Soup

[amber]

I always find it strange yet alluring how Italian food often mixes way too many kinds of meat together. The other day I was watching some show, or reading something, Italian cooking, and it was like...."wrap the meatball filled turkey with prosciutto...then wrap that in salami...top with mozzarella...sprinkle a little parmesan..."

(chili's Italian soup with meatballs in chicken broth reminded me of that).
I love Chili, too. All kinds.
I've never tried manhattan clam chowdah.

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by chiliD

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.

My stepdad makes the BEST hommade Chili.

[madformac]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

My stepdad makes the BEST hommade Chili.

You can't beat a good chili... The processed ready meals are sheer crap compared to the real homemade stuff..

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by madformac

You can't beat a good chili... The processed ready meals are sheer crap compared to the real homemade stuff..

I hear you there.

[JazmenFlowers]

^^^ you just reminded me...

I don't know who all likes tofu (and sorry this is off-topic) but I got a new brand of barbecue tofu this weekend that is out of this world. I can't remember the brandname...smart something. The texture and flavor is perfect. Anyway, I know how hard it is to find good tofu products so if you're interested PM me and I'll give you the brandname later tonight.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by amber

I love Chili, too. All kinds.
I've never tried manhattan clam chowdah.

Eh - you probably won't like it as much as the NE, but maybe.

I LOVE chili! I got a chili cookbook in the mail (from Marlboro, of all things. Nobody tell them I quit 5 years ago, or else they'll stop sending me crap!) I've tried a few from that book, one had honey in it (interesting) and one had Jack Daniel's, jalapenos & cream cheese - that one was fantastic.

Funny side note - my mom always put elbow macaroni in her chili, so i assumed everyone put pasta in their chili until I grew up & moved out. Boy, was I annoyed that nobody made it that way. Except Cincinati (sp) chili, which is a little different than hers, but still delish! Also, I prefer a thick chili to a soupy one.

[estranged4life]

like 'em during the cold weather season, Especially with crushed saltines.

[Sugar]

When I started tinkering around with Japanese cooking, miso soup was one of the first things I made. I now make a wonderful pork and potato miso soup with bunches of veggies.

I also just discovered a pork and shrimp soup made with egg noodles and thai fish sauce in chicken broth. I made it now two weeks in a row because it's simply delicious.

A creamy tomato recipe is another fav and I also always make split pea after a ham.

Can't do canned soup anymore. YUCK! except sometimes one of those Soup at Hand ones for a quick lunch at work. But ONLY the tomato ones.

And I have two of the Marlboro cookbooks, too. The photos are beautiful, and I have had some good results from the recipes.

[Serrart]

Originally Posted by amber

I always find it strange yet alluring how Italian food often mixes way too many kinds of meat together. The other day I was watching some show, or reading something, Italian cooking, and it was like...."wrap the meatball filled turkey with prosciutto...then wrap that in salami...top with mozzarella...sprinkle a little parmesan..."

(chili's Italian soup with meatballs in chicken broth reminded me of that).
I love Chili, too. All kinds.
I've never tried manhattan clam chowdah.

The historic explanation is that Italian cuisine has been originated by many poor dishes and since only few people could afford decent quantities of one kind of meat (especially beef), we became creative mixing them.

The other reason is that if you mix meats, for example, in ragu or meatballs (polpette), they become tastier.

Romy

[GODDESS6]

the new campbell's soup in the box, is fabamundo!!! ~

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by GODDESS6

the new campbell's soup in the box, is fabamundo!!! ~

Is that the select or the chunky?

[GODDESS6]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

Is that the select or the chunky?

i had to look, it is select, they have a mushroom & another 1 w/ squash & it is to die for good~

[diamondsnake]

I despise soup. It is just too hot!

[goldie]

Soup is awesome. Homemade soup is best! I get violently ill (really!) from canned soups with MSG in them. So I only go for the all natural organic canned soups. (Wolfgang Puck makes some pretty good organic soups). Or I just make my own chicken noodle soup.

[sara1998]

I'm not a soup kinda girl. I like it on occasion. My faves are cream of mushroom, cream of broccoli, and NE clam chowder. The little guy that works in the cafe at work just made some wonderful cream of broccoli. I had to have some, and then, I loved it so much, I had to buy seconds to bring home. Sara got to it before I did. I also love chili. My dad's is what I'm used to. He just puts onion, ground beef, chili seasoning, tomato's and kidney beans. So boring. I have to bring some peppers and cheese to make it tasty.