Chicken Stew with Herb Dumplings

I keep experimenting with Chicken and Dumpling recipes and this time I’m actually tweaking one of my own. This time though, I didn’t want to do it on the stove and I wanted to make it a little less needy, so I’m not tweaking it too much. When it comes to the slow cooker, I rarely measure out the veggies. Like today, I had a bunch of carrots and celery in the fridge, so I dumped all the celery in and half of the carrots. Continue reading

Easy Chicken and Rice Soup

I’ve really been in the mood for chicken and rice soup, so when I found this really great Easy Chicken and Rice Soup recipe over at Two Peas and Their Pod, I just had to try it. Now, I’m more of a quick and easy cook rather than all the little techniques, so I did make a few changes to the recipe. The changes I made shouldn’t be too problematic – in fact I think they worked beautifully. Continue reading

Broccoli-Cheddar Soup

I haven’t tried this one yet, but considering how cold it has been lately, that may soon change. This recipe came from Nikki and she says it’s really good, so if anyone does try it before me, let me know how it turns out. Ingredients: 2 pounds potatoes (peeled and cubed) 32 ounces broth (chicken or veggie) 3 cups broccoli 3 cups cheddar cheese (shredded) 2 cups onion (diced) salt and pepper to taste Continue reading

Tortellini & Ham Soup

Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 1/2 cup ham, cubed 1/4 cup onions, chopped (optional) 1 minced garlic clove (optional) 1/2 tsp dried basil leaves 1 can cream of celery soup 1 cup frozen peas 1 soup can of milk 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley 1/8 tsp pepper 2 cups hot cooked tortellini pasta Directions: In 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, in hot oil, cook ham, onion, garlic, and basil for 2 minutes. Continue reading

Asian Beef Stew

So this is what we had for dinner tonight – *so good*!!!!! Jay is typically very picky when it comes to beef stew (i have tried about 3 different times now i think) and he loved this! i made some notes at the bottom of what i did. It really was the perfect portion size. i have 1 serving, jay had 1.5 and there is enough left over for each of us to have it for lunch tomorrow. Continue reading

Chicken Stew with Dumplings

I’ve been kind of slacking on adding recipes, so I’m going to make up for it tonight. First up is Chicken Stew with Dumplings. Jesse, and a few others, had to work from 2pm-4am one night last week so it was requested that I make Chicken and Dumplings. This recipe was really easy to make and I included all of the measurements, but I really didn’t use them. I did for the tricky stuff like the herbs and liquid, but for all the veggies, there was no measurments going on. Continue reading

Geek Chili

I can’t remember if this recipe was given to us or if I found it on his website, but this courtesy of Dev_null, a friend of Jesse’s from #asp. This makes so much chili that I made it once for four and there was so much left over, we were still eating it a week later. This is one of those recipes where you make it for a pot luck or whenever you’re trying to feed a bunch of people. Continue reading