Bored Cook In The Kitchen

Tried and true recipes, new twists on old favorites, and new dishes to expand my family's palate.

Tag Archives: soup

Beef Barley Soup

Do you love soup as much as I do?  I could eat soup three times a day, everyday for a month and never be sick of it. My husband has another opinion.  He likes soup, but for him it’s a lunch item accompanied by a sandwich.  For me, it’s a meal.  For my children it [...]

Mini Meatball & Alphabet Soup

This is enjoyed by both kids and adults and you hear nothing but slurping when I serve it up.  In fact, I haven’t made this in a while and making it the other night brought comments from my four-year old daughter like, “Mom, this is the best dinner ever.”  Wouldn’t it be great if you got to hear that [...]

Mexican Chicken & Lime Soup

I’ve been looking at this recipe for a while and salivating over it.  I saw it in Everyday by Rachael Ray’s magazine,  October 2009 issue and have wanted to make it ever since.  Finally, I did.  If Chicken Soup is considered Jewish Penicillin, than this soup should be considered Mexican Oxycodone!  If you have the least bit of a [...]

Baked Potato Soup

On my quest to work through all the potatoes I now have, I’ve decided to do anything but serve mashed potatoes with them.  I love mashed potatoes, but I’m kinda done with them for a while after eating them through the holidays. I love soup. I mean love soup to the point that I could [...]

Navy Bean and Ham Soup

Shortly before Christmas I received Paula Deen’s new family cookbook.  I love Paula Dean.  And so do my kids.  They love to yell for me when she comes on TV.  If you haven’t gotten her new book, check it out.  It’s becoming one of my favorites.  Here it is: So the other day I was sitting [...]