, onions, garlic and red swiss chard to get some nice vegie flavors and texture. I…
