chicken vegetable soup (aka: clean out the fridge soup)

My family loves soup.  In addition to our "What's new Wednesday" - the day we try out a brand new recipe, "Fish Taco Friday" - the day we have fish tacos (recipe here!), we also have "Soup Saturday".

Yeah we really like alliterations.  And food.

If you haven't figure it out yet, "Soup Saturday" is the day we have soup. It is also bun day, (hmmm do we need an alliteration for that? Wheat Weekend?)  so we often have soup to complement my mother's delicious home made buns.  

We made this recipe when my parents were vacationing in Arizona (with our Grandparents, no fair!), so we didn't have any fresh homemade buns to enjoy.  So, on her way home from work, Kelsey stopped by a local farmer's market and picked up a fresh baked baguette!  It was delicious, and we even added some cheese and broiled it to make some cheesy bread.  It was the best.

tasty tuesday: roasted butternut squash soup with rosemary cheddar biscuits

I've moved to a new blog!  Head over to The Farmer's Daughter for the full post and recipe!

p.s. ♥ kelsey

tasty tuesday : lemon & herbs chicken noodle soup

Anyone who knows me, knows that I absolutely adore cooking. So you may wonder, why there are so few "meal" recipes on ps.heart... the answer is this: I'm terrible at following recipes and I hardly ever do it, except for baking. So although I love cooking, since I don't follow a recipe, I find myself in a funk whenever I want to post a foodie on here that isn't a baked good.

I grew up with an incredible cook (my mom!) who I never once saw use a recipe book and did everything in the kitchen naturally by instinct. That being said, I absolutely LOVE recipe books and looking at different, new recipes, but I never follow them... I think it's just my being lazy, cause I don't often plan my meals ahead of time and kind of go with the flow of whatever is in my kitchen...but for the sake of the blog, lets just say I'm creative with food ;) At any rate, here is one of the very rare Clara "recipes" you'll see on the blog, a simple, yet highly delcious chicken noodle soup!

{ i n g r e d i e n t s } 

1/2 an onion                                                 salt & pepper (& other herbs like basil!) to taste

4 sticks of celery                                            fresh parsley

4 carrots                                                       chicken bouillon packets to taste  

2 cups of shredded chicken                             1 cup of egg noodles

*to add a little kick to my this tried & true soup, I tossed my chicken in some lemon & herbs spice...mmm.*

{ i n s t r u c t i o n s }

1. Dice your fresh veggies into manageable pieces.

2. Toss your chicken in some spices! I chose lemon & herbs to add a kick of lemon.

3. Boil a large pot approximately 1/3 full of water. Add in vegetables, chicken bouillon, and other spices. Let simmer for about 20 minutes on medium-high heat.

4. Add in egg noodles and chicken in and let simmer for another 10 minutes, or until noodles are cooked. 

5. Serve with some fresh parsley, and enjoy!

p.s. ♥ clara

tasty tuesday : carrot curry soup

This was a soup that my wonderful mother-in-law made during the Christmas holidays and I absolutely fell in love! The creaminess of this soup along with the little kick of curry makes a superb combination and a great winter lunch. 

{  .  i  n  g  r  e  d  i  e  n  t  s  .  } 

4 cups of chopped carrots

1/2 cup chopped onions

3 cups water

1 tsp salt

1 tsp curry powder

1/2 tsp ginger 

2 tbsp brown sugar

1 1/2 cups of milk

{   .   i  n  s  t  r  u  c  t  i  o  n  s  .  } 

1. Boil the first four ingredients until the carrots are soft.

2. Put all the ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth (include the water!)

3. Add the next 4 ingredients to the blended mixture.

4. Place on stove at medium heat, stir and bring to a slow simmer.

5. Add some parsley flakes on top and enjoy!

p.s. ♥ clara