I know something has said frequently this week since the chilly weather moved in and the fact that October is a mere two days away. (Seriously, when did that happen?? Soccer season is almost done already??) But....
I love fall.
Among many other reasons, I love fall for the warm, homey recipes it brings. Like pumpkin pancakes and pumpkin dip and chicken pot pie and apple crisp.
Fall is not good for my seriously-toned abs. (And by "seriously-toned," I mean "I wish I could still use the 'I just had a baby' excuse.")
But my favorite fall food is soup. With my love for crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles and soup, I welcome turning 70 with arms wide open.
But back to soup. If I were just cooking for myself, I possibly would have a bowl of soup and a huge hunk of bread every night for dinner in fall and winter.
I was going to rank my favorite fall soups but found each one competing for the number one slot. So without further ado, here are my favorite recipes in no particular order:
Janna's chicken tortilla soup
Middle West Meals' white chicken chili
All Recipes' french onion soup
The Repressed Pastry Chef's potato corn chowder
Alton Brown's butternut squash soup
I so wish that was my meal plan for the week.
If my life were at all similar to The Devil Wears Prada, I think the amount of heavy cream and butter in each of those recipes would cause Stanley Tucci to "tsk, tsk" at me. Let's not tell him that not only do I eat these soups, chowders and chili, but I like to eat them with a huge hunk of bread. (And I like onion bagels too.)
Since I've been married, I've been trying to find a really really good potato soup recipe. It took four long winters and one very patient husband who was willing to try failed after failed recipe, but I finally found it. Please, do me a favor and go make The Repressed Pastry Chef's recipe for the Colts game on Sunday. It's so good and will truly enhance your football viewing experience when we beat down Seattle.
Next on the docket, I need a really good broccoli and cheese soup recipe. Any suggestions?
September 29, 2009
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Oh I do, I do!
As one of our fellow midwesterns who lives here said., soup is the "base of the midwestern food pyramid"
Actually when it turned cool here I starting stalking up. Sadly I don't make a lot but eat a lot of can soup. Faster and cheaper, but soup is my main course when it gets cold.
stocking. not "stalking".
hahahahahahah...
I have a love for butternut squash. Here's another great recipe for butternut squash soup you might like to try:
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/butternut-squash-soup-sage-parmesan-croutons-10000001010486/index.html
Here's one with pasta that is fabulous, only I increase the bacon and roast the squash under the broiler:
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/linguine-squash-bacon-goat-cheese-10000001025470/index.html
Go here! I posted my recipe for you! http://blackhatinthecorner.blogspot.com/ It is the best ever (if I do say so myself).
I have a good potato soup recipe with sausage. That way it can be a real meal for a guy since it has meat in it. Thanks for the other recipes.
You guys are the best! Thanks for sharing these recipes. I think I know what next week's meal plan is going to look like...
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