Beans are a magical fruit! Dried beans are easy to cook, and beans are a little powerhouse of nutrition. Eat your beans! Ingredients: 1 lb. white beans, rinsed well 1 medium onion, diced 1 large carrot, diced 2 small ham hocks, or diced ham, or cooked bacon (whatever you have) 3 cloves garlic, minced 2-3 … Continue reading
French onion soup is a labor of love to get the onions to that prefect state of caramelization. Perfect onions aside, it’s a simple soup with only a handful of ingredients. Here is my version. Use whatever cheese you like. Classic French onion soup has Gruyere, but here I just used mix of mozzarella and … Continue reading
Parmesan Roasted Tomato Soup After a recent catering gig, I was left with a few pounds of mini tomatoes that had been over purchased, and brought them home. I love mini tomatoes but my family won’t eat them very fast. So… soup! Easy soup! I love love love tomato soup, and this is what became … Continue reading
It’s asparagus season! Celebrate local and fresh ingredients with this guilt-free, awesome soup! While this recipe is vegan, you could certainly add a little cream for that extra something special Lemon and Thyme Asparagus Soup ¼ cup olive oil 2 ½ pounds fresh asparagus, woody ends removed and chopped into 1” pieces 4 Celery stalks, … Continue reading
This simple and amazingly delicious soup incorporates roasted cauliflower, roasted carrots, roasted garlic and homemade vegetable stock. To make your own vegetable stock, fill a pot with about 50 ounces of water. Clean and cut 2-3 large carrots, 2-3 ribs of celery, 1/4 of a large onion, then add to pot with 2 teaspoons of … Continue reading
I only have one word for this soup. “Crack”. Yep, it’s like crack. Everyone loves it. I even competed at the Solano County Fair with it and won first place! Simple to make and best served cold, this soup is a great summertime dish that utilizes fresh, local ingredients. And, talk about guilt-free eating. It’s … Continue reading
As kids, our mom used to make something called “hamburger stew”-a hot combination of beef, veggies and a nice broth. It is a top-10 childhood favorite at CPM. As an adult I still make hamburger stew at least a few times a year. This soup, I imagine, is the Italian version of that childhood favorite. … Continue reading
MMMM cheesy. Yummy, cheesy, creamy and… did I mention cheesy? Also, there’s some vegetables in there. When I use my crockpot, I like to brown and sear things on the stove top first. Especially proteins. When I made this soup, I spent 10 minutes sautéing my base vegetables on the stove. You could probably skip … Continue reading
This makes a huge pot of tasty soup, chunky and chock full of chicken and vegetables. A personal favorite of mine, and a frequently requested recipe. Continue reading
Prep time: 5-10 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Anyone who has recently hosted a holiday party probably has an abundance of leftovers in their refrigerator. The tastiest was to burn through those leftovers? Make soup! This recipe uses up leftover ham, leftovers from your vegetable tray, leftover cheese from your cheese tray, any leftover stock, … Continue reading
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