A couple of months ago Southern Living posted 10 or 12 soup recipes that we all should have in our freezer when we don’t have time to cook or we just don’t feel like it. Then like magic we can just pull it out and presto dinner is served. I have started cooking them now that the temperature is cooler. Ha! It was 80 on Christmas , but I am a soup lover no matter what season of the year and no matter what the temperature is outside. I have made this particular soup 4 times and it has not made it to my freezer yet! We love it! It is full of flavor and packed with some really good stuff. I guess I’m going to be forced to go out and buy a larger pan so that I can double the recipe. I think that will be the only way to have some of this good stuff land in my freezer.
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Hearty Italian Soup
Filed under Soup
Tunnel of Fudge Cake
This cake has made it back around the block! Back in the day it was one of the most popular cakes around. I have made and eaten my share. Just the other week it came across my inbox from The New York Times, but it’s a little different from the original. In the 1960’s this cake won 2nd place in the Pillsbury Bake-Off. How did it not win first???? Anyway, its most famous ingredient was a box of Pillsbury Chocolate frosting. When Pillsbury stopped producing the frosting there was an outcry from all the Tunnel of Fudge lovers so Pillsbury enlisted the help of a chemist-baker to come up with a Tunnel of Fudge from scratch. In my book it is a 1st prize winner.
Southwestern Brisket in the Slow Cooker
I’ll be dreaming about this recipe for months. I have been searching for the recipe for years. I love the brisket. There are so many possibilities with this recipe. In the next couple of months you are going to see several recipes that I am testing to find the perfect brisket. This one could be THE ONE! When you make it you’re going to think it is just too easy to be good, but it is THAT good! I saw it on Smitten years ago and pulled it out when I was cleaning my freezer and lo and behold found a 6 lb brisket. I know that’s a lot of brisket but the two of us ate every bite and slurped every drop of broth wanting more. Now here is a recipe that you can put in the slow cooker a couple of days before Christmas and you can feed the hungry for many times. In fact you have to make this at least a day before serving it since it takes about 10 -12 hours to cook . A must do step is to store the meat separated from the broth. It will make it easy to skim the fat from the broth and you will be surprised at how little will be to skim. So get your cooking on for the holiday season with this brisket. It is as good as my favorite restaurants or better because you have all the control! Enjoy!
Filed under Main dish, Slow Cooker
Homemade Parmesan Croutons
Here is a way to amp up your next salad or soup with these wonderful homemade Parmesan Croutons. Oh my Gosh! Crunchy bread seasoned with Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper it’s the best ever. I could not believe how easy they were and how good the result was. Next time you are making a salad try these and see what everyone says. I can bet it is “wow these are great!”
Caesar Salad
Now after last week’s Thanksgiving feast we all need a good salad. You need it because this salad is fabulous, easy and just what your scales ordered. Anna introduced this particular Caesar salad to me years ago. It’s great as a side dish or add your favorite chicken, fish, or grilled steak on top and it is a crowd pleaser. It was one of my Thanksgiving side dishes this year. I made homemade croutons that I will share later. They were great, but forgot to take a picture of them alone. Now without further ado let’s get it going – my favorite Caesar Salad from Anna and myself to you!
Filed under Salad, salad dressing
The Teacher Cooks 