Hap, hap, happy Friday folks!
I know, I know, I told you I was either bringing you a pumpkin recipe or DIY gift idea today. Well, guess what? I lied! Both posts need more work, so I'm here with another round-up. I think I'm going to be doing round-up's once a month from now on, they have been going over really well. People seem to like them, and I'm going to keep giving the people what they want. And as we march further and further into winter, soup becomes a very popular menu item. I can't count how many times the hubby has come home from a very cold day, and been utterly delighted to find cozy soup and crusty french bread for dinner. Indeed, I think we have soup and bread at least once a week in the winter. I end up making tons of soups to freeze, and then I pretty much just pull a meal from the freezer once a week. I love it.
Soup is one of those things that pretty much anyone can make. You don't need to be a gourmet chef. It doesn't take much technique. In fact, I've found almost every soup has a similar preparation process. For most soups, you heat a little bit of oil or butter to sauté your mirepoix. Mirepoix is French for "onions, carrots, and celery". Not every soup has that exact combination, but almost every soup starts out by sautéing some vegetables. It could be onions and peppers. Onions, carrots, celery, and shallot. Garlic. You name it. After sautéing the mirepoix, it seems everything else goes. Except if it's dairy based. I'm talking wine, broth, vegetables that aren't as hard as onions and carrots, beans, meat, spices. After you throw everything else in, you simmer for any given amount of time. Next would come the aforementioned dairy, if you are making a creamy soup. And last, but certainly not least, you would throw in any fresh parsley, basil, or cilantro you would be using. Again, if any. It's really pretty simple. Never fear the soup recipe, my friends.
Another benefit of soup--It can be prepared early, or even a day in advance. Soup always seems to come together the day after it's made to make extraordinary flavors.
One more thing before I go... Most of you know I link my weekly recipes at the end of the week to several different "linky" parties. All in the hopes of driving traffic. I have a near-constant goal of getting featured on said parties, and sometimes, I reach my goal. Today is one of those days! My General Tso's Chicken was the most viewed recipe of the week over on The Country Cook's Weekly Potluck! This is huge honor, as the last time this happened (for my Pecan Pie Cake) I ended up with a ton of new readers, followers on Pinterest, and FaceBook likes. For the smallest of small blogs, this is super-exciting and keeps me in a tizzy all weekend. I'll have a smile on my face for the next couple of days for sure! :)
There you have it folks. I'll leave you with 25 scrumptious soup recipes to try. Have a great weekend!
8. Caprese Soup
16. Oktoberfest Stew
17. Pasta Fagoli
24. Tortilla Soup
Caprese Soup... Are you kidding me? You are my soup hero! That looks fab and I can't wait to try it!
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Trisha @ Home Sweet Homemade
Hi Trisha! Let me tell you, the pictures of the Caprese Soup do not do it justice. It is one awesome tasting soup, still one of my favorites! Have a great weekend! :)
DeleteI'm a huge fan of these round-up posts! I'm thinking about doing some on my blog too!
ReplyDeleteYes, these round-up's go over extremely well! I actually did my first one because I didn't have anything else to post, but it went over so much better than I expected! People love them :) Hope you're having a great weekend Pam!
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