Creamy Potato Soup Mish-Mash

“It’s not really potato soup. It’s mish-mash.”THIS is coming from my gourmet and all time bestie, Val, who whips up exquisite items in the blink of an eye. She throws things together, whisks and whips, and violà! MAGIC! A little of this, a little of that, and we have a gorgeously gourmand Creamy Potato Soup!…

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Winter Chestnut Soup

It’s still winter.Yes.Sigh.Things could be worse, I suppose.There are many, many a peep who adore the cold, blustery snow and icy air of wintertime.❄️ I’m not one of those.However, I do LOVE soup weather. And chestnuts!I’ll never forget the first time I encountered freshly toasted chestnuts:Aix en Provence. October. Farmer’s Market. FREEZING. Roasted Chestnut 🌰Stand….

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Blood Orange Coconut Ginger Soup

Are you ready for some soup? Some truly amazing soup?It’s not Tom Kha Gai (traditional Thai coconut soup), but it’s similar – and I’d like to believe it’s a little better.At least it’s more colorful. And you know when you find those special, rare items at the market you simply MUST pick up for any…

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More Than Split Pea Soup

I think we can all agree on the fact that I was a strange child. An oddball ~ strange, sensitive, and both saucy and sharp. And, as I’ve grown older, or as Brian likes to refer to the fact that I’ve reached “advanced maternal age,” we can also agree that I may be continually developing…

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