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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsNow that it is very cold outside, What is your favorite soup to warm you up? Mine is Potato Soup. What's yours?
calguy
(5,791 posts)Cream of Broccoli, home made, of course.
debm55
(39,255 posts)displacedvermoter
(3,321 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)Polly Hennessey
(7,554 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)Glorfindel
(9,981 posts)Happy memories!
yellowdogintexas
(22,860 posts)Her beans were so good, and we always had cornbread with them
Aristus
(68,721 posts)Delicious!
My navy bean soup usually includes kidney beans and black beans, as well. Before I mix the ham into the soup, I sauté it in a pan with diced onions and garlic.
Add cubed baby potatoes last. Add them first and theyll disintegrate before the soup is ready to eat.
ItsjustMe
(11,865 posts)I typically only buy it when it's on sale, unfortunately it's rarely on sale.
debm55
(39,255 posts)underpants
(187,599 posts)Keeps ya warm all night long. 💨
debm55
(39,255 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,860 posts)I use fresh jalapeno and serrano chiles and add about 1/2 cup of red wine to it. Also black beans IN the chili. I am not a Native Texan so don't even start with that no beans in the chili business.
debm55
(39,255 posts)Jilly_in_VA
(11,198 posts)a good sturdy bean soup, with ham if possible, but during Lent we do it without and it's still good. And always with cornbread!
debm55
(39,255 posts)onecaliberal
(36,449 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)hlthe2b
(106,988 posts)but if I am sick, childhood habits are hard to break. LOL
debm55
(39,255 posts)JMCKUSICK
(644 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)Diamond_Dog
(35,312 posts)Second choice would be Italian wedding soup.
debm55
(39,255 posts)DaBronx
(498 posts)Alternate sandwich choice would be toast with cream cheese.
surfered
(3,932 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)riversedge
(73,507 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)DinahMoeHum
(22,532 posts)Hot, spicy and just right for a cold. Hot and sour soup does the trick too.
debm55
(39,255 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)SheltieLover
(60,546 posts)Just depends on what I'm in the mood for on any given day.
My chicken noodle is more of a chicken with veggies & noodles.
displacedvermoter
(3,321 posts)Sounds good, does it have ground beef or lamb in the cabbage?
SheltieLover
(60,546 posts)Not sure what lamb tastes like. Lol
Super quick & easy:
Brown meat, toss in onions with some garlic
Add 1 qt beef stock & 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
Chop cabbage imto chunks & toss into pot
I often chop a few carrots up, but not necessary
Let boil until carrots or cabbage is tender
Others like to add rice to it, but I don't care for it.
Enjoy! It literally takes me about 10 min to get prep done.
displacedvermoter
(3,321 posts)Thanks🥣
SheltieLover
(60,546 posts)It tastes exactly like stuffed cabbage rolls without all the tedious work.
Pls let me know whst you think of it.
displacedvermoter
(3,321 posts)SheltieLover
(60,546 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)Enjoy and stay warm.
IbogaProject
(3,862 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)CanonRay
(14,945 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)and stay warm.
3catwoman3
(25,783 posts)Very "New England-ey" with big clam pieces. I can almost smell the ocean with every spoonful.
I also like T Joe's organic roasted red pepper tomato soup. I add wild rice and pine nuts to it.
Panera's cream of chicken with wild rice is also very good.
And, after my 2 years in Japan with the Air Force nurse corps, I have an enduring fondness for miso soup. It imparts an instant feeling of serenity.
It's 23 degrees in out location right now, with wind chill making it feel like 7 - perfect soup weather.
debm55
(39,255 posts)and I think he would enjoy. I agree with you on the Miso soup. Enjoy and stay warm . Same temp in Pittsburgh.
debm55
(39,255 posts)PJMcK
(23,115 posts)Thick and meaty. Hot sauce to taste.
debm55
(39,255 posts)pandr32
(12,319 posts)For me, but one that worked so well when I was growing up was cream of tomato with a grilled cheese sandwich to dip into it! 😋
debm55
(39,255 posts)cheese sammie into it. Stay warm and enjoy.
boonecreek
(303 posts)Specifically, Progresso.
debm55
(39,255 posts)Going down to 9 above tonight. Brrrr!
Tarzanrock
(518 posts)... I cook Rana Italian Sausage Ravioli first together with Fly by Jing Sichuan Peppercorn Gold Chinese hot oil with a small amout of water in the pot and then I add the Progresso Beef Barley Soup. Sometimes, I mix different Rana pasta products together with the Rana Italian Sausage Ravioli but I always use the Fly by Jing Peppercorn oil. You can get these products at most major supermarkets and on Amazon.
https://www.giovanniranausa.com/products/italian-sausage-ravioli.html
debm55
(39,255 posts)ailsagirl
(23,897 posts)but I'm partial to Andersen's Split Pea soup
debm55
(39,255 posts)SWBTATTReg
(24,416 posts)Gets rid of the leftovers too, so a bonus too.
debm55
(39,255 posts)Turbineguy
(38,537 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)ProfessorGAC
(70,846 posts)Well, not gazpacho or other chilled soups!
I'm big on making soups, and gladly my wife loves those I make.
If I asked her this question, I'm guessing she'd say my gumbo, ham & bean, french onion or crab bisque.
I'll eat any decent soup on a cold day!
debm55
(39,255 posts)I love a big bowl of split pea with ham.
woodsprite
(12,254 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)beemerphill
(525 posts)There are so many great Soups.
Top of the list is probably a hearty Beef and Bean Chili with Black Beans, and some Chili Powder, but not enough to be uncomfortable eating.
The next would be Cabbage Soup, which some call Boiled Dinner. It has Pork, Potatoes, Carrots, and Cabbage. A little all-spice gives it the right flavor.
Zoupa Tuscano is another Favorite. Get a Recipe that is close to Olive Garden and you will be just fine.
Speaking of Olive Garden, they also have a Great Pasta Fagioli.
It is hard to beat a Good Bean Soup when it is cold outside. Every Family has their recipe. The one that we usually use is called Capitol Hill Bean Soup after it is almost done put the immersion blender in and use a few of the beans to thicken it.
debm55
(39,255 posts)warm.
lynintenn
(768 posts)I make it at least once a month.
debm55
(39,255 posts)Trailrider1951
(3,466 posts)cooked along with onions, celery carrots, and spices. I might even add a diced potato when about half done, as it's more of a stew than a soup. I've also loaded my bread machine with a loaf of whole wheat to go with it. Just the dinner I need on a rainy day here in the PNW.
debm55
(39,255 posts)stay warm and dry.
arkielib
(377 posts)I use a combination of navy, cannellini and great northern beans
debm55
(39,255 posts)KitFox
(101 posts)I am with you on potato soup. Some times I make it with both white and sweet potatoes and I like to add toppings to each bowl - crumbled bacon, grated cheddar cheese, and thinly sliced scallions. Other soups I like to make are taco soup and various kinds of bean soups. Stay warm and cozy😊
debm55
(39,255 posts)Different Drummer
(8,827 posts)It's definitely getting to be soup weather here in Georgia.
debm55
(39,255 posts)WestMichRad
(1,918 posts)Im easy to please in this regard.
debm55
(39,255 posts)catbyte
(36,060 posts)It's my go-to when a snowstorm is predicted. And potato leek soup when I'm feeling fancy and it's just cold outside. But always heated up, lol.
debm55
(39,255 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,860 posts)turkey instead. They loved it and now that is what I do.
She was making blackeyed peas for New Years Day (with cornbread of course which was new for them; they also loved that)
I take her a bunch of Martha White meal sized cornbread mix every time I go to visit.
yellowdogintexas
(22,860 posts)Years. Her inlaws do not eat pork so this was a great solution. I have tried it my self and it works well.
Lunabell
(7,074 posts)Or, homemade tomato, like my dad used to make. Nummy!
debm55
(39,255 posts)But, just a couple at a time. I like them still crunchy.
redstatebluegirl
(12,508 posts)I made some today!
debm55
(39,255 posts)NEOH
(105 posts)Campbells Vegetable Beef soup
Great with a grilled cheese sandwich 😋
debm55
(39,255 posts)Thanks debm55! Same to you Its been snowing here for 3 straight days now
BOSSHOG
(40,399 posts)You decide whats appropriate. I like a few shakes.
As Jimmy Buffet explains
Its a little like religion and a lot like sex
You should never know when your gonna get it next
From midnight in the quarter to noon in thibodeaux
I will play for gumbo.
debm55
(39,255 posts)Lochloosa
(16,455 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)DaBronx
(498 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)Groundhawg
(1,025 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)kacekwl
(7,666 posts)some nice dipping bread. And of course chicken noodle.
debm55
(39,255 posts)and keep warm
chowder66
(9,930 posts)I could eat it every day if it wasnt so decadent!
debm55
(39,255 posts)enid602
(9,098 posts)Chicken Corn chowder. The kind you find pre made in the deli section of the store. I prefer Signature Select from Safeway. Much too creamy and fatty, but you only live once.
debm55
(39,255 posts)madamesilverspurs
(16,088 posts)With a grilled cheese sammich. Ymmmm.
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debm55
(39,255 posts)electric_blue68
(18,973 posts)I think she'd cook, ?boil onions, carrots, one other veg I can't remember then put them in a strainer, and push out the pulp for thickening, maybe some stale bread crumbs, a touch of garlic (she wasn't a big fan, while i am), of course - the lentils, maybe a bay leaf (should look up recipes 😄 ), and maybe 5 mins before it finished stir In a smallish amount of tomato paste.
I'd already had been cooking beans from scratch myself; but I looked at that, and declared it looked like "pebbles in mud".
Nice.
Eventually after a couple of years of cooking more beans myself, I tried it.
Soooo good.
She also made a great French Onion soup, and a Cream of Brocoli, too.
debm55
(39,255 posts)sound great. Enjoy your soups and stay warm.
pansypoo53219
(21,812 posts)which made the best easter ham ever. (tho my aunt's ham recipe is the best). i saved the big bone + after hours cooking more like 4 bones.but that was the best bean soup i ever made + so much ham.
i make great potato soup. that's a great soup.
debm55
(39,255 posts)SARose
(918 posts)2 pounds beef shank, with bone
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1 onion, chopped
3 cups beef broth
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes (I use Rotel)
4 cups water
2 medium carrots, coarsely chopped
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 chayotes, quartered (Optional)
2 ears corn, husked and cut into thirds
1 potato, quartered (Optional)
1 medium head cabbage, cored and cut into wedges
Garnishes:
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
¼ cup sliced pickled jalapeños
¼ cup finely chopped onion
2 limes, cut into wedges
4 radishes, quartered
Cut the meat from the bone, leaving some on the bone, and cut into cubes.
Cook the meat and bones, seasoned with salt and pepper, in oil until brown.
Cook the onion, then stir in the broth and tomatoes. Simmer until the meat is tender.
Add water, return to a simmer, then add carrots and cilantro.
Stir in the remaining vegetables and cook until tender.
Ladle into bowls and add garnishes.
What is chayote? It is a squash. In Louisiana it is called a mirliton. Just use zucchini chunks.
I dont use cilantro. Both of us think it tastes like soap. I add fresh parsley instead.
If the beef shanks are a bit skimpy on meat add some cubed chuck roast.
I use frozen mini corn and cook them separately per package direction. Add them to the soup when serving. Slice the cobs into about 1 inch pieces. This is a chunky type soup.
Serve with condiments and warm flour or corn tortillas.
Buen provecho (Enjoy your meal)
debm55
(39,255 posts)stay warm.
Next week restaurants all over the San Antonio area will be serving big bowls of this lovely soup. Were getting a cold front! 🤞 Texican penicillin 😉
LastDemocratInSC
(3,876 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)applegrove
(123,738 posts)Last edited Sat Jan 4, 2025, 03:27 AM - Edit history (2)
that made a restaurant, Daphane and Victor's, famous in Ottawa in the 70s and 80s. I make it gluten free for my brother. Serve it with plain corn tortilla chips or as close as I can get to that.
debm55
(39,255 posts)iwillalwayswonderwhy
(2,669 posts)Do it up with the toasted baguette covered in gruyere cheese and broiled. We just had it for New Years Day. Its a fave.
debm55
(39,255 posts)sarge1943
(3 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)RandySF
(71,240 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(6,712 posts)But, I love tomato bisque!
debm55
(39,255 posts)Hotler
(12,424 posts)Try Anasazi beans from Adobe Milling if you see them (kroger).
debm55
(39,255 posts)kozar
(2,940 posts)Please don't judge me, lol
A can of tomato, and a can of veg beef, ..beef is important. A nice pour of half and half, and 3 shakes of Wotchshire
A bit of sharp cheddar on top.
Its almost, a stew, not a soup
Koz
justaprogressive
(2,588 posts)w/thick Gruyere broiled on top.
nothing else comes close...you're perspiring by the time you finish it...
debm55
(39,255 posts)Emile
(31,061 posts)debm55
(39,255 posts)The Roux Comes First
(1,601 posts)Lots of great warmers already mentioned here. Per my sign-on, gumbo, most commonly with tangy sausage and drummettes, augmented with home-made or commercial tabasco would lead the parade. But some 3- or 4-star hot and sour would certainly work, as would almost anything with one or nineteen beans and ham hocks. Clams in either white or red setting. Not to mention broccoli and cheddar!
debm55
(39,255 posts)wryter2000
(47,638 posts)I always throw cauliflower into my potato soup. Makes it better.
debm55
(39,255 posts)stay warm and cozy.
Wicked Blue
(6,855 posts)Recently taught my daughter to make it. She loves it so much she practivally lived on it last week.
debm55
(39,255 posts)Wicked Blue
(6,855 posts)A very simple recipe for anyone who is interested in trying it:
https://lordsofthedrinks.org/2014/10/27/hapukapsasupp-the-estonian-sauerkraut-soup-that-kills-hangovers/
debm55
(39,255 posts)Wicked Blue
(6,855 posts)plus a bay leaf, a few whole peppercorns and a bottle of O'Doul's non-alcoholic beer. Regular dark beer would work fine, but we don't drink alcohol.
If the sauerkraut you buy is too sour, squeeze some of its liquid out before cooking and add more water.
Options include a grated tart apple, grated carrot, or a tablespoon of brown sugar. Some people add chopped onions. I don't because i can't eat onions.
If the liquid level gets too low while cooking, add water.
sakabatou
(43,316 posts)hatrack
(61,244 posts)Mrs. Hatrack here, posting on Hatrack's account.
As I type, my slow cooker is filled with the ingredients for a fantastic chicken posole recipe that NewHendoLib shared at least 10 years ago, when he was using the user name NorthRaleighLiberal. It is one of our go-tos every winter.
A blizzard is predicted for our area tomorrow, preceded by ice, so I wanted to get a big pot of this made before any chance of losing power.
If NewHendoLib sees this, maybe he can find that recipe in his DU archives and share!
Stay warm, everyone!
debm55
(39,255 posts)Alliepoo
(2,516 posts)Homemade vegetable soup! I do really like potato soup and bean soup, too, but no one else in my house will eat either one. I have no idea whats wrong with them!! Jeez!
debm55
(39,255 posts)viva la
(3,881 posts)I just made ham and potato soup, and seafood chowder-- both from the potato soup base.
Dip in Hawaiian rolls and butter... yum.
debm55
(39,255 posts)Bluethroughu
(6,104 posts)My fave is minestrone, right now.
debm55
(39,255 posts)time. Enjoy, stay warm and be cozy.
Bluethroughu
(6,104 posts)buzzycrumbhunger
(925 posts)
is Irish stew.
Mind you, Ive spent the last three weeks movingme with a bad knee in a brace and my son missing a legand were still living amidst boxes and bags as we try to sort out where everything will go. He had some wonderful friends help us move but they piled everything everywhere, ignoring the rooms marked on each box, so its slow going. Weve been living on crap like granola and frozen burritos, and its getting OLD.
And now were having a cold snap in Sarasota and Im dying for this stewheavy on potatoes, carrots, celery, and a bottle of Guinness stout to make it insanely rich and satisfying.
Ive found my Instant Pot, got the veg and the Guinness, and tomorrows the day. This cannot wait for St. Pattys day.
https://itdoesnttastelikechicken.com/vegan-irish-stew/ (Ermagherdlook at the picture!!!)
debm55
(39,255 posts)It is 18 degrees here in Pittsburgh.
buzzycrumbhunger
(925 posts)Well survive the move. I think. Especially with some real food tomorrow.
As for the weather? I grew up in Eastern Iowa and survived all kinds of horrible winters. Used to think nothing of stepping out in socks and t-shirt for firewood or walking to class dripping from the shower but I guess Im officially wussified after all these years in Florida.