Sunday, December 14, 2008

Weekly Menu 12/15 - 12/20

We spent last week in San Francisco & now were back home in Minneapolis where the high today is supposed to be -2 F! We have a wind chill alert warning of windchills between -25 & -35 F. I love the fact that the National Weather Service cations in their alert that if you must go out wear a hat & gloves. Luckily we don't have to leave the house today & have plenty of warm satisfying meals on the menu for the rest of the week.

I seem to have caught a bug while in traveling but luckily Matt made me a big pot of homemade vegetable soup last night. Just the thing with a few crackers & some ginger ale.
Matt's Vegetable Rice Soup
Matt's Vegetable Rice Soup

1 T olive oil
1 c diced onion
20 oz whole canned tomatoes, drained
3 c vegetable stock
1 turnip, peeled & diced
2 medium yukon gold potatoes, peeled & diced
4 medium carrots, peeled & sliced
1 c cabbage, chopped
2/3 c rice
1 bay leaf
1/8 t dried thyme
salt & pepper

In a large soup pot heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions & sauté for about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes & smash a little with your spoon then cook for 5 more minutes. Add the vegetable stock & use immersion blender to process until smooth. Add remaining ingredients & bring to a boil. Cover & turn heat to low. Simmer for 45 - 60 minutes until rice is cooked & vegetables are tender.

Serves 4

On to Menu Planning Monday....

Mac & Cheese with Butternut Squash
Chile - Always a spur of the moment creation by Matt & always good
Roast Pork Tenderloin & Vegetables
Meatball Sandwiches
Twice Baked & Stuffed Potatoes
Thai Coconut Curry Chicken Soup - We've made this soup from from Culinary Adventures of a New Wife before & its so good!

7 comments:

  1. Kat, I love cabbage in soups...healthy, hearty and to me, tasty. I also add some heat.

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  2. Vegetable soup is so good wen you are under the weather. Feel better!

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  3. I'm not feeling so bad with our 20F temps now! I hope you are feeling better -I'm sure this soup helped!

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  4. Warm soup = quick recovery -hope you have one.

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  5. nice hubby--his love and that soup'll definitely cure what ails ya. :)

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  6. Very sweet of him to make that for you. Cabbage add such sweetness to soups!

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  7. I made the soup, with the following modifications:

    * No turnips
    * Added a bit of bacon & chorizo

    Pretty good! It came out more like a stew than a soup, which was fine. The only downside is that I didn't have fresh bread available :(

    Thanks for the recipe,
    Keep up the good work,
    --Steve

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