Soups & Bisques

Golden Red Lentil Soup

Nothing tastes better on a cold day than a bowl of steamy hot soup, like this Golden Red Lentil Soup!  It keeps your insides warm and your taste buds happy.  Pair the soup with crusty bread and all I can... Continue reading →

Roasted Carrot Soup

  Have you ever been unloading your groceries after going to a big box store and ever wondered…why did I just purchase 5 pounds of carrots?   Yes, this just happened. Carrot recipes here I come.  First up! Roasted Carrot... Continue reading →

Creamy Corn Chowder

This past week was the best of both worlds for me.  Fresh spring-time sweet corn and 2 days of rain. I’ve been wanting to make corn chowder for sometime now, but the weather has been in the 80’s lately and... Continue reading →

Creamy Potato Soup

There is nothing better on a chilly winter’s day than eating a big bowl of creamy potato soup in front of a roaring fire! Living in sunny Southern California, I’m not use to so many over cast colder than average winter... Continue reading →

Black Bean Soup

One of my favorite things to eat for lunch or dinner on a cold day is black bean soup! I guess it all goes back to when I was working in Newport Beach, California. There was this little restaurant tucked... Continue reading →

Split Pea Soup

Let’s face it, Pea Soup is not the easiest soup to make look pretty in a picture.  The color is not the most appetizing.  But, if we are talking taste, this Split Pea Soup is divine! Maybe, my love of split... Continue reading →

Italian Sausage and Orzo Soup

Nothing is better on bitter cold winter evening than a bowl of warm Italian Sausage and Orzo Soup, while sitting by the fire. As much as I don’t like the cold, I love chilly evenings.  Is that weird?  I guess... Continue reading →

Lentil Soup

Isn’t it funny how there are foods we had as kids we hated, and now as adults, love.  Lentil Soup is one of those meals for me.  I remember how disappointed I was when I would come home from school,... Continue reading →

Tomato Basil Bisque

My daughter Nina loves Tomato Basil Bisque.  During Fall and Winter she requests it often {about once a week}.  I usually purchase it at an upscale grocery store, in their deli department where they have delicious prepared foods.  Their tomato... Continue reading →