Kale Kielbasa Soup

As the weather changes, let’s celebrate the season with this hearty soup that will satisfy our hunger. The smokiness of kielbasa complements the kale and potatoes so well. The mixture of onion, garlic, celery, and carrots is the “mirepoix” which are considered to be the key ingredients for adding oomph to the dish. This dish…

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Chicken and Squash Soup

Butternut squash and sweet potato compliments each other’s flavor so well. The sweetness from sweet potato and the creaminess of squash is such a perfect combination. If you like curry flavor, you can add a teaspoon to this dish. For me, the cumin and smoked paprika is the best seasoning combo for this soup. I…

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Black Bean Squash Soup

This is a vegetarian squash soup. Combining sweet potato and butternut squash gave this dish the sweet and creamy flavor. You can substitute the corn with garbanzo beans and more leafy green veggies if you like. let’s cook! ingredients: 1 small-sized butternut squash, peeled, deseed, cubed 1 small-sized sweet potato, peeled, cubed 4 tablespoons olive…

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Chicken and Rice Ginger Soup

I did something gingery today. So, I decided to make this Chicken and Rice Ginger Soup. So comforting and full of glorious flavors. This dish is one of my youngest daughter’s favorite dishes. She loves ginger the same way I do. I also use ginger in any hot tea I make. Something about it that…

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Beef and Vegetable Soup

It’s still Spring and the weather where I’m at is not quite as nice yet. It’s gloomy and rainy today. And a hot and hearty soup would be nice in this kind a weather. I pre-cooked my beef in my Instant Pot. I set it in manual for pressure cooker for about 18 minutes and…

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Easy Chicken Noodle Soup

Can’t get any easier! This is a very simple noodle dish. You can use any kind of noodles you’d like, it could be vermicelli, bean thread noodles or glass noodles, or you can even use spaghetti noodles. I used store bough chicken broth and shredded rotisserie chicken, and I added some veggies. Some shiitake mushrooms…

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Zucchini Potato Italian Sausage Soup

I used mild Italian sausage but you can use the spicy sausage if you like. I used mild because I want to be able to control how much chili pepper flakes I’d like to add to the soup. This is a hearty and very comforting soup. Ingredients 1 lb. mild or spicy Italian sausage, without…

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Chicken Ginger Soup

Hot soup is always nice when the weather seems dark and cold. Ingredients: 1 lb. dark chicken, you can use thighs or drumsticks, bone in 2 medium golden potatoes, peeled and sliced 3 1/2 cups chicken broth, divided 4 garlic cloves, minced 4 large heads Bok Choy, washed, cut the tough ends, and sliced 2…

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Ginger Miso and Enoki Mushroom Soup

  Although it’s Spring the weather is still on the chilly side. I really enjoy cutting my zucchini into noodles, it’s easy and it tricks your brain to feel like you’re eating the real pasta but a lot healthier. Just in case you’re wondering what’s enoki mushrooms – they are an edible Japanese mushroom, growing…

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Zoodle Soup

This recipe is literally tossing everything I have in my fridge before I go grocery shopping. You know those days when you’re ready to clean up the pantry – it’s that kind of a day for me. But of course we don’t want to go shopping hungry – that’s a disaster! Sauteing the garlic and…

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