This hearty 5 Bean Soup Recipe with Quinoa is a healthy and delicious twist on classic 5 bean soups! Some people limit soups to winter food, but I enjoy soups year round. I especially enjoy a hearty soup after working in the yard all day. It doesn’t matter the season or yard work, spring planting, summerRead More
Chicken Chili with Barley
When it is cold outside a nice hot bowl of awesomeness to ward off the bitter cold is definitely a good thing. And I have the perfect pot of awesomeness that I think you and your family will absolutely love. Try our Chicken Chili with Barley. This recipe is a great way to change upRead More
Meatless Soup Recipes for Lent
While my husband grew up eating Fish on Fridays throughout Lent, I cherish my church’s Lenten Soup Suppers, which often consisted of meatless soup recipes each Wednesday night before Bible Study. As the Lenten season begins on Ash Wednesday (February 18, 2026), Christians—across many denominations—choose to observe this time of reflection, prayer, repentance, and preparationRead More
Easy Chicken Collezione Soup
It is the middle of winter and the these days are made for plenty of hot bowls of delicious soul-satisfying soups. I have a quick no fuss chicken soup perfect for 1 or two in need of little FLC (Food Loving Care). It is different take on the old school chicken soup classic. While most ofRead More
Butternut Squash Potato Soup
The leaves are a falling and shortly the denuded trees will give way to winter. Winter is winter and for most of us it means cooler temperatures. For me, a good soup makes cold weather, gray skies, and shorter days bearable. I have created a savory Butternut Squash Potato Soup. Historically squash soups can beRead More
Pea and Pan Fried Corn Soup
The days are getting shorter, the nights are cool and getting cooler. The leaves have begun the yearly plummet to the ground, and the birds will soon migrate beyond our borders to warmer climates. These are the signs and symptoms of autumn. This is the season where we begin to don thinker socks, and sweatersRead More
Substitute for Condensed Tomato Soup
Whether your pantry is bare or you have dietary restrictions, if you need a substitute for condensed tomato soup in a recipe, you will find that this quick and easy condensed tomato soup recipe works very well! Are you ever disappointed with a product after you read the ingredient list? Yeah, me too! Even whenRead More
Rotisserie Chicken Broth
Even after you have eaten every last delicious bite of meat from your deli rotisserie chicken there is still life (or dinner) left in it. You can make a wonderful and flavorful chicken broth from your leftovers and just a few vegetables. Leftover rotisserie chicken recipes are a great way to make sure you getRead More
How to Make Vegetable Broth in a Slow Cooker
If you are going to make broth in a slow cooker, you need to be prepared to use it for dinner. If you don’t not only will your senses revolt, but so will your family! The aroma of broth cooking a in a slow cooker permeates the entire house and as my daughter says “deceptively smells likeRead More
Soup Recipes to Warm Your Belly
As the weather becomes colder, I crave comfort foods that can warm me from the inside out. These nourishing, delicious homemade soup recipes can do just that. It can get bone-chilling cold in the high desert in the winter. People think of the desert as a warm place, but we often drop down to -7Read More
Steak and Potato Soup
This is a hearty steak and potato soup that you can eat with a fork and a spoon, and is the result of a rainy afternoon that called out for soup. My husband would eat steak and homemade mashed potatoes every night of the week if he could, but I wanted something a little different,Read More
Vegetable Garden Minestrone Soup
This minestrone soup recipe is loaded with fresh vegetables! I make this minestrone soup recipe a lot during the summer. I make it primarily because my family loves this Olive Garden Minestrone Soup Copycat recipe, but I also make it because it is “a bit of this and a bit of that” soup recipe which makesRead More
How to Make Turkey Stock in a Slow Cooker
Use your turkey carcass and this tutorial on how to make turkey stock in a slow cooker to make homemade turkey stock. Turkey Stock or Turkey Broth? The terms stock and broth are used interchangeably, but there is a difference between the two. Technically, turkey stock is made with bones and turkey broth is madeRead More
Turkey and Rice Soup
Make the most of your leftover turkey with this comforting Turkey and Rice Soup recipe, ideal for chilly, blustery evenings. I use leftover turkey in many recipes, but my absolute favorite, must-make-every-single-year leftover turkey recipe is Turkey and Rice Soup. This soup is quick and easy to make. It’s also frugal to make with ThanksgivingRead More
Asian Turkey and Rice Soup
This Asian Turkey and Rice Soup is a delicious twist on turkey soup. This afternoon my oldest son complained of having a sore throat. My first response was to make soup. I usually make Chicken and Rice Soup but this time I decided to experiment with leftover turkey. I also had leftover Basmati Rice andRead More
Beef and Cabbage Soup
This beef and cabbage soup recipe is a hearty recipe for cold evenings. This is the first recipe that I created on my own. As a teenager, I lived with my Dad and he and I would take turns cooking. He always improvised and I tended to rely on family recipes and prepackaged mixes. MyRead More
Chicken and Rice Soup
This quick and easy chicken and rice soup recipe with carrots, celery, and onion is tasty! It uses leftover chicken and rice to save time. I was determined not to have any food waste this week, so I took stock of the things that were a little old and decided to find a way toRead More
Homemade Vegetable Broth Recipe
Here is an easy one-pot recipe for making your own vegetable broth. Soups, stews, and chilis are great ways to stretch your food. When taking inventory of my pantry and freezer today, I noticed that I was low on vegetable broth and out of chicken broth. Many of my recipes require one or the other,Read More
Cream of Mushroom Soup Recipe
This is a recipe for making cream of mushroom soup from scratch. It’s more involved than opening a can of soup, but the result is far healthier. There are several family recipes that call for a can of cream of mushroom soup. I am sure my grandmother loved the convenience that canned soup provided her,Read More
