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Pumpkin Soup for Two – Asiago Cheese Adds a Special Touch to the Finish – How Did I Make this Soup Simple – I Reached for a Can of Pumpkin –

Holidays are fun and fun is exhausting. As much as I like to cook, these are days that require rest, even in the kitchen. Shortcuts are welcome. Here is my simple version of Pumpkin Soup for Two: Ingredients: 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 … Continue reading

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NOT in the Mood to Cook Today – Pressed Onward with Purpose – Chicken and Corn Chowder – What to Do When You’re NOT in the Mood to Cook – Keep It Simple –

  Do you ever feel that way? No cooking today! How did I manage other than going out to a restaurant, which, I confess, we do too often? First, I chose meat the oven could cook while I did something else. I stuck half a chicken in a baking … Continue reading

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Stuffing for Two – As Thanksgiving Day Draws Near – Traditional Turkey and Stuffing Comes to Mind – We Will Go Out with Friends to a Restaurant – But at Home Today Traditional Stuffing Was on the Menu –

Stuffing would usually be scooped into the cavity of a turnkey or into a baking dish for Thanksgiving Day, but today I baked it in these two mini-casserole dishes instead. We enjoyed a meal with stuffing on the side. This is an easy dish … Continue reading

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Steve Wanted Sausage – I Wanted Soup – Hurrah for Sausage Soup – Made from Italian Sausages – Lots of Veggies – Cream Tops it Off at the End –

Italian Sausage and Vegetable Soup: Ingredients: Chopped Onion Chopped Celery Chopped Carrot Chopped Mushrooms Chopped Potato Chopped Cabbage Chopped Red Bell Pepper Chicken Stock or Broth Spices – Optional – a little of each – dried basil, oregano, rosemary, thyme, … Continue reading

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Potato Soup for Two – Simple – Easy – Quick – Delicious – Start to Finish – Forty-five Minutes –

Turn a potato into potato soup in forty-five minutes: 1) Chop a small onion, a few stalks of celery, and one peeled potato.  2) Saute the onion and celery in a combination of butter and olive oil. 3) Add the cut-up potato … Continue reading

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