One head of cabbage fed our whole house for three days this week, and not a single person complained. You have to understand how rare that is. Silas normally treats cabbage like it owes him money. But the fridge was looking pretty bare, I had a pound and a half of ground beef with no … Read more
My husband used to call white chicken chili “soup with an identity crisis.” Silas is a red chili guy through and through. Ground beef, deep red broth, a mountain of cheddar on top. So the first night I set a big pot of this on the stove, he gave me the look. Then he went … Read more
Plot twist: Italian wedding soup has nothing to do with weddings. I learned that on a gray Tuesday, stirring a pot of it while Silas hovered by the stove asking if the meatballs were done “yet” for the fourth time. The name comes from the Italian phrase minestra maritata, which means “married soup.” The marriage … Read more
It was not. But the smell had already taken over our whole place, and he kept hovering like a dog waiting for a dropped sandwich. That was the day I finally nailed crockpot chicken and potatoes that tastes like someone actually cared. Juicy chicken. Potatoes soaked in garlicky butter. Almost no effort. It took a … Read more
Creamy Lasagna Soup: This soup has everything you love about a big pan of lasagna. The cheesy ricotta swirl, the rich tomato meat sauce, the noodles. But it comes together in one pot in under an hour, no layering required, no waiting for it to set before you slice it. I made this on a … Read more
Silas asked me last week why we don’t just eat lasagna more often. My answer was simple. Because layering noodles at 6pm on a Tuesday sounds like a punishment, not dinner. So I made this creamy lasagna soup instead, and now he asks for it more than the actual lasagna. It has every single thing … Read more
easy vegetable soup recipe: There’s a pot on my stove right now that smells like every carrot, onion, and herb I own decided to throw a party together. And honestly, that’s the whole point of this recipe. I started making this vegetable soup on nights when the fridge looked like a graveyard of half-used produce. … Read more