Soup

skcin · #1 02-20-2006, 04:10 PM

Damn, do I love soup. I really do. It's so tasty good and warm and comforting, especially this time of year. The only soups I don't like are cold soups - soup is not meant to be cold, IMO. One time I went to a coworker's house for dinner & she gave us soup that supposedly had mango & other fruits in it. It literally tasted like vomit, it was all I could do not to throw up on her table. I politely said "Oh, it's just not for me" and supressed the urge to gag. Oh, and I'm not a big fan of tomato.

I love creamy soups (mushroom is best.) Broccoli cheese & beer cheese soup are good too. For brothy soups, I prefer chicken or turkey over beef. And I don't like soup with ground beef floating around in it - little steak chunks are one thing, but wet ground beef is yuck. French onion is good as long as there's lots of melted cheese. Ooooh! And my favorite local restaurant makes Buffalo Chicken Wing soup - so good! And this one Chinese restaurant (it's really good, authentic Chinese food, not that fast-food buffet crap I usually eat) makes a phenomenal egg drop soup using only the whites.

I make a kickass split pea with ham soup, usually in Spring with the leftover Easter ham. I really should make soup more often. As far as canned, I used to love Campbell's chicken noodle or cream of mushroom as a kid, but they're too blah for me now. Progresso's great in a pinch, I take that for lunch a lot.

Thoughts on soup? For or against?

JazmenFlowers · #2 02-20-2006, 04:13 PM

love soup. love it. cream of chicken is my favorite. or cheese and broccoli.

quick, easy and delicious recipe.

brown chicken breasts (about 2), throw in a can of cream of mushroom soup...cook til it's warm. throw over a pan of rice (already cooked of course) and top with slivered almonds. bake for about 15 mins or until cooked through. It is divine. In fact, I may eat it for dinner tonight (I start NutriSystem later this week so I'd better enjoy it while I can).

amber · #3 02-20-2006, 04:27 PM

I like soup a lot, but not as many kinds as you. Stew is good, too.
Progresso is my favorite brand of soup. I like lentils, vegetable, minestrone, vegetable chicken, vegetable chicken with rice, vegetable beef sometimes, and once in awhile split pea. I like Miso soup, too. I don't love cream soups, or mushroomy, or soup with cheese in it. Clam Chowder the white kind is good, but I almost never eat it. I would never want chunks of ground beef in my soup, either.
Omigosh, remember campells bean with bacon soup?! Oh, I loved that when I was a kid! It's really strong and fake tasting. I wonder if they still have it? I never buy Campbells now, it's way gross compared to Progresso.

JazmenFlowers · #4 02-20-2006, 04:43 PM

I try not to eat too much soup (the canned kind at least)...way too much sodium.

amber · #5 02-20-2006, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

I try not to eat too much soup (the canned kind at least)...way too much sodium.

It does have a lot. But I don't think salt is the monster it's made out to be.
However - soup is a massively awesome diet control tool. I should make more soup. Then I could also put sea salt instead of regular.

#6 02-20-2006, 04:49 PM

I love soups too...but I really dont eat much canned ones...I find them way to greasy...I do love to make my own or try something really different..I had this soup once with squash and crab...ohh it was soooo good...

UnwindedDreams · #7 02-20-2006, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

love soup. love it. cream of chicken is my favorite. or cheese and broccoli.

quick, easy and delicious recipe.

brown chicken breasts (about 2), throw in a can of cream of mushroom soup...cook til it's warm. throw over a pan of rice (already cooked of course) and top with slivered almonds. bake for about 15 mins or until cooked through. It is divine. In fact, I may eat it for dinner tonight (I start NutriSystem later this week so I'd better enjoy it while I can).

Hey, I always make brown mushroom chicken...but never with almonds.

UnwindedDreams · #8 02-20-2006, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by skcin

Damn, do I love soup. I really do. It's so tasty good and warm and comforting, especially this time of year. The only soups I don't like are cold soups - soup is not meant to be cold, IMO. One time I went to a coworker's house for dinner & she gave us soup that supposedly had mango & other fruits in it. It literally tasted like vomit, it was all I could do not to throw up on her table. I politely said "Oh, it's just not for me" and supressed the urge to gag. Oh, and I'm not a big fan of tomato.

I love creamy soups (mushroom is best.) Broccoli cheese & beer cheese soup are good too. For brothy soups, I prefer chicken or turkey over beef. And I don't like soup with ground beef floating around in it - little steak chunks are one thing, but wet ground beef is yuck. French onion is good as long as there's lots of melted cheese. Ooooh! And my favorite local restaurant makes Buffalo Chicken Wing soup - so good! And this one Chinese restaurant (it's really good, authentic Chinese food, not that fast-food buffet crap I usually eat) makes a phenomenal egg drop soup using only the whites.

I make a kickass split pea with ham soup, usually in Spring with the leftover Easter ham. I really should make soup more often. As far as canned, I used to love Campbell's chicken noodle or cream of mushroom as a kid, but they're too blah for me now. Progresso's great in a pinch, I take that for lunch a lot.

Thoughts on soup? For or against?

My mom makes a great split pea with ham too...but she does it weekly

Too bad I'm not a kid anymore...damn! that was some great cooking!!! When you make it, You should get a french baquette...reheat in the oven in tin foil and butter it...and dip it in the soup...omg...heaven

golden braid · #9 02-20-2006, 05:03 PM

I'm definitely not into soup. I haven't been into it ever since I was a kid. I never eat it unless I'm over at someone's house and they've served it for dinner. I don't mind it so much if it has a lot of good stuff in it but I don't like when it's just broth.

JazmenFlowers · #10 02-20-2006, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by amber

I like Miso soup, too.

don't even go there! I love Miso soup. I almost named my black lab Miso, but settled for Lulu.

chiliD · #11 02-20-2006, 05:12 PM

I'm having a "soup revival". I used to really be into soups, but kind of lost my soup-ness about 10 years ago. But, recently, I've rediscovered the "joy of soups". I refuse to credit Donovan McNabb's mom's commercials for it, but damn if those didn't have a SMALL hand in triggering my re-interest in soup.

And, yeah, with my controlled hypertension, the sodium IS a major concern.

I've just discovered "Italian Wedding Soup"...spinach, meatballs & the mini-macaroni in a chicken broth. (I've had both Campbell's & Progresso...both are great). Very light, yet filling. Speaking of "Miso", it's kind of an "Italian Miso" (I also love Miso...the more chopped green onions the better!)

And, yep, I do like my namesake...chili. Any kind, mild, hot, with beans, no beans, beef, steak, chicken, meatless, it's all good. Especially with loads of cheese & onions!

Susan (my beautiful wife) makes THE BEST Vegetable Beef soup in the world! (I'm biased, sure, but nonetheless...) The most theraputic soup ever...I'll take it over ANY kosher chicken soup.

JazmenFlowers · #12 02-20-2006, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

Speaking of "Miso", it's kind of an "Italian Miso" (I also love Miso...the more chopped green onions the better!)

yet another thing we have in common...this must stop - lol - I love the green onions too.

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And, yep, I do like my namesake...chili.

I love chili as well. I like just plain chili, with cheese and fritos. YUMMY.

skcin · #13 02-20-2006, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by golden braid

I'm definitely not into soup. I haven't been into it ever since I was a kid. I never eat it unless I'm over at someone's house and they've served it for dinner. I don't mind it so much if it has a lot of good stuff in it but I don't like when it's just broth.

Hubby doesn't really like soup much, which annoys me if that's what I want to make for dinner. He'll eat it, but then bitch that he'll be hungry in an hour. If its really thick, he's OK.

Amby - I LOVE New England (white) clam chowder - sooooooo good! I'll eat Manhatten (red) in a pinch, but I much prefer NE.

That place I mentioned with the chicken wing soup (which is chunks of chicken in a creamy chicken broth with celery, carrots, hot sauce and...blue cheese

) is called Danny's, they have 4 different kinds of homemade soup in their soup & salad bar every day. The only one that's there every day is the chicken wing, and they usually have a clam on Fridays. The had a chicken cordon bleu soup once - to die for.

DavidMn · #14 02-20-2006, 05:21 PM

Campbell's select has some really good stuff.

madformac · #15 02-20-2006, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

I'm having a "soup revival".

Me too, I think mine is to do with cutting back financially on unimportant stuff. ( Gas in the UK has just gone up 44%, electricity 20%, and now the local government tax is going up 5%!!!! I'm not kidding, it's soooo expensive living here)

Minestrone, Vegetable and Beef Broth are my soups of choice right now...

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Originally Posted by chiliD

Susan (my beautiful wife) makes THE BEST Vegetable Beef soup in the world! (I'm biased, sure, but nonetheless...) The most theraputic soup ever...I'll take it over ANY kosher chicken soup.

When I eventually get my ass over there I'll have to try it

Followed by several beverages no doubt......