From the category archives:

Soups

Stinging Nettle Soup

by Laura 22 May 2011

Spring has come to Minnesota, hesitantly and then with a rush. This week the trees have leafed out, apple and plum trees have blossomed, and the lilacs are ready to burst into bloom. Winter is a barren season in Minnesota, and spring comes begrudgingly. When it finally arrives, seemingly overnight, from dim gray to shades [...]

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Simple Leek and Potato Soup with Ham

by Laura 3 May 2011

Stubborn grey winter is hanging on in Minnesota. We had snow fall briefly yesterday and a couple of days before that, and the temperatures have been in the low 30s. The trees are still bare, but the buds have begun to pop on shrubs and lilacs despite the cold, and the owls have returned. On [...]

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Creamy Parsnip, Celeriac, & Turnip Soup

by Laura 21 February 2011

Today is my Dear Husband’s birthday. We have been sweet for each other since August of 1985, and married for almost 22 years. He still melts my butter. Happy Birthday, my dear one. My post recipe today isn’t very celebratory; we celebrated this weekend. But this little soup is one of the most elegant and [...]

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North Woods Split Pea Soup with Ham

by Laura 8 February 2011

My Honey Girl’s best friend Laura shares my love of split pea soup. During their middle and high school years, on the occasion that I made a pot, she would bring over a little container and bring home a portion for herself. She and my Honey Girl always seemed to be laughing or squealing about [...]

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Lacinato Blue Kale Soup with Creamy White Beans and Ham (Slow and Lightning Quick)

by Laura 3 February 2011

Okay, confessions first: I love kale. But even my Dear Husband and Sweet Boy, who would never be true cheerleaders for a soup with kale, eat it up happily. And now that Americans seem to be gobbling down bitter salad greens like arugula and frisee, I hope I can talk you into looking past kale’s [...]

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Chicken Soup with Egg Dumplings

by Sophia 25 January 2011

A Guest Post by my Honey Girl From the way my mom has taught me and talked to me about baking, I know each of her meals and after school treats for us were made with love. My mom’s cooking is one way that she cares for us everyday. She’s always said that you can [...]

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Simple Puy Lentil Soup with Spinach

by Laura 3 January 2011

I make a loose plan for a week’s worth of menus every Thursday night and make my routine call for requests to my Dear Husband and my two sweet teenagers. Usually it’s an amusing list of what they don’t want: “No wet meat!” my Honey Girl who dislikes braised dishes might yell from the kitchen. [...]

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Butternut Squash Soup with Arkansas Black Apples, Cream, & Fresh Marjoram, Thyme, and Sage

by Laura 25 November 2010

Do you ever walk into the grocery store with a plan and suddenly you’re so seized, so mesmerized by an ingredient, either new or in its most glorious incarnation, that you can’t even remember what you thought you were going to cook? That happened to me today when I saw Arkansas black apples for the [...]

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Pumpkin Soup with Pancetta, Crème Fraiche, and Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

by Laura 26 October 2010

It’s a blustery day here today. It’s raining, and it’s the first really cold rain of the fall. When I headed to the market, I was underdressed, damp and shivering, and clueless about what to cook for dinner. Then a display of pie pumpkins caught my attention as I entered, and I couldn’t help but [...]

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