Chill Chasing Soups

Chill Chasing Soups are always sought after on a winter’s day. I don’t know about you, but when fall and winter’s  chill the air, it makes me quicken my pace in the kitchen.  I increase cooking up soups and stews, using the last of my garden’s vegetables.

Still, even with the garden pretty much asleep, I will see what I have for ingredients to make some soup.  You can too.  Soup can be made with almost anything. Are you still at a loss?  There are 15 soup recipes in my book, Portuguese Home Cooking. Check them out.

Make a large pot of Chill Chasing soups.  It  tastes even better a day or two later.  All you need is an onion here, a potato there.  A bit of olive oil, a single piece of chicken, a lamb chop, or pork ribs and a tomato or perhaps a tablespoon of tomato paste.  Add to that a half cup of cooked legumes, some chopped carrots and of course water and some herbs like parsley or cilantro.  See what vegetables are left over in your refrigerator and what is in your pantry.  See what is just waiting to be claimed and made into a wonderful warming soup. Be inspired!