~Making the Leap from Louboutin to Le Creuset
This onslaught of snow has brought on need for warmth that only soup could bring. However, standing over a stove was the last thing that I wanted to do as I battle this flu bug. However, Fine Cooking came to this gal’s rescue with a recipe for Garlicky Tortellini, Spinach and Tomato Soup and, just my luck, all the ingredients were in my pantry. I used fire roasted tomatoes with garlic that I had in my pantry and that added {Read More}
Sometimes recipes need variety – or changes. One recipe that is so ingrained in my head that I can make it by memory is Grown Up Girlie’s Southwestern Chicken Soup. however, this time I decided to play around in my pantry and this version made the cut. The chipotle salsa had quite the kick and y’all know how much I adore Smoked Paprika.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chipotle Southwestern Corn Chicken Soup Adapted from Real Simple Recipe Ingredients: 3 cups chicken broth 3 cups {Read More}
One thing about being up north means more excuses to break in the new All Clad Deluxe Slow Cooker that I found under the Christmas Tree. I do have to say that I love this slow cooker – I can brown everything in ONE POT and clean up is a breeze. Not to mention it looks phenomenal on my countertop if I do say so myself. See, isn’t it beautiful. I digress, I know. Beef Stew just calls for chilly {Read More}
While I’m visiting all things Philadelphia this week, I’ve opened up Cooking In Stilettos to some FABULOUS bloggers I adore. First up is the one and only (Sometimes!) Serendipitous Girl aka SSG disclosing her "secret summer romance"… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Secret Summer Romance by SSG I have a secret … I love soup. I wish it was more scandalous, really. Like I love soup AND I slept with a celebrity. But the secret really is that I just love soup. A {Read More}
My mom taught me an appreciation of French Onion soup when I was younger. As I got older, I always thought that French Onion soup was daunting and who am I to attempt and resigned to only order it when I was out for dinner.That was until I was watching Everyday Italian and Giada de Laurentiis made her Onion Soup with Thyme and Fontina. It was like the beloved French Onion but kicked up Italian style. And, it wasn’t as {Read More}
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