Creamy Asparagus Soup

Spring has Sprung!! Spring time means Asparagus. My in-laws heading to Hawaii for a week means they left me with two big bundles of fresh asparagus! Did you know Asparagus is a member of the lily family? I didn’t either, but it’s true!

Great for your heart, filled with folate, potassium and low [...]

Vegetarian Cassoulet

This is an incredible soup on a cold and rainy day. Because it’s done in the crock pot, effort is minimal. I base mine on the Recipe at All Recipes.com

Because I’m so sensitive to MSG, I make my mushroom broth the night before in the crock pot. I chop up an onion, about [...]

Chicken Tortilla Soup

I was inspired by the Tortilla Soup recipe on All Recipes. I love Tortilla soup, and get it often in restaurants. My family however has wildly different opinions on what constitutes spicy, so I had to come up with something to please everyone.

What I came up with:

2 large bone in chicken [...]

Barley and Roasted Vegetable Stew

Barley and Vegetable Stew

Soup: Don’t let this intimidate you, but it took about 3 hours start to finish. It’s not labor intensive, or even complicated, just a lot of waiting for things to boil and simmer. Just note the time for planning purposes.

Mods: Unintentional, I forgot to buy the Porcini mushroom this morning, so they [...]