Archive for the ‘Soup’ Category

A Week of Vegetarian Times Soups

Posted 08 Jan 2009 — by chefshirle
Category Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian

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A few weeks ago I got the January issue of Vegetarian Times in my mail box. There was a whole section about quick and easy soups, so I thought it would be fun to try one recipe a night. Well, I made it through four nights. Too much soup can be a bad thing when had over and over, but I wanted to give it a go, you know, for you guys.

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Sensuous Sweet Potato & Squash Soup

Posted 21 Oct 2008 — by chefshirle
Category Soup, Sweet Potato, Vegan, Vegetarian, Wine

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The other night it actually got cold. The temp dipped down into the 40′s before 10pm and put me in a cozy kind of mood. See, here in North Carolina fall teases us. October can offer an 80 degree day while the next is in the 50′s. It’s a wacky area of the country, climate wise that is, so when we actually get some real autumn weather I head for the stove, get a pot out and make soup.

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Date Night Dinner – Enchiladas & Creamy Corn Soup

Posted 29 Dec 2007 — by chefshirle
Category Date Night Dinner, Enchiladas, Soup, Vegan

Enchiladas y Sopa

David and I are getting ready for a 2 week trip to Mexico in May 2008…in prep for that trip we are hunkering down and really getting into the culture, language and of course, the FOOD of Mexico!

I received Rick Bayless’ newest cookbook, called Mexican Everyday, for Xmas (Thanks Dawn!!!) and David and I have tried 3 recipes thus far from that book.

Simple and fabulous, easily converted to Vegetarian and not TOO many steps (like his last book.)

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