My sister in law got confirmed last year and after confirmation we went out to lunch at Barrio to celebrate. Most of us tried a variety of their street tacos but I also got a bowl of their Fresh Corn Chowder which they describe as “fresh corn soup is served with roasted corn and roasted…
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Happy National Homemade Soup Day! I LOVE soup. It’s so versatile and has so many different varieties, it’s pretty easy to find something for everyone. The best part of soup for me is that the leftovers just get better and better as the flavors meld together. It doesn’t take any longer to make a big…
Albóndigas Soup
Albóndigas means meatballs in Spanish. So Albóndigas soup means meatball soup. But it’s so much more than just meatball soup. It’s got great flavorful broth that tastes of cumin, chipotle and oregano with shredded rice, carrots and zucchini. Seriously, I almost don’t even need the meatballs but they were pretty awesome too with some garlic…
Crockpot Waterfowl Chili
My man has been pulling his weight by doing the man thing, going out and gathering meat for winter. By that I mean, he’s been out duck hunting with his buddies, and bringing home fresh wild duck to eat. I love to duck hunt too, but I don’t really love to eat duck. There are…
Summertime Tomato and Orange Soup
Orange soup? I don’t think I have ever seen fruit in soup before. This reminds me of my Dad’s “man rule”: No fruit in beer. I wonder if it applies to soup too? Soup and red wine sort of go out of season as the weather warms up. This makes me sad because I love red…
Cheesy, Chunky Cauliflower Soup
One unfortunate side effect of getting the family together for the holidays is getting the family’s germs together too. It seems that every holiday season I fall victim to the season’s latest respiratory virus. This season was no different, the last day of my two week vacation I woke up in the middle of the…
