Butternut Squash Soup

This is a classic Butternut Squash soup. No frills all flavor. Its hard to imagine that this is actually just a autumn vegetable soup. No added cream or butter required. This is pure veggies!! The key to this soup is to get it as silky as possible. to do so, I used an immersion blender …

Low Calorie Wonton Soup

Normally wonton soup is made with pork which makes it super rich, fatty, and delicious. To make this lower calorie, I used ground chicken instead, which makes it less rich but healthier.  This recipe is super simple to make. The hard part is mustering up the patience to fill and fold all of the wontons. …

Borscht

My grandmother would always make this recipe, winter, summer, Borscht knows no season. Its a way of life. You can enjoy this hot soup in the winter and as a cold soup in the summer. I’d argue the real reason we have it all year round is because it pairs perfectly with sour cream and …

A Twist on Comfort Food: Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese

Looking to jazz up the regular old canned soup and classic grilled cheese with a gourmet twist?  Adding a different kind of cheese and fruit to a panini is one way to do it. Roasting your own veggies and making homemade butter croutons to garnish soup is the perfect compliment to this sweet and savory …

Instant-Pot Beef Stew

  So you got an Instant-pot . . . . Maybe it was a gift from your mother-in-law to be at your wedding shower (a hint that you need to improve your cooking skills), or you felt it was a good ‘adult’ purchase, because its a ‘multi-use’ appliance and apparently cooking is cheaper than ordering …