It’s been cool and foggy here lately, which seems to make for ultimate soup* weather — at least on weekends, when I have time to relax and play in the kitchen.
Recently, I’ve been experimenting with bean soup, which is cheap and easy on the weekend. On Friday night, dried beans get flung heartlessly into a pot of water to drown. Then, on Saturday afternoon, the beans are rinsed and ruthlessly simmered for a couple hours along with vegetables and some kind of meat. And maybe some herbs.
The last batch included:
- Soaked and rinsed pinto beans
- Chopped ham (low fat / low salt)
- Chopped onion
- Diced garlic
- Chopped celery and celery leaves
- Chopped carrot
- Bay leaf
Tasty stuff. I know, that’s not really a recipe: throw some beans and chopped stuff in a pot and boil it until everything is appropriately tender. But that’s soup! It’s easy enough that my twin could probably handle making it.
But we won’t let her do that, given her affinity for fire in the kitchen.
Leave a comment. What kind of soup are YOU? What’s the last kind of soup you made? (And yes, Ramen noodles count. 
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You Are Tomato Soup |
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You are introverted, intellectual, and introspective. In other words, you have a big brain… and you use it. You are a bit of a culinary expert, and you are an excellent cook. You know how to balance delicate flavors well and can whip up a mean bowl of soup. |
….totally thought this entry was going to be about Anzati soup.
I bet I could burn soup, actually.
“You Are Minestrone
You are a spontaneous person. You don’t make or follow rules. You just go with your gut.
You’re eager to go wherever life takes you. If something doesn’t work out, at least you’ve learned.
Nutrition and eating healthy is very important to you. You eat your veggies.
That being said, you’re not a picky eater. You like all foods. “
I think I will have to try that soup. I typically need a recipe to do anything, but soup with ham is just too yummy sounding to not at least give it a try.
And somehow along the way I became Minestrone soup as well. Not sure how it happened — I don’t like veggies typically. Since we already have the posting of what a Minestrone person is, I won’t restate it here. Only, my favorite soup has got to be tomato. When I had my tonsils out I think I had tomato soup for two weeks straight — my fingernails started to have an orange tint to them.
“You are Clam Chowder. You are cynical and a bit provincial. You don’t trust what’s new or trendy. You are also indulgent and hedonistic. You like rich foods, and you would never count calories.
You are not a big cooker – or a big foodie. Food is not complicated for you. You eat what’s comfortable. And what’s from a box or can. You’re very low maintenance.”
Which is mostly accurate. That’s frightening… >>;
I second the <3 for tomato soup. That’s like.. my favorite soup evar, even though I don’t care for tomatoes… The ‘recipe’ above seems yummy though, sans beans.
Apparently, I’m chicken noodle…
Potato Leek is one of my faves…
chop up a leek, sautee in a lil butter in the bottom of a 3-4qt pot, add 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock (one can generally works too) and about 1.5″ of potatoes that have been peeled and cubed.
Cover and simmer till the potatoes are soft, add 2 cups half and half, puree with a stick blender. Heat till warm. Salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with some chopped bacon and shredded cheese.
Potato leek soup is the ultimate comfort food for me. It was the only thing that interested me in waking up long enough to eat when I had mono in college.