I've been craving a bowl of New England clam chowder!
Tomorrow and next week going up into the 60's so I better think SALADS!

Yes, I think soup is one of the best parts of winter. Soup and firewood. And down comforters.

I'm making Greek Orzo soup for tomorrow night. There is a "real" name for it, but can't remember right now.

Wel..we did get our rain today...and plenty of it! I made a pot of beef stew today...it was perfect for a rainy day!

I love a good soup day! And when you lose power and you have lots of soup or stew, it's perfect for re-heating on the wood stove and you can keep adding stuff to it every night to stretch it out.

I make a regular batch of soup, then freeze the left overs in individual containers. Really great to be able to grab a bowl when I want it. Of course, they are never marked, so it's a surprise lunch!

Here's a soup recipe that I've been making this winter It is SO GOOD. I shared it with all our family members and they have all been making it and raving about it.

UNSTUFFED PEPPER SOUP
* 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
* 3 large green peppers, chopped
* 1 large onion, chopped
* 2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth
* 2 (10 ounce) cans tomato soup, undiluted
* 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, undrained
* 1 (4 ounce) can mushroom pieces, drained (I haven't used mushrooms yet, I didn't have any both times I made it)
* 1 1/2 cups cooked rice

Directions

1. In a dutch oven or large saucepan, cook beef, peppers, and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.
2. Stir in the broth, soup, tomatoes, and mushrooms.
3. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Add the rice, heat through and serve.

I made pasta e fagioli last night. It sure is soup weather...but then again, I could eat soup every day ;o)

That's funny about NE clam chowder.. I was just thinking I hadn't made that in a long time.

I recently made a spicy squash soup that was a big hit. It was creamy and zippy and I took that sort of.. small super-thin pumpernickel bread and cut/baked small star croutons to throw in. Sounds like a lot of work but it wasn't and it was great. Thankfully I had some left over!

I am definitely making note of that unstuffed pepper soup. That sounds really good.

I love soup!!

Erin

I'm keeping that recipe, too, Cherbo, sounds wonderful!