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Tis the Season for Soup

Tis the season for frigid temperatures and family gatherings. If you’ve hosted meals for friends and family during the holiday season, then you know nothing feeds the masses like homemade soup. Not only is soup affordable, nutritious and tasty, it’s also very simple to make. What’s more, nearly all soup recipes can be prepared in advance, so you aren’t left chained to the stove in the kitchen while the rest of family is partying in the living room. The following are some of my family’s favorite winter soups: SIMPLE RAVIOLI SOUP Ingredients: 1 pound Italian sausage 1/2 cup diced onion … Continue reading →

French Onion Soup

After numerous gatherings with lots and lots of food, I often go on what my husband calls a soup binge. Binge really isn’t the right word for it, but it’s true that after holidays I tend to like overly simple meals. Can you blame me? After all that cooking and entertaining and being entertained, it’s time to lighten up a little. Therefore, I offer up this version of French onion soup. Some historians say it was created by King Louis the XIV when he only had margarine and onions on hand. I’ve actually studied French history extensively and I have … Continue reading →

Ravioli Soup

Okay so you can call me a weather freak. I love the changing of the seasons. I love that New York actually gets four seasons and that each is distinctive. I just saw this weekend the very first set of golden and crimson leaves and so I started to pull out my fall recipes along with our fall and winter clothes. This soup is delicious and it wins my kids’ seal of approval. Even my husband, who claims that soup is not “chewy” enough to qualify as a meal has decreed that this soup has what it takes to make … Continue reading →

Snacks for Nursing Mothers

When you have a nursing newborn, you can feel hungry all of the time. Yet there’s no time too cook anything, it seems. Here are some snack ideas for nursing moms. You can combine a lot of these to make a lunch, have them at a nursing station, or take them on a walk. • Pasta Pasta contains a lot of energy, usually in the form of carbohydrates and protein. Pre-cook tortellinis and raviolis. and freeze them in little containers. • Smoothies I find smoothies to be a pain to make. However, if you make enough you can snack on … Continue reading →

Recipes for an International Buffet

Looking to spice up your next get together? Then go global. Just because the economy has forced you to put your ‘round the world travel plans on hold, doesn’t mean you can’t experience a smorgasbord of diverse flavors. Fire up the stove, invite your friends over and put these international recipes to the test: JAMBALAYA Ingredients: 1 diced green pepper 1 diced small onion 3 stalks celery 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pound smoked sausage, sliced into pieces 2 (15-ounce) cans diced tomatoes with juice 2 cups chicken broth 1 pound boneless chicken breasts, cut in 1-inch pieces Dash hot … Continue reading →

Shopping List and Tidbits for Sept 6 to Sept 20

In most blogs on families, we strive to a do a week in review blog. In the food blog, our week in review takes the form of a shopping list of all the ingredients you would need to make the recipes featured here over the past week. In addition, I make sure to link any food related tidbits we’ve covered as well. So grab a cup of copy and get to making your shopping list! Tidbits Ask a Food Blogger: What are Free Range Meats? Make sure you have these staples on hand. . . __sugar __lemon juice __butter __light … Continue reading →

$25 off $49 ConAgra Purchase at Amazon.com

What’s ConAgra? ConAgra is a food company with more than seventy brands. I happen to be munching on David sunflower seeds right now and they’re, yep, a ConAgra food. What else might you have eaten this week made by ConAgra? Did you have some Orville Redenbacher popcorn when you watched that tearjerker movie? How about a SlimJim for an after-school snack? Okay, so nobody will admit to eating SlimJims. Somebody must be since they’re selling over five hundred million a year. I do know that they’re highly requested at AnySoldier.com. Out of curiosity, I went and checked my stash to … Continue reading →

Pantry Challenge: How Have I “Bean?”

What is a Pantry Challenge? Click here to find out. It is Sunday today. The pasta with tomato soup went over really well on Friday night. I’m going to put that recipe down as very easy to make and kid-friendly. For yesterday, there was nothing much to report. We did make breakfast from a pantry item. it was a box of Vermont organic pancake mix. I bought this mix on clearance for 50 percent off of $1.57. I used the mix to make a double batch of pancakes (leftover pancakes make great snacks, especially when you put peanut butter on … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking Crock Pot Recipes

One of my favorite tools in the kitchen has always been the crock pot. Preparing meals has never been easier with one of these little gadgets. If you’ve ever used one, you recognize the smell of a cooked meal the minute you walk through the door at the end of a long day. And dinner is ready to go! But did you know that you can also make some meals using your crock pot and then freeze them to eat later? Soups, sauces, and lots more can be made fast and served quick. I’ve included some great recipes that you … Continue reading →