Is there anything better on a cold winter day than a big bowl of creamy potato soup? Try this elevated method for Creamy Plantation Potato and Ham Soup with the addition of smoky charred ham and the use of a homemade ham stock as the base. Wasn't sure what you were going to do with...
Soups & Chowders
How To Make Homemade Ham Stock
Twice each year, I offer a ham for a holiday gathering, Easter and again at Christmas. Twice each year, I am left with a mighty ham bone once the ham has been picked clean. Used to be, I would only know to make split pea or ham and bean soup using this leftover ham bone....
One Pot Creamy Chicken & Rice Soup
Chock full of vegetables and chopped rotisserie chicken, One Pot Creamy Chicken & Rice Soup is uplifting remedy for shorter days and chilly nights. One Pot Creamy Chicken & Rice Soup could easily be One Pot Creamy TURKEY & Rice Soup. I use leftover rotisserie to save a little bit of time, but after...
How To Make Homemade Chicken Stock
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 Store-bought chicken stock is certainly convenient, but for healthier and better tasting stock, why not make your own? Homemade chicken stock is liquid gold. One of the first...
Normandy French Onion Soup
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 French onion soup is a timeless classic in France. The French merely call it “soupe à l’oignon,” or simply, onion soup... Rich and warming, Normandy French Onion Soup is...
Colle di Val d'Elsa Fennel and White Bean Soup
I found this recipe among papers left by a friend of mine who lived part of his year in Italy. I remember him telling me about the local wine, and of course as we cooked a meal together one September night in my kitchen, we shared a conversation about the simple dishes that he had...
