This recipe is a real crowd pleaser for people who like their food to be on the piicante side of the flavor spectrum. I have given this recipe to people...
My family and friends love this recipe! Even those that say they hate bean soup ask for seconds. Using the immersion blender to create a smooth texture...
After getting burned out on canned soups, I decided to create something that everyone would love... including me! Everyone loves this soup and begs me...
This recipe evolved with my trying to duplicate the taste of Campbell's Bean with Bacon soup, so I would not have to use canned soups all the time. It...
I love soups for whatever reason and any time. This vegetarian lentil soup is packed with exotic flavors, protein and heart-warming goodness. Make a large...
This was our first use of the new Instant Pot and it was a huge success. I took a recipe I already had for a copycat of the famous canned bean and bacon...
Forgot about but while look for take on chili found this in my "The Professional Chef" copyright 1969 Olla podrida "Spanish Nation Sopu" is a Spanish stew...
What a hearty soup! To me, it seems more of a chili consistency than a soup. The rice and the three bean combo are fab additions to this recipe. It's super...
I'm always trying new ideas for two people dishes. With just us at home, it can get challenging! Hubby loves beans of any kind, and has a fondness for...
This is my daughter Vicki's favorite soup ever. While she is away at school, I make large batches and freeze it for her so that she always has a taste...
This is out of Chatelaine mag back in 2006. It has low fat, protein and very healthy veggies and taste great too. This asks for black beans but I have...
Yum! This is a hearty bean soup with a savory bacon flavor. Potatoes make the soup thick and give it a creamy texture. Served with the cornbread waffles,...
This chili/soup si so good and flavorful but not only that it is so good for you. Ok so I wanted to make my lentil chili but I had no lentils lol. I had...
When I was a young bride, I had a very thick, hard cover Vegetarian Cook Book that I got from one of those old book clubs. The one's where you buy four...
This is a soup I learned to make from my Mom and I've been making this yummy stick-to-the ribs- soup almost as long as I've been married. I just never...
Not only is this my favorite black bean soup recipe EVER, it's also very low in fat! I use the mild version of Rotel, and it adds just a hint of spiciness....
On a cold day there is nothing better then a bowl of chili. I know true chili does not have beans but in Iowa it does. Try this tasty chili with some shredded...
This is soooo good. It's my modification of a recipe I found online somewhere. I just got my first pressure cooker and this was the recipe I used to break...
I got this out of a magazine, but don't remember which one. I cut the recipe in half, because if you don't it will literally make a VAT of soup. This is...
Cannellini Chili is one of our Fall and Winter favorite recipes. It smells so good cooking on the stove or in the crockpot. The perfect comfort food. Sometimes...
My take on chili con carne with beans. I usually double or triple the recipe. We love chili round this house. You can also make enchiladas out of the chili...
Lentils are one of the easiest beans to cook. This lentil soup is good on a cold winter evening with lots of bread. A friend gave me the original recipe...
This is a great soup to have on the stove for a cold weekend or football game. Many times I have had to make two batches on the same day. My kids even...
My grandmother, mother's side, would make these during the winter season when I still lived in South Texas. She would get up every morning to make her...
Hoppin' John is a southern dish served on New Year's Day ususally accompanied by cornbread. According to custom, Black-eyed Peas represent "coins," greens...
This is one of my mothers recipes that we all still use. Mother taught all her daughters to make this we still make it every Christmas Eve when we all...
This is a dish that I made when we had nothing in the house to cook, and a roast I forgot to put in the crock pot that morning. It turned out savory and...
Soups are a great way to use leftover ham. This very easy soup recipe uses ham and a few other simple ingredients to create a comforting and hearty meal....
This will be an ongoing journal featuring pictures of some of the things I prepare in my cast iron cookware. I will update it with new photos as I prepare...
This is a hearty stew that you can just throw in the slow cooker and cook all night or all day and you have a wonderful warm meal waiting for you when...