I couldn’t believe just how simple and good this recipe for turkey chili with chickpeas was. The recipe said to use cocoa powder, this is something I’ve never used in savory dishes before – but always have wanted to (yes, I have seen Chocolate quite a bit and NOT just because I love Johnny Depp)….
Category: Soup & Chilis
Taco Soup
It feels like I am doing NO preparation in advance for dinner lately. Case in point, this recipe for taco soup. It was a last minute desire for soup, I happened to have most of the ingredients on hand, however I did not have a recipe for taco soup using ground turkey. So onto the…
Corn Chowder with Shrimp and Turkey
Corn Chowder with Shrimp and Turkey This recipe for corn chowder with shrimp and turkey is a year round love. However it’s great to make during the summer if you can find fresh summer corn. But you can also make this with frozen corn. Corn Chowder with Shrimp and Turkey 2 tbsp. canola oil 1…
Watermelon Gazpacho
Many years ago we participated in an amazing local food & wine event. Always one for pushing the buttons of traditional cuisine, I found a recipe for summer watermelon gazpacho. I was desperately not wanting to make yet another paella or crudités or canape on a bread base, or anything remotely typical. Sometimes you go…
Copycat Can Chili
I am obsessed with eating chili, and had a craving for my favorite can, but really didn’t want to go to the store. These days I’m still trying to limit my trips out and about, and decided to hunt the internet for a copycat can chili recipe. I’ve put my own personal tweak on this…
Heather’s Vegetable Soup
We have been having some colder weather here on the central coast. Not cold by New England standards (I can totally hear my East Coast family laughing at me), but cold enough away from our 80’ norm that I have been chilled to the bone and have had a hard time warming up. All I…
California Wine Country Chili
We are obsessed with making chili. We have made many types over the years, including this recipe for California Wine Country Chili that we made for a winery chili cook off many years ago. This makes a large quantity of chili and is perfect for batch cooking. Make sure you have lots of containers on…
Rainbow Bean Soup Mix
This rainbow bean soup mix was a recipe I came up with last year to use as a table decoration for the local woman’s club I belong to. The rainbow bean soup mix is packaged up in a jar and you can decorate the top with decorative fabric. It makes a pretty gift or holiday…