On Jul 10, 5:45?am, Chatty Cathy > wrote:
> Probably the wrong time of year to ask most of you this question, but
> here goes anyway....
>
> What are your favorite "hearty" winter (homemade) soups? Or even stews...
>
> I have been making the usual chicken, beef and vegetable soups and stews
> but I am looking for some new ideas here... Googling brings up thousands
> of hits, I know - but I want something that I *know* is good. Thanks.

Difficult to choose a favorite... I guess it has to be beef mushroom
barley. But I like all kinds of bean soups too. And a hearty
minestrone is a winner as well. But sometimes on a frigid wind
howling snowy day only a spoon-standing Manhattan clam chowder will
do. I don't much care for New England clam chowder, too wussy, and
much too fat laden for me to scoff down my usual two quart ration....
I don't much like cream soups, I classify those as dessert.

Of course to feel like a kid again there's always tomato frankfurter.

Sheldon