Growing up we always had a bag in the freezer where my mom would collect all kinds of interesting vegetable bits. She would save the ends of celery stalks, the ends of carrots, bits of unused onions, and even any leftover cooked vegetables and the water they were cooked in. She … [Read more...]
Corn Cob Broth and Fresh Corn Soup
Hot summer days = hot soup ... right? It does if it tastes like fresh picked corn on the cob! Growing up I lived not far from Taber Alberta Canada which arguably might just grow the sweetest, juiciest and tastiest corn in the world. My Mom would buy huge boxes of fresh … [Read more...]
Roasted Hatch Green Chili, Chicken and White Bean Soup
I love soup. If there was only one type of food that I could ONLY eat for the rest of my life I know I would pick soup. Sometimes I get on a roll and don't even realize that I have been making soup for dinner for days straight! Eventually someone will 'politely' say … [Read more...]
Blushing Clam Chowder …Soup? …Chowder! …Soup!
I love clam chowder, always have. When I was younger Granny Mack would make both Manhattan style clam chowder and New England style. While I really loved the taste of the cream and the butter in the New England style, I much preferred the 'broth-y' consistency of the Manhattan … [Read more...]
Wonton Soup or “Little Brain” Soup
So throw back to 3 weeks ago... before life got a little crazy busy! Happy Halloween! Halloween Day used to mean spending most of the day racing around like a crazy woman doing all the finishing touches... or even the starting touches of Bryson and Lochlan's Halloween … [Read more...]