You may think that I forgot about this month’s Kitchen Bootcamp challenge… But, I didn’t! I just waited until the last minute. Two weeks ago, as I was planning our dinner menu for the next week, I planned to make a nice beef stew. It was chilly at the time, and it seemed like the…
Another month of Kitchen Bootcamp has come to a close. This month’s challenge was to make soup… What could be better for the month of January?
Though I haven’t posted them all, I’ve actually made quite a few soups this month. We’ve had some cold and snowy weather (though, not as much snow as I know many of you have had), so there have been many nights where I just craved some soup.
I loooove this soup!
That’s what I used to tell my mom when she made this soup for me when I was a kid… And, now that I’ve made it myself, I’m still raving about how much I love this soup!
I guess I should start at the beginning. Long before Lonely Island proclaimed their love for being on a boat, there were Bert and Ernie… You know who I’m talking about – from Sesame Street! Perhaps this clip will jog your memory a bit…
I watched quite a bit of Sesame Street in my day. So, when my mom made this carrot and potato soup for me when I was a kid, I would walk around letting everyone know how I felt about the soup, Ernie style. In fact, my mom has a handwritten note in her cookbook that says “Jenny LOVES this soup!” (Yes, I was known as Jenny back then, too… And, there may be a few people who still call me that.)
It’s Friday again, and fall is officially here. We’ve had a rather cool and dreary week this week, and I’m really not complaining. It’s been nice to pull out the sweaters, do some fall baking, and drink hot cider in the evenings! So, as you might have expected, a lot of this week’s favorites have a…
Growing up in Central Pennsylvania, I have been surrounded by my share of Pennsylvania Dutch cooking. One of the dishes that is a popular one for church sales and fire company dinners is chicken corn noodle soup. It’s exactly what it sounds like – chicken noodle soup with corn in it. When the weather turns cool…
Here’s another one of those simple dishes that I would normally skip over… Proof that I can be lazy in the kitchen just like everyone else! In last week’s CSA box, we received a lovely bunch of radishes. I can’t honestly say that I’m a real big fan of radishes, but I am determined not…
We’ve had some pretty crazy weather here over the past few weeks. It was strangely warm for a while, and then last week we had a few days that were pretty darn cold! I have to admit that I am a fan of the cold weather, and I love when it snows. Unfortunately, we haven’t…
If you were expecting a new Friday Favorites photo this week, I apologize. You would think that I could have found something (anything!) in the thousands and thousands of pictures I have taken, but no. I am having trouble finding a suitable replacement for the current photo. I will keep working on it, though. Some…
In last week’s CSA share, we got another head of cabbage. I’m always excited to pick up our share each week, but I can’t say I was terribly thrilled with another head of cabbage. I have been making various slaws and stuffed cabbages all summer long, and I wasn’t really feeling all too inspired to…
Can you think of a better way to eat yellow squash and carrots than in a chocolate cupcake topped with Nutella cream cheese icing? I didn’t think so. August is the very first month of the Nutella Challenge hosted by Bell’ alimento! To get things started, Paula over at Bell’ alimento made a wonderful Nutella…
