German Potato Soup (Kartoffelsuppe)

Happy soup season! Is it me, or is this the best season? There’s something that is just absolutely comforting and warming and homey about soup on a brisk fall day. This German potato soup recipe is delicious, fun, and checks all of the boxes you would want in a soup. ingredients 8 ounces bacon, diced […]

Polish Zuppa Ogórkowa (Polish Dill Pickle Soup)

In Poland and other parts of Eastern Europe, many ways to preserve veggies was to pickle them. When pickling your summer’s harvest, you’ll inevitably have to become creative in using your pickled foods. This Polish soup has a vegetable broth base and uses sour cream. Garnish it with fresh dill and serve with crusty rye […]

Bean with Bacon Soup

This recipe has been written down in my recipe notebook for awhile now, but I am not a soup fan when it is slightly warm, at all. I had to save this recipe to try in the winter. I am kind of kicking myself now for waiting so long to make this because it is […]

Guinness Beef Stew

You guys, this Guinness Beef Stew is so darn good! In the winter, when it is cold and you need a little something to warm and fill you up, this stew is it. Rich, hearty, and bursting with flavor, I promise, you will love it as much as our family does! While you don’t need […]

Sausage, Kale, and Potato Soup

This recipe is a make-at-home version of Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana. I know we are quickly getting out of “soup season,” but this recipe is good year ’round and satisfies any craving for this delightful soup. I chose to make this the other night when I had some leftover kale from a salad, I had […]

Lasagna Soup

Lasagna is a go-to recipe in the Brooks family, and there’s not much that can top my luscious lasagna. Unless, of course, you turn my go-to lasagna into a piping hot soup. I think it is going to be our new favorite around here! Try it… just once, and you’ll see why. Ingredients 12 uncooked […]

Tomato Soup

It is STILL winter. I feel like this cold weather up in the PNW has lasted a little too long. I am naturally a cold-natured person and I just overall need anything I can get to warm me up on a cold day. These cold and dreary days call for a big ole cup of […]

Chicken Noodle Soup

Chicken noodle soup is the cure-all for every mood. Are you cold? Eat chicken noodle soup. Are you sick? Chicken noodle soup. Going through a break-up? Girl, get ya a man to make you this chicken noodle soup. See, it cures everything. I’m totally kidding. But I can only imagine that this hearty, creamy chicken […]

Hamburger Soup

This time of year is kind of blah in the PNW. The time has changed and feels like it is midnight at 4:30 pm. It is gloomy and rainy all day long. And, it is cold. Because of this kind of weather, my heart (and tummy) craaaave soup. Gimme all of the soups! I love […]

Potato Soup

My favorite part of fall: the food! You can eat soup without absolutely dying of heat. One of my favorites is potato soup. My mom loves it and every.single.time I make it, I think of her. She loves corn in her potato soup, which is an interesting spin that I love to use every once […]