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Happy Friday, friends! Today, let’s go back to Pamela’s Kitchen: Soup Recipes & More.<\/strong><\/p>\n It has been a busy week in Pamela’s Kitchen with very cold weather outside (Soup Recipes) and with celebrations for Mr. B’s birthday (and he loves chocolate).<\/p>\n He loves soup and requested more of it, so I have done my best to comply, but as always…I do my own thing.<\/p>\n In Pamela’s Kitchen, the recipes are more about what is on hand in the pantry and refrigerator than testing and creating new…though I have done that.<\/p>\n I know that I am not presenting Pamela’s Kitchen as a properly formatted cooking blog does, but when I have time, I will research it. I just have not had the time….please forgive.<\/p>\n Today, I share with you what recipes have worked and brought back great reviews from friends and family.<\/p>\n So…come along into Pamela’s Kitchen for soup recipes & more!<\/p>\n PAMELA’S KITCHEN: SOUP RECIPES <\/strong><\/p>\n Mr B was raised on meat and potatoes as most Texas boys were during his time.<\/p>\n So, I am always attempting to get more veggies in him when I create soup recipes.<\/p>\n As a significant chill was in the air, I thought of Broccoli Cheddar Soup, and began to pull ingredients from the kitchen to see if I could make it happen without a trip to the store.<\/p>\n Any of my soup recipes that require chicken stock are best with my own homemade stock that I freeze in these SOUPER CUBE FREEZER MOLDS.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The flavor of this stock is so rich with deep flavor and it is perfect for any dish requiring chicken stock.<\/p>\n For my stock, I cover a whole chicken with water.<\/p>\n Then toss in three cloves of garlic; one chopped onion; two chopped stalks of celery; and salt and pepper. If I have fresh rosemary, I toss that in as well.<\/p>\n And slow cook it overnight to steep in that flavor.<\/p>\n I was excited to find frozen stock cubes when it was time to create soup recipes.<\/p>\n I thawed out three cubes for this soup….which was exactly 2 1\/2 cups. <\/p>\n Everyone, I know this recipe is not the freshest of ingredients (at least a main one) from this point on, but the taste was phenomenal.<\/strong><\/p>\n I had no fresh broccoli the day I was scouring my kitchen for ingredients, but I did have two bags<\/strong> of Tuscan seasoned steamed broccoli by Green Giant. <\/p>\n So I steamed those bags in the microwave and chopped the broccoli. I believe the seasoning of this frozen broccoli really added in a positive way.<\/p>\n I chose to grate about a half cup of fresh carrots<\/strong> rather than chop them in chunks.<\/p>\n Get a soup pot and whisk out to begin….<\/p>\n *First I sauteed one chopped onion (that I chopped fine in the food processor) and three chopped cloves of garlic in five tablespoons of melted butter.<\/p>\n *Then I stirred in 1\/4 cup of all purpose flour until is was like a thick ball for a rouix.<\/p>\n *I use the whisk to stir in one cup<\/strong> of whole milk (Mr. B loves whole milk so we always have it on hand); one cup<\/strong> of Half n Half (what goes in our coffee); and 2 1\/2 cups<\/strong> of chicken stock<\/p>\n I stirred over the heat until it began to boil and thicken…I guess that was about 10-12 minutes.<\/p>\n Then I stirred in the broccoli and carrots.<\/p>\n I previously had grated four cups of cheese and, perhaps, it was this cheese that also made this soup recipe so good.<\/p>\n This is the MAYTAG DAIRY CHEDDAR CHEESE<\/a> <\/strong>that was part of a gift box from Leigh Ann for Christmas.<\/p>\n All of the cheeses we were blessed to experience in this box were so smooth and creamy and rich….made for a great soup.<\/p>\n The final touch was to stir in these four cups of cheddar cheese.<\/p>\n I did also stir in a pinch of cayenne since it was a Mr. B soup…he likes a little kick.<\/p>\n It was delicious! And I am certain would be just as good with your own mild cheddar cheese and, of course, with fresh broccoli and a teaspoon of Italian spice.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Recently, one of you requested my homemade chicken soup recipe….this is the one among Pamela’s kitchen soup recipes that we eat often.<\/p>\n Both Mr. B and I believe it has healing powers from a cold or virus….remember we are not doctors!<\/p>\n Of course, you start with the stock overnight in the crock pot, but for this stock I add a little more chopped celery, onion and one more garlic clove.<\/p>\n The next morning, I remove the chicken and smash the garlic cloves in the stock.<\/p>\n After it cools, I debone the chicken.<\/p>\n One whole chicken will give me meat for soup, for extra chicken for chicken salad or whatever you want…and for Tux! He loves chicken day.<\/p>\n I strain the stock to make certain there are no bones from the chicken.<\/p>\n Chicken cooked like this in the crock pot tastes as if it has been infused with flavor and is so moist…even the white meat.<\/p>\n I usually season the stock with salt, pepper, dash of cayenne, a dash of Italian seasoning and occasionally a dash of tumeric.<\/p>\n My vegetables are different every time…I do love it with green peas, carrots, zucchini squash, and maybe what even bean I have on hand.<\/p>\n It is always delicious… because of the stock. Remember to freeze any extra stock you may have…even a little adds to rice or potatoes in another meal.<\/p>\n It is a very old post, but you can find how I turn this to HEALTHY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP<\/strong><\/a> at this link.<\/p>\n I have one more of Mr.B’s favorite meals that I made this week….I will share it soon!<\/p>\n PAMELA’S KITCHEN SOUP RECIPES & MORE: THE MORE<\/strong><\/p>\n In addition to soup recipes, I wanted to share what Mr. B requested to take to the office for his birthday celebration this week.<\/p>\n First, he wanted cookies, so I sent my PAMELA’S KITCHEN: BEST EVER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES<\/strong><\/a> and SALLY’S DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CRINKLE COOKIES.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n His favorite cake is German Chocolate and I did use a cake mix for the cake.<\/p>\n But, what makes this cake is the icing….and this simple recipe made it fabulous.<\/p>\n It is the GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE FROSTING<\/strong> <\/a>FROM ALL RECIPES….and yes, I used the European Butter that I love.<\/p>\n This frosting would be so good on many things…including to top off a pie.<\/p>\n OK…that is it for Pamela’s Kitchen: Soup Recipes and More<\/p>\n It felt great to be back in my kitchen with my happy bromeliad that waited patiently for Christmas decor to come down.<\/p>\n I found this lovely pot while walking through Pottery Barn<\/a><\/span><\/strong> a couple of years ago…and wouldn’t you know it, my new kitchen is blue trim!<\/p>\n Let me know if you have any questions…and I hope to see you tomorrow for the latest in the 2025 fashion trends. 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