Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Winter Foods

Watching the Weather Channel lately has been a chilling experience (pun intended!). The whole northern hemisphere is covered with feet and/or meters of snow and torrential rains that are making people stay indoors a lot these days (thanks to Ms Stewart for her recipes).


I believe there is nothing better when the cold hit than a delicious cup of soup that will warm you up all the way down to your toes. One of the best recipes is a bowl of comforting homemade Chicken Noodle Soup. My best advice is to make your own chicken stock but if you are planning to use store bought stock, look for the one that has the least amount of sodium (find this information on the Nutritional Facts).


I love Butternut Squash Soups because fall and winter are the best times to eat them as they are in season and you not only get them at the best price but you also can buy the best quality. If you feel adventurous you can always replace the butternut for pumpkin, calabaza or acorn squash. Additionally for garnish I like to use sage leaves and a dash of nutmeg.


Every time I eat a French Onion Soup I wish I was sitting at a beautiful cafe in Paris feeling like a classy lady - the only difference is that I will ask just for an onion soup and ommit the Frech past... ha! Although this soup takes a bit longer to cook that other ones it can be a very comforting thing to dig into that gratinated chees and soaked bread.

Have a great day and to those weathering the stroms plase keep safe!

30 comments:

  1. french onion soup is the best. i ordered it when i was in paris and it was heaven. :)

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  2. Oh you are making me so hungry with these soups. I love every single one you wrote about (who doesn't)! A delicious bowl of soup is one of the great things in life! Hope you are enjoying another happy week into the new year!

    xo mary jo

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  3. I am getting really hungry now:)

    The pictures look jummy:)

    Have a great day

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  4. Oh yum! You've given me the warn and fuzzies!

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  5. Over the weekend I made a huge pot of Jamie Oliver Chorizo and Spinach soup - delicious!

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  6. I also love eating soups during the colder seasons and my latest favourite is the garlic cream soup...Its so rich and yummy:) Hugs and kisses,sweetie
    Have a cozy day
    Muah

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  7. french onion soup is my FAVORITE!!

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  8. When I saw the Butternut squash soup I thought yes, I'll make that tonight but the French Onion sounds so good. I've never made FOnion before so that might be the one to tackle. It's not freezing here in Phoenix but cold enough for soup to sound delish.

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  9. mmmm WARMING FOODS.
    YUMMY!

    xx.M

    www.bellesandrebelles.blogspot.com

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  10. I have never been a huge soup fan, but the butternut squash soup looks scrummy!! :)

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  11. Yummy post, darling!
    I need some French onion soup stat!

    xoxox,
    CC

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  12. yum!! nothing beats a butternut squash soup on a cold winter day!!!

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  13. I started to drol! These would really cheer me up now, at the end of a long working day. Yummy foods, you found good pictures!
    Check out my blog and if you want we can follow eachother :)
    XOXO Lidia www.thegirlbehindthefashionmask.blogspot.com

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  14. OMG, butternut squash soup...That mug of deliciousness looks SO good!

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  15. Mmm, what wonderful dinner inspiration! San Francisco may be snow free, but it's definitely perfect soup weather! Butternut squash is one of my absolute favorites, especially spiced up with a little curry powder!

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  16. Love soups on a cold day! Especially chicken noodle soup. Incidentally, that seems to be the only thing I can eat now that I got my wisdom teeth out...

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  17. just had some soup but these looks MUCH better! yummy!

    xo Alison

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  18. I haven't had a good bowl of French Onion in forever. I loooooooooooooove that melty gooey delicious stuff.

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  19. Oh yumm!!! The soup in the first photo looks amazing! I made some today, but it definitely does not look like that! Gorgeous post xoxo

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  20. On behalf of all those freezing in the North East, thanks for posting these delicious and warming recipes! Can't wait to try and warm up with one or two later. xo style, she wrote

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  21. I just had Tom Kah soup last night when we went out for Thai, that's my favorite winter soup! XX!

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  22. There really is nothing like soup to warm you up on a cold day. I've never made my own chicken noodle (I need to do that ASAP), but I make a butternut squash soup regularly which I adore (so much, in fact, I have a hard time sharing it with people).

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  23. Hard to image craving soup as we're in the middle of summer...
    But the first image, in particular, looks pretty delish!

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  24. i love soup, any kind of soup. best is my mom's beef barley soup...made from ham bones (or any bones) after thanksgiving or christmas...

    rockoomph.blogspot.com

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  25. oh i love this post. even just looking at the pictures and reading about these foods makes me fall all warm and cozy. butternut squash soup is my absolute favorite!

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  26. oh totally hungry now! french onion soup is one of my faves during the winter time :)

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  27. mmmmfrench onion is so good! its warms the soul :)

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