Monday, November 23, 2015

Making Soup

We had some snow flurries yesterday, and we heard the roads were slick so we stayed home all day. Far Guy shoveled the walk and patio.

There are some advantages to staying home all day.  We had time to make soup.  We get along fairly well in the kitchen. ( No knife or frying pan fights.)  Have you all discovered the Reynolds Crock Pot Inserts?  We really like them….makes clean up a breeze.  We cooked enough soup for two nights. It made the house smell so good and was done perfectly after my afternoon nap.

Which one did we make this time?  Italian Sausage Soup   1 pound of Italian sausage and some bacon fried up with some onion.  We only use half of this mixture and freeze the other half to make soup again in a couple weeks.  Put in crockpot meat mixture, 2 plus cups of chicken broth, 3/4 cup cream, 2 cups (handfuls) baby spinach, 3 – 4 potatoes sliced thin, season and stir.  If you want to hurry it along cook your potatoes before adding them.  If you add too much spinach the broth turns a little green…but we don’t mind cooked spinach. Chance even likes a little of the broth over his food.  The recipe also calls for garlic but we never add any.  This is a recipe from our youngest daughter Jen who is a really good cook.

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25 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks to you and Jen for the great sounding soup recipe. This would be one of John's favorites. Now that cold/flu season have started, we are eating most of our meals at home now. Soup always makes the house smell so good!

linda m said...

This weekend was an excellent one for making soup. This recipe sounds wonderful. Hubby and I always make enough for at least 2-3 meals.

DJan said...

You made me want to make soup! Mine would be vegetarian, of course, but otherwise pretty much the same smell would permeate the house. Yep, you've done it now! :-)

Intense Guy said...

That soup sounds delicious!

*holds out an empty bowl*

Red said...

Today we are to get snow...5-10 cm eh (2-4 in). I've been very lazy on the soup making lately.There's nothing like home made soup.

Linda Kay said...

It's a good day for making some sort of soup in Texas this morning...only 28 degrees when we woke up!

Country Gal said...
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Country Gal said...

Sorry about that comments went wonky on me lol !
Sounds good ! Yup that time of year for sure for soup and stews ! I bit the bullet and put up my winter garden flag today , we had a hard frost and it feels like snow is in the air so why not I figured if ya cant beat it might as well join it besides it all makes for pretty photos lol ! Hope all is well ! Thanks for sharing , have a good day eh? !

Linda W. said...

Your soup sounds wonderful! I may have to make a batch of my own.

Tired Teacher said...

Soup and winter were made for each other. Enjoy!

Terry and Linda said...

My animals like a little broth over their food also!

Linda

marlu said...

Thanks for the recipe. Sounds good. May have to try it soon!

Cynthia said...

The soup sounds tasty. And easy. I'm writing down the recipe. Thanks!

Jennifer said...

You should have taken a picture of the soup.

MTWaggin said...

Yum I might have to try that!

Patsy said...

Soup Sounds very good. We have been using the inserts for some time , now I don't careens when the Bennie gets the crock pot out.

Anonymous said...

I do love soup!

Jacqi Stevens said...

The one plus about the weather turning colder is the chance to make soup. Love having a BIG pot of soup simmering on the stove--with plenty to freeze afterwards for those rushed days when you still want homemade soup! We've had the chance to make soup two or three times already, and once we clear Thanksgiving out of the way--including making a huge VAT of turkey stock to freeze--I'm looking forward to getting back to making soup again.

Linda Reeder said...

I love a good soup supper in the winter.

Karen said...

We make lots of soup, and just keep eating it until it's done, usually two suppers, and then two lunches. Can't go wrong with the Italian sausages, they make everything good. Our local butcher makes some really nice ones.

Granny Marigold said...

We had soup for supper too, with slightly burnt biscuits.

Gail said...

There are just certain kinds of days that call for soup.

Rita said...

That sounds so good! I am making bean soup today. Hasn't been on the stove long enough to make the whole place smell delicious--but give it another hour or so. This is definitely soup weather. :)

Saku said...

With the cooler weather, soup is my favorite quick meal. This recipe sounds easy and delicious...though I'll add the garlic. Love the stuff!

Sam I Am...... said...

That soup sounds so good! I think I will make it for my next meal for sure!