Soup Weather
Jim & Jinx sent me 4 soup mixes for christmas. Holiday, harvest, hearty and cream of tater. The holiday is great, tomorrow I'll try the harvest.
The ingredients for mix are
here. I also fixed the sweet tater dish, posted by zippy
here.
I know it's colder in lots of places, but this ain't the midwest. If it stays this cold for a few days, may not have city water. Lines are not buried deep enough.
My wife's other job is as a cook at a coffeehouse/vegetarian
restaurant. She brought home some delicious tomato bisque that I'll eat tomorrow. Temps are supposed to fall here tomorrow...below zero tomorrow night.
Damn, buster! It ain't supposed to be that cold where you are. :eek: Where's Al Gore when you need him?
I made some awesome veg soup day before yesterday. Bet I'll never manage to replicate it. just about to have the last of it for lunch today.... the pitiful amount beest left me.... ;)
I made some awesome veg soup day before yesterday. Bet I'll never manage to replicate it.
Don't you hate that? I'm not much of a cook, but there are a few things I can make quite well. One is bean soup with ham hocks.
I follow a basic recipe, but somehow it always turns out different than the last time. Maybe I shouldn't drink when I cook.
:D
Ditto the soup made with no real recipe. I'm eating some yummy homemade veggie soup for lunch rfn! :D
The bisque was delicious...I put a little Crystal hot sauce in and threw some tortilla strips on top. Unfortunately, we had no croutons.
Currently a chicken/mushroom/potato/onion is in the final stages. I'll let you know how it was...smells OK right now, but it's amazing how I can ruin stuff in the final moments without even trying....
wernt those yams Tastey Buster ??!!
Anyone ever hear of 'gruel'? Growing up my great granny called it the poor man's soup. It was made with corn meal, lots of butter, salt and pepper, and if we were lucky would have some type of chicken or other meat in it.
Gruel was what the thin porridge/broth was called in 18th/19th century England. Made famous by Oliver Twist it was a staple of the workhouse diet. It had a few other names, that i can't recall now, that were more commonly used in workhouse dietaries.
Oh, but nowadays they call it "polenta" and it's a fancy delicacy.
Oh, but nowadays they call it "polenta" and it's a fancy delicacy.
absolutely right - growing up in a first generation Italian family Grandmother called it "mush" and we ate it regularly -
breakfast? put maple syrup on it
dinner? tomato sauce
wernt those yams Tastey Buster ??!!
You bet. Thanks for the post, zip
I made a vegetable soup with artisan bread baked with jalapenos and cheddar.
I've never eaten mush, polenta or grits.
mmm...a good soup I like is a rich chunky tomato soup made with Italian tomatoes, parsley and a dash of garlic
MMMmmm good!
Well, Sky, get the slowest-cooking grits available. Instant grits are no good; they taste of the box. 5-Minute Grits won't do that to you. Cook 'em pretty slow on a low heat, get 'em spoon-standing thick, turn off heat and butter them in the pan, letting the butter melt down thoroughly, covered, for at least five or ten minutes. Brings out the rather subtle flavor. Sweetening is thoroughly optional, buttering -- I'd say buttering is mandatory.
Cornmeal mush will fill you, but is more humble than gourmet. Bring water to a boil, pour cornmeal out of the canister into a dish, add cold water to soak the cornmeal while the water is heating. Once the cornmeal is good and soaked, stir soaked cornmeal into the boiling water slowly, like adding cream of wheat. This prevents lumping. It can be cooked up pretty solid, and you can make your own polenta of this, even with savory flavorings added in like julienned mushrooms or sundried tomatoes or basil or some other single herb. Or else you can serve it as a hot cereal.
There's not a lot of fiber in either, so if you want fiber in your starch food, add any suitable one. The stealth fiber is the soluble stuff like Benefiber.
Lots of frozen roadkill available lately. Cook it and add ketchup. No need for special herbs or cooking procedures.
@ UG
Do I have to?
I think frozen road kill sounds more appealing.
@ UG
Do I have to?
I think frozen road kill sounds more appealing.
Road kill tastes better if you cook it.
But your call.
;)
can we get some soup pictures in this thread already?
I made a yummy one yesterday, but it doesn't look so awesome. It's Kale, mushroom and potato with a little onion and carrot. Well OK, quite a lot of onion.
We are in a cold snap here. Chili weather.
We had tortellini soup last week. Absolutely fantastic. A little Parmesan sprinkled on top.
We also had a pumpkin/black bean soup a few days before that. Pureed. Also very good.
And on the weekends, opening a can of soup and grilling a hams and cheese sandwich is a typical lunch these days.
Today I made a real chicken stock-based veggie and barley soup. Seems nice, but we're actually having pizza for dinner tonight, first real taste will be tomorrow for lunch. It might need more salt, but I have a salt craving on today, so I'll hold off and see tomorrow.
here's that kale/mushroom soup.
I cooked a delicious potatoe soup the day Capn had tooth extraction. I started it out by cooking oinion pieces in butter until slightly browned, adding cut up potatoes, pieces of salted ham hock, water, garlic, lots and lots of ground black pepper and just when it got mushy added some milk. I wish I had a picture of it, but we ate it all way too fast! The only thing missing was some pan fried lace cornbread.
Nice blog clodfobble. I follow one on blog spot. I think I am a better cook for it as I am sure your followers are too.
Tonight I made what I call my house chili. It isn't a traditional chili just something I made up to be healthier than the canned chili.
I use lean turkey meat, garlic,green,red and yellow peppers,onions,corn, canned mexican seasoned stewed tomatoes.black and kidney beans seasoned with creole seasoning, picante sauce,chili powder to taste with corn bread on the side.
wow the photo is huge. dive in!
That chili looks pretty dern good to me sky.
Makin' soup today... 15 bean-n-ham(hock).
Also making oatmeal cookies... check your mail next week BB.
Tomorrow is Hearty soup with a few add-ins. 1lb. mixed veggies, ham hock and whatever.
Should have made today. Now only 33ºF.
Check your mail also Jinx.
Tonight will be potato and leek soup...provided I can make it to the store. Hope I like it!
you know how to make leek soup?
you need a recipe? Leeks here are generally terrible, though. You have to shop around to find nice ones (picked young, large expanse of white flesh, not so much green leaf)
I'd like to take a nice leek...
That sounds really good. I haven't made potato leek soup in ages.
I'm thinking chicken and dumplings for dinner tonight.
I bet you'd enjoy a nice steaming bowl of cock-a-leeky soup
where is the shopped version? C'mon monnie - you slippin or what?
That chili looks pretty dern good to me sky.
Makin' soup today... 15 bean-n-ham(hock).
Also making oatmeal cookies... check your mail next week BB.
It was dern good too!
I have never had luck with the 15 bean soups. The tiny beans get mushy and disappear before the big beans are done.
Oatmeal cookies I get. You lucky BB.
I'm thinking chicken and dumplings for dinner tonight.
I am the only person that likes those around here. It's a shame too. :(
You misunderstood sky - Buster only had 15 beans not 15 types of beans :p
where is the shopped version? C'mon monnie - you slippin or what?
nah, you're just not looking hard enough
If I gotta look that hard . . .
Just found an original receipe for French Onion soup. I think I am going to try to make some.
I have never had luck with the 15 bean soups. The tiny beans get mushy and disappear before the big beans are done.
The mushy beans make it nice and thick though... technically this is 16 bean, since I threw in some green beans with the other veggies. Is good.
Cookies didn't come out as well so I made some more this morning. Going out today.
Just found an original receipe for French Onion soup. I think I am going to try to make some.
I like cooked onions but have never tried a french onion. If you make it and it turns out well take a picture would ya?
The mushy beans make it nice and thick though... technically this is 16 bean, since I threw in some green beans with the other veggies. Is good.
Cookies didn't come out as well so I made some more this morning. Going out today.
:drool: It looks very very good and I like the addition of the green beans. That's a definite winner.
Did you add a tomato base? It looks better than I remember although if it had turned out as nice as yours looks I would have.
I think mine was watery with floaty bits.Too much water obviously since yours is thick and delicious looking.
I will have to give it another try inspired by your photo and hints!
Yeah, aside from soaking the beans overnight I don't follow the directions on the beans bag. I don't use the ham flavor packet either.
I start with mirepoix + minced garlic and a little olive oil in the soup pot over medium until soft (pre-shredded carrots in the bag are awesome), then added a big can of diced and a big can of crushed tomatoes, box of chicken stock, the soaked/drained/rinsed beans and a ham hock (and salt, pepper, garlic powder, celery salt, whatever else you're into). Simmer for several hours. Remove the hock, cut the meat off the bones, add the meat back to the soup. Throw in some (frozen) green beans or anything else you want and simmer for another hour or so. Add water or more stock if it get's too thick.
I add my hot sauce to individual bowls so it's not too spicy for anyone.
excellent! Thank you!...Now I know what I am making tomorrow.
*whistling in anticipation*
you'll have to do it the day AFTER tomorrow...unless you already have your beans soaking?
Yeah, aside from soaking the beans overnight I don't follow the directions on the beans bag. I don't use the ham flavor packet either.
me too -isn't that flavor packet the scariest "food product" you've ever brought into your house? I start off with onion and garlic and add bacon later on.
... I threw in some green beans with the other veggies. Is good.
....
I did this with the last (frozen) portion of the last batch of Harvest Soup I made last night. And some leftover bacon :bacon: YUM!
leftover bacon?
oxymoron!
you'll have to do it the day AFTER tomorrow...unless you already have your beans soaking?
Yeah I was walking in my kitchen thinking the SAME thing
and calling myself a liar.
I'll have to buy the beans tomorrow. I'll post a pic to see if it looks up to snuff.
I did this with the last (frozen) portion of the last batch of Harvest Soup I made last night. And some leftover bacon :bacon: YUM!
You'll have to post a pic next time.
My promised update.
I finally had time today to make the 15 bean soup.
The word is it is the best bean soup ever and better than my turkey chili. I have to agree!
Thanks for the tips Jinx
(but mostly I'm glad you are all alright)
ps. I did not find shredded carrots but I love that idea. Next time I'm doing the shreds.
Success! Soups is awesome...
Not soup, still comfort food for cold days. Chicken and Dumplings.
Buddy will love it. :haha:
The soup looks awesome buster.
It is a different dumpling than what I have experience with.
I think those are dumplings? How did you make it?
I am a soup-aholic so I have to know :)
Today's soup has love in it
Today's soup has spinach in it.
It is suppose to be barley mushroom but it called for,leeks,turnips,celery,carrots,beef broth,garlic and spinach plus mushrooms.
Well how would a mushroom compete with all of that!
Spicy seafood stew...
quinoa, salmon, crab, talapia, red pepper flakes, tomato, lemon juice, lime juice, habenero, anger, love, and onions?
whatever....my buds are bouncin'
It ain't soup but tonight I made fettucini with shaved asparagus and Parmesan. Garlic, butter, lemon juice, lemon zest, and black pepper make up the rest. Quite good eatin', might consider stirring in some Spike for a variation. Pee smells duly asparagussy afterwards.
Next time, a freer hand with the lemon zest and perhaps even more asparagus shavings -- they blend with the fettucini and reduce the quantity of carbs you take in, if this is a thing you have to keep a lid on. This is mostly a side dish unless reinforced with something like pancetti or chicken breast.
Do you use Barbasol or Gillette to shave your Asparagus? :eyebrow:
My friend made a yummy soup for lunch today. When she gets the recipe to me, I'll share. very different fromt he soups I normally make. It had bacon in, though, so clearly a winner.
Curry lentil vegetable. No bacon.
It's no longer soup weather. Just sayin'. Now it's fish 'n' chip weather.
You're not the boss of me.
onions
carrots
celery
butternut squash
kale
curry and spices
chicken broth
orange juice
green lentils
fish
chips
battered mushrooms
battered onions
baked beans
:yum:
Two words....Hagg...Dazz. I do not care about spelling. I'm having a moment this moment
I just made Chicken Pot Pie Soup last week. It's all gone though :(
Green Spring Soup:
Chicken broth
Assorted spinach, asparagus, leeks, green onions, peas.
Saute veggies till just tender, add to broth. Puree half the soup. Recombine.
Use of bacon drippings in the saute is at the discretion of the cook.
Nice soup pie. It's the perfect spring soup!
Today I made Wild Rice Mushroom soup.
[FONT=Calibri]1 tablespoon olive oil[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]Half a white onion, chopped[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]1/4 cup chopped celery[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]1/4 cup chopped carrots[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]1 1/2 cups sliced fresh white mushrooms[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]1/2 cup white wine, or 1/2 cup low-sodium, fat-free chicken broth[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]2 1/2 cups low-sodium, fat-free chicken broth[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]1 cup fat-free half-and-half[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]2 tablespoons flour[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]1/4 teaspoon dried thyme[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]Black pepper[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri]1 cup cooked wild rice[/FONT]
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[FONT=Calibri]Put olive oil in stockpot and bring to medium heat. Add chopped onion, celery and carrots. Cook until tender. Add mushrooms, white wine and chicken broth. Cover and heat through. In a bowl, blend half-and-half, flour, thyme and pepper. Then stir in cooked wild rice. Pour rice mixture into hot stockpot with vegetables. Cook over medium heat. Stir continually until thickened and bubbly.
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[FONT=Calibri]( I cooked the flour in with the vegetables instead of mixing it with the milk. I used huge sliced baby bella mushrooms instead of the white and a full cup of carrots and celery each. I garnished with extra fresh thyme and black pepper)
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[FONT=Calibri]It was awesome !
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Sounds good sky.
Chicken-quinoa-veggie soup
onions
cellery
zuchini
garlic
softened in a couple TBSP olive oil, pureed
also, chicken breasts, mushrooms, carrots, peas, half the jar of whole peeeled garlic cloves, braised in chicken broth, sage, adobo, lots of black pepper, cellery salt. Chop up chicken when cooked, add back to broth/vegggies
also, quinoa cooked just like rice
Combine pureed veggies, cooked veggies and chicken, quinoa, more chicken broth. Add some kale and some canned diced tomatoes, drained. Simmer until kale is soft. Squirt some lemon in there...
it's fucken grrrrrrrrrreat, too.
Thanks Jinx
I looked up quinoa. It sounds very healthful and something that can be used around here.
Sam said it was the best soup he ever had. Joe had seconds.
I am sick... and soup was the only thing that made me even think food was a good idea.
French Onion soup
sauteed 2 large white, and 1 large red onion in some butter
When carmelized, I added 1 can of lager beer, 4-5 cups of water, and 4 tsp of liquid beef oxo
Let simmer 20 min, then put into soup pots, added homemade croutons, and mozza cheese, baked until golden.
Made exactly 4 pots ( which is perfect for this family) chances are I will be eating most of it myself... my kids are not huge soup fans.
Sam said it was the best soup he ever had. Joe had seconds.
High protein, high fiber, high vegetable - it's chock-full of win.
Do you use Barbasol or Gillette to shave your Asparagus? :eyebrow:
Cutco, ektuelleh... that peeler'll plane off your knuckles or your fingernails if you don't watch out. I also zested the lemon with the peeler for big zests rather than little grated powdery ones. The recipe likes lots of garlic and plenty of lemon juice and zest. Keeps it peppy. Be generous with the cheese, too. One day I will throw in pancetti, like I said. The asparagus tops, lightly steamed, make an excellent garnish to top each serving with, and what else are you going to do with the very points of asparagus spears anyway? Really weird ice cream?
Seems to balance best with fetticine. Linguine, those noodles are too narrow.
Yeah, that quinoa thing: after rinsing the bitter off it, two volumes of liquid -- water or stock -- to one volume of quinoa, bung 'em into the rice cooker.
Can I gank some of these over to the Recipe Thread, which needs a bump? Or do you want to do it?
Cutco, ektuelleh... that peeler'll plane off your knuckles or your fingernails if you don't watch out. I also zested the lemon with the peeler for big zests rather than little grated powdery ones. The recipe likes lots of garlic and plenty of lemon juice and zest. Keeps it peppy. Be generous with the cheese, too. One day I will throw in pancetti, like I said. The asparagus tops, lightly steamed, make an excellent garnish to top each serving with, and what else are you going to do with the very points of asparagus spears anyway? Really weird ice cream?
Seems to balance best with fettucine. Linguine, those noodles are too narrow.
Just one letter different... now if only I could tell the Edit button from the Quote button all the time!
Onions, celery, garlic, butternut squash, and tons of carrots pureed
chicken broth
coconut milk
curry powder, red curry powder, ginger, cinnamon, cayenne etc
mushrooms
cauliflower
diced tomatoes
crabmeat
tilapia
It's not soup weather, it's GRILLIN' weather!
We had steak, pork, burger, hotdogs, sparrowguts, mushrooms, onions, salad (not grilled)
:D
"I normally don't have a burger, a brat, and a steak but it is the 4th of July... it's what the forefathers would have wanted."
Our grill needs some new parts.
Our grill is so basic, new parts would be new grill.
Was yummeh.
"I normally don't have a burger, a brat, and a steak but it is the 4th of July... it's what the forefathers would have wanted."
Our grill needs some new parts.
more like 'wants'
it still lights up.
we just need to replace the heat shields and one other doo hickey