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Category Archives: Soup

How To Make Creamy Asparagus Soup

By Drew | Published: September 29, 2009
Now that fall is back, it’s time to start doing soup again. This one is thick and creamy, great by itself, or as an ingredient in casseroles — anywhere you’d normally do a can of cream of celery soup. Because canned soup is usually nasty. Oh sure, it tastes good, but have you ever read [...]
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How To Make French Onion Soup

By Drew | Published: January 29, 2009
I’ve tried French onion soup in a few restaurants but I never liked it. Probably because I tried it at chain places that used frozen or dehydrated. But from what’s in it — beef broth and roasted onions — this is something I should just love. So I decided to make some for myself and see. [...]
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How to Make Pizza Soup

By Drew | Published: March 3, 2008
My junior high school cafeteria was probably no better or worse than the average cafeteria. But there were two things they made that were exceptional: pizza, and pizza soup. The pizza was thick and cheesy, and I never heard anyone say a bad word about it. The pizza soup, on the other hand, was great mostly [...]
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Turkey soup, Take 2

By Drew | Published: January 30, 2008
The last time I made turkey soup I totally spoiled my kids for ever giving them canned soup again. This time I think I’ve ruined myself. I knew I wanted to get some turkey or chicken thighs, since I much prefer dark meat for soup. Actually I prefer it for just about everything. All I could [...]
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I’ve ruined my kids (plus turkey soup recipe)

By Drew | Published: December 13, 2007
The day after Thanksgiving my father-in-law and I took the carcass and turned it into turkey stock. I ended up with about eight cups of awesome light-brown gelatin, which I froze in one-cup batches in zip-top sandwich bags. Two days later I made soup with the turkey that was left, a mirepoix with garlic, some of [...]
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