Soups, stews & chilis, Winter Recetas

Cream of Vegetable Soup

A good base comfort soup for the winter season. Cauliflower, potatoes, carrots, onions and garlic predominate, but you can rifle through the veggie…

Sugar Pumpkin Curry Cream Soup

We grow sugar pumpkins and after the harvest, I always break them down and puree them and pop them into the freezer for a long Winter's use. In…

Ham (or Bacon) and Bean Chowder.

My version of this hearty, soup, loaded with navy beans and vegetables. I like plenty of stock to boil the…

Wonton Soup

Brad's Blue Ribbon Potato Soup

This is hands down the best potato soup I have ever had. Nothing fancy or chef style, just good homemade soup. Shared by a friend, it's now our…

Mixed Bean Soup with Andouille or Ham (A Gift in Jar Holiday Idea)

Make up your own dry bean and lentil variety or purchase ready-made. Aim…

Mexican Pozole II (Posole)

This is the second installment on my mission to try different methods of making pozole. It has similar ingredients as the first one I posted (see…

Southwest Chicken Chili

Here is a great one pot chili with a little Southwest Flair

Black Bean Soup

Corn Chowder with Crab

Roasted Garlic Soup

I am not sure where this recipe came from before my uncle shared it with me...most likely some magazine or newspaper article. It is delicious and…

Moroccan Carrot Soup with Lentils

OK, before you say it, I know that we are supposed to be a focused on flavors of the Rocky Mountains, so how…

Fall Comfort Food Favorites

A roundup of the best comfort foods for fall. Mac and Cheese Chili Meatloaf Pasta Sauces Apple Pie Soup Stew Much much more

Leftover 2-Bean Stew

A quick bite using odds & ends was WAY too delicious not to post. Forget 8-bean and even 18-bean soups - 2 cans of beans, a few veggies and a…

Hunter's Chili

"The only thing certain about the origins of chili is that it did not originate in Mexico...Chili, as we know it in the U.S., cannot be found in…