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Chicken Pot Pie Soup with Puff Pastry Croutons

Fall is sharing her last glimpse of color and the calendar is inching ever closer to Thanksgiving. Soon we will be decking the halls. Where has this year gone? It has been a good one, even if I haven’t shared much here. There has been lots of time with the “Littles” who are quickly growing… Continue reading Chicken Pot Pie Soup with Puff Pastry Croutons

A New Car and a Visit to The Laurent House

This is a bit of a different kind of post. It isn’t really about food though we did eat and drink. It is about a travel adventure. It is, I think, an interesting story worth sharing. We (very) recently bought a new car. Our former car had seen many travel adventures and was letting us… Continue reading A New Car and a Visit to The Laurent House

Italian Beef Stew, My Ode to the First Snow

  We are well into Fall, but it seems that Winter is charging in at warp speed. It has been snowing here the last few days and the first snow and the accompanying colder temperatures always makes me want to hunker down. Thoughts in the kitchen turn to Comfort Food. Those dishes that create warm… Continue reading Italian Beef Stew, My Ode to the First Snow

Upscale Tortellini Soup

Tortellini soup has been a part of our family for many years. When my sons were little it was a favorite request. Simple and easy to make, all it required was some stock, a few vegetables, and store bought tortellini. It was a permanent fixture on our week day menu and when the boys moved… Continue reading Upscale Tortellini Soup

What is White Chili?

I made “White Chili” this week. As I was making it, I wondered why it was called that. It isn’t white, at least not the way I make it. The chilies I used are actually green and the hint of red comes from the ancho chili powder that I lovingly sprinkled in at the beginning.… Continue reading What is White Chili?