Recipes

Stracciatella soup is often referred to as "Italian egg drop soup," which is fine, but knowing the name actually means little, torn rags or shreds works so much better metaphorically. When you've been run ragged, stracciatella is always there for you. As you eat this, hopefully with some nice crusty bread, imagine all those little "rags" floating in the bowl are all your torn-up problems, both real and imagined. They were there, and then they were gone. You just won — with soup.

Fall is my favorite time of year because I can make this butternut squash and spicy sausage soup. It's filling and delicious! There are many ways to customize the ingredients to suit your tastes. Sometimes, I used flavored rice, depending on what I had on hand. Also, add more or less chicken broth to make the soup's thickness fit your liking.

These rolled dumplings are a great addition to chicken or vegetable soup.

Red and yellow peppers are sauteed with mushrooms, zucchini, and turkey kielbasa for a great-tasting and colorful meal. This light and delicious recipe is my family's favorite! I hope it will be yours too!

This home-style chicken noodle soup made with boiled chicken, homemade stock, vegetables, and egg noodles is sure to cure what ails you. Serve a small bowl as a starter course, or a larger bowl with salad and bread as the main meal. This freezes well.

An easy breakfast recipe of shredded hash brown potatoes, Egg Beaters®, sausage, red bell pepper and Cheddar cheese baked together.