Jolene's Recipe Journal

F is for French Onion Soup! This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet.  It  can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter.

X is for Xavier Soup! This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet.  It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter. When I signed up for the challenge this was the letter that I constantly was turning over in my head. I did a lot of internet research and found a recipe for Xavier Soup that is made to celebrate the Feast of St. Xavier on December the 3rd. It essentially is a dumpling soup with a clear broth. This was my first time making dumplings. You start by combining flour, heavy cream, butter and Parmesan cheese in a pot. Over low heat, work the ingredients together until it forms a dough. Beat the salt, pepper, nutmeg, eggs and parsley together in a small bowl and then add it to the pot. I flattened the flour dough out and then made sort of a well in the center to lessen the chance of scrambling the eggs before I ...

Rustic Italian Tortellini Soup is a hearty pasta soup with Italian sausage, fresh vegetables, and a savory broth. It freezes well for easy weeknight meals. 

October is National Cookbook Month! I know that there are a lot of digital ways to get recipes out there nowadays, but I still love the feeling of sitting with a cookbook and paging through to find new dishes to try. 

Here in the New England, we are anticipating a winter storm that's supposed to be a whopper.  That means a good bit of time out in the cold, snow blowing and shoveling, and one of the things that makes that tolerable is knowing I can come inside to a nice warm bowl of soup.

Winter marches on here in New England, and more and more, I find myself craving soup.  Some days I have lots of time to put something together.  For the days that I don't, this Basil Turkey Soup is perfect.   It's easy to keep all the ingredients on hand, and you could definitely use either chicken or turkey. 

It has been one long, cold winter already here in New England.  Though my switch to eating healthier has been pretty easy overall, I've been struggling with finding warm, comforting foods for the season, so this event came at the perfect time.   I don't make tons of soups, but when I was searching for recipes, this Italian Sausage Minestrone really stood out to me.

  We are stuck in a snowy, cold weather pattern this month.   Lots of shoveling and snowblowing to be done, and nothing helps to warm you back up like soup.  I can't recall ever eating tomato soup before, even as a kid (I liked Chicken & Stars).    I ran across this one on the Taste of Home site, and it seemed like a great recipe to start with.

Turkey Gnocchi Soup combines tender turkey, pillowy gnocchi, and colorful vegetables in a rich broth. It comes together quickly and makes a complete dinner any night of the week.

Enjoy a warm bowl of  our Lemon Chicken Rice Soup! It's made with chunks of chicken, fresh carrots, rice and a lemony broth with pepper and parsley.