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Chicken and Dumpling Soup

The first time I read this recipe I was confused where the dumplings were...then I realized it’s really just a ball of dough. Thankfully I already had buttermilk from making biscuits so it was perfect timing to try out this recipe. It came out well - but I think I went a little too dumpling heavy, especially just for one person. I was desperate to get rid of the buttermilk!

When I had leftovers I also had to cook up what I only view as dumplings

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Pumpkin Soup (but actually...squash and sweet potato)

Just as before..the soup came out quite thick and a little bit chunky since my immersion blender isn’t the sharpest. But it came out as a hearty puree rather than a thin soup, so I was quite happy with it.

At this point I didn’t get pumpkin, but instead used squash and some leftover roasted sweet potato I had on hand. Also added some ginger. Came out very tasty!

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Creamy (but actually chunky) Mushroom Soup

It kind of helps with my procrastination of cooking through this book that the Belgian weather is so mild. It is July and still acceptable to be cooking soups (highs are in the high 60s these days). I made this mushroom soup - not as creamy as Kenji’s pics because I didn’t use a strainer. Also I don’t know why mine came out looking so dark - maybe I cooked the mushrooms too much and also the combo of shiitake mushrooms I used?

Either way, came out delicious. Also I had some stale bread so I made some garlic croutons out of those.

One of my hobbies/activities these days is purchasing things off of Facebook Marketplace so that I don’t have to pay full price for useless things. I got a hand mixer with attachments, and the man who sold it to me was so nice he gave me full disclosure that the immersion blender doesn’t work THAT well. Although he’s happy with it, his wife wanted a new one. I said, no problem-o, I like my soups chunky. It’s true and also proven with my *chunky* and a little bit creamy mushroom soup

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The Best Corn Chowder

I have to be honest, I was not really looking forward to making this. I don’t ever order corn chowder, or crave it at any point. And I thought having bacon in the soup would give it a greasy, heavy feeling.

I was proven wrong because this was so delicious. I used canned corn, because I didn’t see corn in the stores and also didn’t really look for it because I didn’t want to deal with cleaning and cooking it.

Also I thought I’d like the soup chunky so I wasn’t going to blend it, but it was so much better after I used the immersion blender real quick. The consistency was smooth and filling from the potatoes. Would definitely make this again!

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Creamy Broccoli Parmesan Soup

I actually never crave or order broccoli soup. But the celery gave this a nice kick. And the garlic croutons...amazing

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15-Minute Pantry Tomato Soup (with Grilled Cheese)

Added some extra fresh tomatoes to make it even chunkier. Loved the grilled cheese to add some variety