Soup

Grocery prices seem to just going up and up these days.  But if you utilize your grocery stores sale flyer, you can create a delicious Easter Dinner on a Budget. While this meal may not be a typical Easter dinner, I think your family and friends will love this Easter Menu. How to save money at the grocery store Mariano’s is my favorite grocery store,...

This barley meatball vegetable soup is definitely a meal! One of the first recipes I made for my last husband was homemade bread, compound herbed butter with chicken noodle soup.  He loved it!  I cleaned up the kitchen and asked if he was ready to go the movies, and he said “what’s for dinner?”  It was quickly learned that my husband did not consider soup...

This asparagus soup is one sure fire way that I will eat my veggies! Is asparagus available all year round? Fortunately, asparagus is available year round in most grocery stores, but it’s usually at its peak in spring and early summer.   What ingredients are needed for asparagus soup? asparagus baby spinach chicken broth (or veggie broth) crushed red pepper flakes (optional) garlic (I like a...

This easy miso soup with tofu will be your go to soup recipe when you are short on time.  Ready in just 10 minutes! What is miso paste? At Mariano’s where I usually shop, the white miso paste is on the top shelf in the Asian section.  I’ve also found a refrigerated version at Fresh Market.  No matter which one you buy, it needs to...

This pasta fagioli soup is a hug in a bowl! For whatever reason I’ve never made this soup at home, probably because I may have mentioned it to my late husband once upon a time, and the thought of having beans in a soup probably turned him off.  He didn’t even like beans in chili! Is pasta fagioli recipe easy? Absolutely!  All you need is...

Fun fact about me:  I don’t like sliced tomatoes but I love tomato soup!  This heirloom tomato basil soup screams summer. When I went to the Logan Square farmers market yesterday, there was a whole table of heirloom tomatoes and they looked incredible!  I bought this one, which is called an accordian heirloom tomato.  How gorgeous is this? What are heirloom tomatoes best used for?...

The secret to my vegan tomato soup recipe?  Silken Tofu! A couple weeks ago I bought silken tofu for a pancake recipe, and I never ended up making it.  My lunch out yesterday was 24 points, and I thought for sure I’d be over my healthy range for the day on WW.  Nope!  This vegan tomato soup was made mostly in my blender, and other...

For some reason I don’t take advantage of my Instant Pot as much as I should.  This Instant Pot Potato Soup was so easy and delicious! Sunday night I normally go through my pantry/fridge and freezer to see what needs to be used up.  Happy to report that the 5 pound bag of carrots I thought was a good idea to buy from Costco a...

After a few days traveling I contemplated hitting up Burger King on my way home.  Then I remembered I had frozen cherry tomatoes and this tomato soup was ready in 30 minutes. Seriously, I don’t know why my brain goes to junk food when I don’t have a plan or travel.  I have to remember it’s not my birthday every day – ha! Can you...

My friend Justin posted a ramen soup yesterday and I decided to make my version of that soup.  Salt and Pepper Tofu Ramen! Justin turned me on to white miso pasta a couple years ago, and it gives this broth such a rich flavor, that it only tastes as if the broth took two days to make.  Typically ramen broth requires pork bones to be...