Pinterest Chicken bacon wild rice soup

A few months ago I ventured out into making my first ever homemade soup: ''roasted cauliflower white aged soup''. It turned out great and made me eager to find another soup recipe to make for the Winter season. About two weeks ago I came across this soup and it sounded absolutely amazing. Well, of course it did because... it has BACON in it!

This southern gal was super ecstatic about attempting another homemade soup. The preparation was pretty simple, I accidentally screwed up the flour and butter mixture the first time, luckily I didn't put any of the half-n-half in yet. Second time around I got the mixture nice and smooth. I actually added a couple extra tablespoons of cooking sherry and a dash of rosemary, it was a great addition.

Now, I do have to agree, it does taste extra good the second day. I had leftovers this afternoon and the flavors of the bacon and other seasonings just POPPED! My husband ate half the pot, shhh, don't tell him I told you, but that proves that it was really good!

Honestly, I got so caught up in making it, then devouring it, that I don't have a really good picture to share, boo! But this definitely is an easy homemade soup recipe, perfect for the Winter time and I think you should go to the grocery store and buy the ingredients and make it this upcoming week!

Enjoy!

Picture by: My Sweet Savannah

Recipe: Chicken Bacon Wild Rice Soup

Pinterest Crockpot French Onion Soup {Review}

Do you have a favorite soup? I absolutely love french onion soup, it's a perfect soup for all seasons! Every year my husband and I spend a week of our Summer back in his hometown, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. I love this little quaint resort town. One of my favorite things to do is visit a local restaurant called: Lola's, they serve the best French onion soup!

Ever since my first visit to this restaurant I have been so eager to make it. There are so many great recipes out there, but this one truly stood out the most. The blogger adapted this recipe from Tyler Florence from the Food Network channel. Jessica, the blogger, her pictures are fabulous, I love her passion throughout her blog about cooking and have been tweeting her about how I couldn't wait to try this recipe out!

The recipe calls for beer, but there are such a wide variety of beers out there that we skipped that and substituted it for a dry white wine. It was a perfect substitution!

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 The recipe calls for fresh thyme, but our local grocery store was out, boo!

 

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This morning while at Panera having brunch with my friend I picked up a fresh warm baked french  baguette, which is placed on top of the soup, yummy! After work I came home and with no hesitation and made a big bowl! I had ants in my pants, couldn't wait any longer! After broiling the soup/cheese for 3-5 minutes in the oven it was finally time to take my first bite, it was just simply amazing! I was totally blown away how awesome this recipe was and so was my husband! Thank you Jessica for posting this recipe, I am so glad I pinned it, tried it and reviewed it! 

Check out the recipe here: How sweet it is

Pinterest Roasted Cauliflower and White Aged Cheddar Soup {Review}

 This morning I woke up excited about making this new recipe. I have seen it so many times pinned by other friends that I wanted to give it a shot. I've made a homemade soup before {Pumpkin Bisque} but I feel like this one is a soup that would be great to serve when we have friends/family over or to take to someone who isn't feeling well.

Every time I make a new recipe I love to sit down and read the other bloggers bio. This blogger shocked me because it's not a women, which is great, finally mixing things up a little bit. He seems very adventurous and passionate about cooking. His recipe box is full of scrumptious recipes, I really do look forward to reviewing more of them.

The recipe is very easy to follow, ingredients are right on, only thing different I had to do was substitute the thyme for oregano. I enjoyed having the option to making the soup the consistency that we like, a little soupy. The cheese, oh the cheese, it's the perfect amount and when you take your first bite the only word that comes to mind is savory!

My husband gives it two thumbs up (I wish we could insert emoji symbols, ha) and looks forward to eating another bowl tonight for dinner!

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