Soups & Stews

Soup & Stew Recipes

Turkey Sausage Spinach White Bean Soup

Sausage, White Beans and Spinach Soup

Sausage, White Beans and Spinach Soup – This is a quick and easy soup with Italian turkey sausage, white beans, and spinach that is full of flavor and nice and healthy.  Takes less than an hour to prep, prepare, cook and serve. It’s a go-to recipe for a weekday winter, […]

Spicy Peanut Stew

Spicy African Stew w/Peanut Butter

I have seen variations of this Spicy African Stew in multiple locations. I’ve made some changes and tweaks to the various recipes I have seen. This is the result. Spicy African Stew This vegetarian Spicy African Stew is very hearty. The complexity of the spices and ingredients makes this flavorful […]

Roasted Poblano Soup

Poblano Soup

Poblano Soup – In April last year, we received an invitation from our friends Mark & Julie Darnieder. They invited us to spend a week at their Puerto Vallarta, Mexico villa. Five couples share this beautiful spot. It was a spectacular setting and included a staff of 10. The staff […]

Quinoa And Sweet Potato Stew

Quinoa and Sweet Potato Stew

Quinoa and Sweet Potato Stew. This is part of our Recipe submission feature (https://cookingsecretsformen.com/submit-your-own-recipes/). This recipe comes from my son, Luke, who has made this dish for us several times when he was visiting. It is always nice to have a couple of great cooks in the family (Carlo IV […]

Gazpacho - an easy recipe

How to make Gazpacho

Gazpacho is a cold soup made of chopped vegetables and served cold. Fresh vegetables are plentiful in the summer months, therefore you should take advantage and make this classic dish.

Thai Meatball Soup

Chicken Meatball Thai Soup

Chicken Meatball Thai Soup is next in our meatball series. The Chicken Meatball are light and fragrant, with Asian spices, in a coconut milk broth. Add baby spinach at the end for a hearty meal. This Thai Soup can be ready in 30 minutes or less. Ingredients for Chicken Meatball […]