Posts tagged carrots

Split Pea Soup

I attempted a split pea soup nearly a year ago with awful results. There wasn’t enough liquid and I didn’t have an immersion blender. It was disastrous, but my friends choked it down.
Now, I have a new recipe, an immersion blender, and pretty green soup! Friends, you can come back now…

Recipe link: Split Pea Soup (I [...]

Italian Sausage and Tortellini Soup

For whatever reason I have been on a soup kick lately. I think it is the fact that it is getting cooler out now and I am looking for something warm and filling. This soup is exactly that. It took about 90 minutes to make including all the chopping. If you have that much time [...]

Good Eats Meatloaf

I enjoy Alton Brown’s TV show Good Eats, but the recipes intimidate me, even when they shouldn’t. Maybe it’s because Alton is so smart and precise? I don’t know. At any rate, I’ve been doing enough successful cooking lately that I had the confidence to attempt Good Eats Meatloaf.
My confidence has not been shattered (yet). [...]

Roasted Tomato and Basil Soup

The IFA told me make this soup, so I did.

And I only messed it up a little bit by putting in the fresh basil before simmering instead of after. (I fished it out after an hour or so of thinking about fishing it out.) Also, I don’t have an immersion blender (Santa, if you’re reading [...]