Vegetable Beef Soup Vegetable beef soup, hearty weeknight comfort food. Easy ground beef soup loaded with vegetables in a savory broth of beef stock, tomatoes and red wine. When my mom was recuperating from hip replacement surgery several years ago, my aunt brought us some homemade soup. It was freezing outside in Chicago and we heated up the …
Instant Pot Chicken Stock Instant Pot chicken stock, or bone broth, is so easy and fast in the pressure cooker, yielding a flavorful, gelatin-rich stock in half the time as traditional methods. I got an Instant Pot two years ago and by far, I use it most for making stock. I’m the kind of person who starts to panic …
Classic French onion soup, inspired by Julia Child and tweaked just a tad, with loads of caramelized onions simmered in beef broth and wine and then topped with bread croutons and gooey, melted Gruyère cheese. I’ve been wanting to try making French onion soup at home for years, and I finally did. Not sure what …
Instant Pot Black Eyed Pea Soup Black eyed pea soup in the Instant Pot, with ham, andouille sausage and collard greens. No need to presoak the peas, they cook in under 30 minutes in the pressure cooker. The perfect soup to ring in the New Year and a favorite soup to make all winter long. Happy New Year, three weeks late, but …
Homemade Turkey Stock Homemade Turkey Stock, essential for Thanksgiving dinner ~ to add to the roasting pan, for gravy, to moisten stuffing and for leftover recipes the next day. It’s the power horse ingredient for the big day! When I was a kid, my dad always had a pot simmering on the stove at the holidays with turkey …
Instant Pot Ham and White Bean Soup Smoky ham and white bean soup made easy in the Instant Pot, no need to presoak the beans. I think my favorite thing to make in my Instant Pot so far, has been soup. I’ve made a lot of soups and my pressure cooker is my go-to for making chicken stock (or bone broth, if …
Turkey Chili Hearty and healthy ground turkey chili recipe made on the stovetop in under an hour. An easy weeknight dinner the whole family loves. Happy New Year! I hope the holidays were everything you wanted them to be. So, it’s January and it’s freezing, even here in St. Louis. This is the time of year I …
Split Pea and Lentil Soup Split pea and lentil soup, comforting cool weather soup with split peas, lentils, bacon and ham. Easy to make on the stovetop or in the pressure cooker. I’m not sure why I wanted to make this Split Pea and Lentil Soup last week, but I’m glad I did. Maybe I got a taste for it …
Autumn Squash Purée Autumn Squash Purée ~ roasted butternut and acorn squash soup, a warm and comforting purée for fall and the cooler weather. Pretty fancy name for, well, squash soup. Doesn’t Autumn Squash Purée sound so much more appetizing? I know my kids, and winter squash anything is not gonna fly with them. But I keep making …
Roasted Fresh Tomato Bisque Tomato bisque made with roasted fresh seasonal tomatoes, finished off with a little cream and garden basil. The perfect summer tomato soup! I have had a bounty of fresh tomatoes all summer long, and into fall, from our local farm stand. I’ve put up pints of tomato sauce and quarts for the freezer. But guys, …