Soups | The Hungry Mouse

Bacon & Potato Leek Soup

Monday, October 5, 2009

Ah, soup weather in New England. The air in Salem is finally turning a little colder, at least in the evenings. There are few things I love more…

Thursday, April 16, 2009

There are a lot of methods for making chicken stock. Some folks make it in the slow cooker. Some folks make it in the oven. This is one…

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The humble potato is so versatile—and filling—that I’m not sure why I don’t use it more often. This soup sounds fancy, but you can whip it up in…

Friday, January 2, 2009

Smokey Black Bean Soup with Orange & Cilantro

It’s been freezing here in Boston for the last week or so, which has put me in serious comfort-food mode. I’ve had a few days off, and have…

Saturday, December 13, 2008

This soup takes a while to make, but very little of that time is actually spent standing over the stove. Chunks of butternut squash, sweet onion, and elephant…

Thursday, November 13, 2008

This soup was a happy accident. Normally, I make split pea soup the way a lot of folks do: I simmer split peas in water with garlic, a…

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

I don’t know if this happens to anyone else, but when the weather turns colder, my inner eight-year-old starts to crave Campbell’s tomato soup and grilled cheese. Here’s…

Sunday, November 2, 2008

I love slow cooking because your food almost cooks itself. You do a little work, then the stove or oven coaxes complex flavor out of simple ingredients. Guinness…

Friday, October 24, 2008

I have a great—and relatively newfound—love for white beans. (See? I do eat more than meat.) Here are two of my favorite ways to prepare them. The first…