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Seven years ago when my oldest daughter was living in Hong Kong, she asked me for a pumpkin soup recipe. I found a great one online and have adapted it to create this version — it’s just right for liquid-like soup. The flavor, consistency, appearance and convenience of this pumpkin soup are so good. If […]

Here’s a spicy new soup you’re going to love now that cold weather season is here. Freezing temperatures beg for soup dinners. This Chicken Enchilada Soup slowly cooks throughout the day with little prep time. There’s some initial sautéing of veggies, and that’s about as complicated as it gets while simmering in the Crockpot for […]

by Kelly J. Larson Last month one of my daughter’s best friends mentioned her mom had an emergency appendectomy, so we took dinner over when she got home from the hospital. Her daughter told me she doesn’t eat meat and likes anything with a lot of vegetables. I concocted this veggie and lentil soup and […]

by Kelly J. Larson The texture and appearance of cooked wild rice is very satisfying and meaty. Combine it with lentils to make a soup even more hearty and filling. This main course soup is ideal for any busy college student or those who don’t want to spend a lot of time prepping, but are […]

by Kelly J. Larson This chili is packed with carrots, onions, tomatoes, lentils and ground turkey with a balanced taste of chili, cumin and fresh garlic. I love it. Top it with some sour cream, cilantro and tortilla chips and it’s a victory every time. The bright and fabulous serving tray is my favorite souvenir […]

by Kelly J. Larson I created this Texas beef chili recipe when our family lived in Taiwan and I was missing home. Ground beef and even cows in general are not easy to find in Taiwan, but lucky for me, a huge Costco had opened in Hsinchu a year before we moved there. I could […]

by Kelly J. Larson My mother made chicken and dumplings when I was growing up occasionally and I always loved it. A whole chicken get boiled for a few hours in a pot of water with some salt and bay leaves, then it’s deboned and transformed into the epitome of comfort food by adding a […]

by Kelly J. Larson The inviting color combination of this soup with a pale yellow “white” shoepeg corn, gorgeous green chilis, bright white hominy, flesh toned “navy” beans, and flawlessly cooked, diced chicken breast is amped up with freshly sautéed onion, garlic and more. This creamy, chunky meal is ideal for coming home to after […]

This past summer I enjoyed watching the thirteenth season of Food Network Star and began following one of the eliminated contestants, Trace Barnett, on Instagram, as the television show was in progress. My website was relatively new and I was eager to interview someone whom I considered to be an interesting individual that others would […]

Midwest chowder was introduced to me when my husband and I were newlyweds and college students at CU Boulder back when E. Gordon Gee was the university’s president. Gordon and his wife, Elizabeth, happened to be parents of an 11-year-old girl named Rebekah in the Sunday School class I taught. The Gees had recently endured […]