A Soul warming Soup

 Sandra of Thistle Cove Farm posted this recipe the other day…I made it last night and it is absolutely delicious in taste and simplicity.  My family loved it.   Sandra is one of those amazing people who has an abundance of Grace and good humor…  even in the most difficult times.

Sandra’s Thistle Cove Farm Soup for a cold winter day…

Straight up from Sandra
Chop and brown a couple of sweet onions in a TBL of EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
Slice a package of kielbasa, add to onions
When those are browned, add 1 quart chicken stock
and 4 cans cannelini beans (I used 2)
Simmer for an hour or so – it’s a very forgiving recipe -smile-

When the soup is thirty minutes from the table, add at least 1/2 package of kale. (I used spinach because the store didn’t have Kale)  I add the whole package but some folks might think that’s a bit of overkill  -but, in the winter, can we get enough green? I think not.

Stir the kale in and simmer for about thirty minutes.

Meanwhile, back at the counter take a loaf of stale bread and cut it into rough pieces. ( I used a fresh loaf of french bread )  Melt some butter…if I told you how much butter I used, your arteries would collapse! but I don’t think a stick is unreasonable, do you?…  ( I don’t!  I used a stick too!)   pour it on bread pieces, spinkle some herbs…Oregano, Basil and Garlic,  Pepper,  Salt. Slip the bread into a hot oven and bake for the last thirty minutes of the cooking soup.

When the soup goes into the bowl, place some pieces of bread on top, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve. Most of the time my bread is stale; yesterday, the bread was hard enough to beat a crow so letting the bread soak in the soup juices was a Very Good Thing.

Thank you, Sandra 🙂

16 thoughts on “A Soul warming Soup”

  1. Sandra is a thoughtful, giving and strong lady. I love her blog and have learned much from it. This sounds like a great recipe that you could alter to your own taste and what you have on hand. 🙂

  2. That soup does look awesome, and is it weird that I noticed your soup bowl? My wife's a china collector, so that makes me a china collector. Have a great weekend.

  3. Well, THIS is making my mouth water… and it's almost lunch time too! No rest or lunch for the weary though…. must go finish my week-end errands. 🙁 But I'll be dreaming of soup the whole while.

  4. One of the things I look forward to in the cold weather, is soup! I make it all the time. (and I'm the same way when it comes to butter, I can't get enough)

  5. Hi Karen – so glad everyone enjoyed the soup, it's one of my favorite go-to meals to serve a crowd.
    Everyone is so nice it makes me cringe because I know how I can sometimes be such a PITA -as Dave used to say, LOL- .
    Your bowl is lovely!
    BTW, I just finished up my last bowl, have been eating it, off and on, for a week now. It's just as good, if not better, at the end than on the day it was made!

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