Kid friendly American soups, stews & chilis recipes costing more than $3 per serving

Creamy Shrimp Chowder

I had some leftover Shrimp from the New Years Eve Party and made this delicious, easy chowder, it was a hit!

Spicy & Smokey Tomato Lobster Soup

Tomato soup happens to be one of my favorites soups. The addition of smoke, pancetta and lobster takes this…

Amazing Lamb, Squash and Chickpea Stew

We served this fantastic dish over Memorial Day weekend with friends up in Point Reyes, California. The days…

Easy Texas Chili

Saute the beef and open some cans. Thirty minutes later you have a wonderful pot of chili. The cost of this recipe is about $2.00 per person,…

Jerk Chicken Chili

A fast, yet flavorful meal - ideal for a busy weeknight!

Chicken Sausage, Sweet Potato and Kale Soup

My family loves the potato and sausage soup at Olive Garden. So I made up this soup to try & replace the Olive…

Hearty Red Lentil Soup

This is a wonderfully flavored soup that our whole family really enjoyed. I'm a huge fan of traditional Turkish Red Lentil soup which has more…

Broccoli and Pine-Nut Soup

Turkey Chili

Beef & Lentil Stew

The cold weather called for stew today. My good friend Brian made a great one. Adding the ginger was an inspiration and it brought everything…

Vegan Simple Pea Soup

This simple pea soup is excellent cooked as well as raw! This can be used as a base for so many more vegetables too! Use your imagination and try…

Italian Spinach Soup

Suprise, surprise. Another amazing recipe adapted from Marcella Hazan's Essential's of Italian Cooking. This is one of my bibles. Not only did I…

Carolina Coast Shirmp Bog

A bog (unlike a pilau) is any stew that includes wet, soggy rice. This recipe was adapted from one of my favorite cookbooks, Stews, Bogs, and…