No soup for you!!?

[+ purplekow]

I am not much of a chef more of a cook, so today, with the weather in the NE being cold, snowy and windy, I decided to make a big pot of chicken soup. It warmed the bones and made me feel comfortable and it remided me of days long past. Anyone else making comfort food as the hoiidays and the bad weather exchange places?

[+ azdr0710]

what is this...this "bad weather"...you speak of?

 

 

only kidding, of course....sorry....I know it has been tragic for several people and families back there today....

[+ sam.fitzpatrick]

I make a pot of chili using a recipe from my mother. The best part of it is the aroma as it is cooked over a slow simmer.

[gallahadesquire]

I make a pot of chili using a recipe from my mother. The best part of it is the aroma as it is cooked over a slow simmer.

 

Can you forward the recipe? I love chili and I have had to resort to Hormel's, which is pretty good. Interestingly, it tastes like the chili at Ted's Montana [Ted Turner's restaurant chain] which he makes with Bison.

[+ FreshFluff]

I am not much of a chef more of a cook, so today, with the weather in the NE being cold, snowy and windy, I decided to make a big pot of chicken soup. It warmed the bones and made me feel comfortable and it remided me of days long past. Anyone else making comfort food as the hoiidays and the bad weather exchange places?

 

Grilled cheese and Campbell's cream of tomato soup. Mmm.

[gallahadesquire]

At Wegman's (if you are so fortunate as to be near one - ours is 170,000 sq ft) the have SOUP NAZI soups. I failed to buy the Lobster Bisque when I realized I'd have to buy 1/2 pound of lobster meat to put into it.

[gallahadesquire]

Grilled cheese and Campbell's cream of tomato soup. Mmm.

 

 

I must assume you use milk / half and half / cream / heavy | whipping cream for your soup?

[rvwnsd]

I am not much of a chef more of a cook, so today, with the weather in the NE being cold, snowy and windy, I decided to make a big pot of chicken soup. It warmed the bones and made me feel comfortable and it remided me of days long past. Anyone else making comfort food as the hoiidays and the bad weather exchange places?

 

The weather is nice here in Southern California, but that never stops me from making soup or stew. Tomorrow is beef stew in the crock pot. A few weeks ago when we had a rainstorm and many streets and freeways were flooded (remember, we don't get rain and so we don't have storm sewers...look out when it DOES storm) I made a big pot of chicken soup. Froze half and enjoyed the rest. Yuuuuuummmmm.

 

Come to think of it, a pork roast might be in order for tomorrow.

[jackhammer91406]

A trip in the way back machine....

 

When I first moved to California in 1970, I lived near the Venice Pier before Venice became gentrified, There was a guy who has a small cottage on Washington 1/2 block from the pier. He walled in the small courtyard in front of his cottage and turned it into a cafe. He called it CAFE Du JOUR. Each day he made fresh 2 soups. They would be from scratch and not your normal chicken noodle. No, he made the first cream of Broccoli I ever tasted. He made a wonderful Squash soup, His mushroom soup was something you would stand in line for. He was only open from 11am to 6pm. He also made two kinds of sandwiches; tuna salad and egg salad. Both were served on fresh sprouted whole wheat with mayo and alfalfa spouts with a bag of chips. The soups were in the small mugs with handles and I never had a bad soup there. Of course today he is gone and the property being too valuable ii's now some overbuilt something or other.

 

Nowadays I have to make my own. Each year I throw a big party for my tenants and part of the massive amounts of food are meat platters with sliced ham, beef and turkey along with cheeses. I use a spiral cut ham from Honeybaked and save the bone for soup. This past week I made bean soup in the crock pot for 8 hours. Oh, it was great with some fresh cornbread muffins. I love soup no matter the weather (upper 70's on Christmas and New Years Days.) My favorite soup is artichoke soup. It sounds weird but it is awesome when done right.

Ok, enough talk, time to heat up some soup and a muffin.

Nice thread. Thanks for starting it.

[jgoo]

Love to make chili and all kinds of soups this time of year (my favorite soup is cream of potato and I find that very comforting but really haven't met a soup yet that I don't enjoy). I actually find the process of making the soup from scratch (as much as possible) to be very relaxing, and nothing compares to the aroma that fills the house. Being from the midwest where we get more than our fair share of snow, it helps as a way of coping with the bad weather Besides chili and soups, I also turn to making (and of course devouring) a couple other comfort foods like jambalaya and meatloaf with mashed potatoes and peas (with plenty of gravy, thank you). We have the stoke the fires during these cold times, so lacking an escort to hire, food (and wine) has to do

[wisconsinguy]

I make what family/friends refer to as my 3 signature soups.

1) Chicken dumpling soup. The dumplings start out as simple egg dumpling (sinkers) and three fresh herbs, garlic, and other seasonings. The broth alone is to die for and open up your sinuses.

2) Chili. I come from a midwest,german background, so I know you true chili lovers are going to gag. But yes, I put noodles in mine. I also grow tomatoes in the summer just to have fresh in my chili. Just quarter them, and stuff them in freezer bags.

3) Beef, veggie, noodle (yes home made noodles).

I came across yrs ago a brand of base. "Better than Bouillon." Comes in chicken, beef, veggie, seafood, mushroom. I often use my commercial sized pot, I so ut an entire jar in. But you can use it as you wish. And, I use it as my salt as well. So be cautious and taste as you go

[+ Billsboy4]

Better than Bouillon is great for soups and stews. I also use it instead of adding salt, I use a tablespoon full or 2, which is enough for me. I use my crock pot to make soups in winter....it's easy to throw everything in and walk away. I've been making chicken, sweet & sour cabbage soup, mushroom and barley, split pea, etc and share with my neighbors.

[+ Charlie]

Although it was a sunny and mild New Year's Day here in southern California, a friend made a delicious lentil soup with carrots, celery, and I don't know what else, for the first course of our holiday dinner. By the time I finished a bowl of it, I hardly had room for the rest of the traditional meal (baked ham, mashed potatoes, cauliflower, and green bean casserole, followed by pumpkin pie with real whipped cream).

[+ friendofsheila]

Anyone else making comfort food as the hoiidays and the bad weather exchange places?

 

I baked some bread today, but it wasn't cold here.