Since I have inherited the family “curse” high cholesterol levels, I try watching whatever I eat, the amount I take in, and get all the physical exercise when I can squeeze into each day. High cholesterol levels doesn’t imply you need to quit your favorite food items, it signifies be sensible with what you eat, be familiar with what is incorporated in the products you’re eating. You can still enjoy food!
How do you serve your soup? Do you ladle it out into soup plates in the kitchen? Do you bring your big stockpot to the table? Or do you have an elegant soup tureen? Soup tureens always seemed very genteel and old-fashioned; they’re the sort of thing you get at a wedding and never use.
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Comments OffSitting down to a family meal should be one of the highlights of the day for everyone involved. In todays busy world too many families are eating fast food or eating on the go. Not enough children are eating healthy foods. Where obesity was once a problem only for adults it has become increasingly noticeable in children of all ages.
It is up to us as parents to teach our children from a young age healthy eating habits. There is nothing wrong with an occasional trip to Taco Bell (which I am very guilty of), but fast food should not be used every day for your main meal. Sure the fast food industry has tried to make meals healthier, but there is nothing to compare to sitting down once a day to a home cooked meal.
Posted in AllRecipes, Italian, Kid Approved, Main Dishes, My Family Recipes, Soups Tags: dinners, pasta, ravioli, Soups 1 Comment »I love Minestrone soup! But finding a good recipe was hard for me as I am very picky about my Minestrone. Mom made it, but never showed me how and like so many of her recipes did not write it down.
I was delighted when a friend suggested I try this recipe. It tastes wonderful with all the right ingredients, and if you are concerned about healthy, this fits the bill!
Ingredients
It is COLD here in Michigan! Anyone tries to tell you that 7 below zero is not cold is out of their minds!
If you don’t have to go out, then don’t. Still even if you stay in ending the day with a warm nutritious soup is the only way to go as far as this family is concerned. I have this particular soup in my crockpot as I type, it will be ready in about an hour. And as cold as it is that is not too soon!
Ingredients
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Makes: 8 side-dish servings or 4 main-dish servings
Prep: 30 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Ingredients
* 12 baby artichokes
* 6 cups chicken broth or reduced-sodium chicken broth
* 1 cup small boiling onions, peeled and halved, or pearl onions
* 4 ounces pancetta or 5 slices bacon, crisp-cooked, drained, and cut into small pieces
* 1 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
* 1/4 teaspoon pepper
* 2 cups cooked* or canned fava or lima beans, rinsed and drained
* 12 ounces fresh asparagus spears, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
* 1 medium fennel bulb, chopped
* 1/4 cup snipped fennel leaves
Clam Chowder is a favorite of mine, although you can make this with other types of fish, clams are my favorite. This is extremely easy to make.
RECIPE INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 cup diced bacon
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped carrot
1 cup chopped green bell peppers
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme, or 1/2 teaspoon dried
1/4 cup flour
2 tablespoons tomato paste
6 cups hot clam juice or broth
2 potatoes, peeled and diced (about 2-1/2 cups)
1 small tomato, chopped
Freshly ground black pepper
2 cups chopped canned clams
One of my all time favorite soups. Just the right amount of hot! Wonderful warm up food.
Ingredients
* 2 14-ounce cans chicken broth with roasted garlic
* 1 14-1/2-ounce can Mexican-style stewed tomatoes, undrained
* 2 cups shredded cooked chicken (about 10 ounces)
* 2 cups frozen (yellow, green, and red) peppers and onion stir-fry vegetables
* 1 cup tortilla chips
* Sliced fresh jalapeno chile peppers* (optional)
Directions
1. In a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker, combine broth, undrained tomatoes, chicken, and frozen vegetables.
1/2 cup onion
3 tbsp. butter
2 cups mashed cooked pumpkin
1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground pepper
3 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup half and half or fat free half and half.
Chop the onions and gently brown with butter in a pan. Put mashed pumpkin
with onions in pan. Add the salt, sugar, nutmeg and pepper. Slowly add chicken broth and heat thoroughly, but do not boil. To serve, pour into a tureen and add the cream. Makes 4 to 6 small servings.
