All posts in: Soup and Salad

Roasted Butternut Squash and Red Quinoa Salad

What a delicious salad! It’s got all sorts of textures and flavors going on.  It’s wonderfully healthy meatless dinner, and you’ll have plenty of leftovers for lunch.    

February 17, 2013 | Soup and Salad

Super Bowl Chili

So your husband invited a bunch of guys over on Sunday, huh?  Well go ahead and invite the wives over, too, and make it a party.  A Super Bowl party!  Throw this chili together in… Read more »

January 28, 2013 | Soup and Salad

Classic Cobb Salad

The Cobb Salad is a dish that when done right, is perfection, and when not right, is terrible.  Here’s how to do it the right way.  It takes a minute to do all the steps… Read more »

January 22, 2013 | Soup and Salad

Baked Potato Soup

Man, it’s cold. It feels even colder because we just got home from here…I know you don’t feel very sorry for me…       Baked Potato Soup (adapted from Paula Deen)   4 slices… Read more »

January 21, 2013 | Soup and Salad

White Bean Chicken Chili

This is another recipe using that tomatillo salsa I’m loving right now.  I wish My Brother’s Salsa was paying me to develop recipes…man, I love that stuff.  There are lots of other brands, or you… Read more »

January 8, 2013 | Soup and Salad

Chicken Caesar with Homemade Croutons

Not much about this recipe is homemade, but making your own croutons takes a pretty pedestrian salad and makes it special.  My kids love Caesar salads, so we eat this recipe on a regular basis…. Read more »

January 3, 2013 | Soup and Salad

Copycat La Madeleine Tomato Soup

Finally! Finally I’ve found the perfect tomato soup recipe.  I’ve tried so many recipes and most are watery, lacking flavor, or taste like marinara (ick).   If you’ve been to La Madeleine (a Texas chain),… Read more »

January 1, 2013 | Soup and Salad

Pear and Pomegranate Salad with Chicken

Have you been eating too much? Yeah, me too.  It’s so hard during the holidays to stay on track!  This salad will help because it’s so good you’ll not realize it’s healthy.    

December 17, 2012 | Soup and Salad

Chicken and Dumplings

Abby, our 7 year old, came home early from school today because she wasn’t feeling well.  I had picked up a rotisserie chicken earlier at the grocery store, so I whipped up a quick chicken and… Read more »

December 13, 2012 | Soup and Salad

Slow Cooker Taco Soup AND A Book Review

My friend, Lela, gave me an advance copy of her newest book Who Peed on My Yoga Mat?, and  I read the whole thing in one sitting! It’s a collection of essays about family and… Read more »

November 19, 2012 | Soup and Salad