shout out to new cooking light "best of" mag

[lmh2402]

picked up the cooking light best of 2013 from WF

tried a soup recipe tonight

it was absolutely delicious. seriously. we eat a lot of soup and even my son took one bite and said, "wow, this is yummy!"

made a few tweaks:

it called for three cups of chicken broth and two cups of water, but i used a box of chicken stock (four cups), so i used only one cup of water

also, i used a mix of baby spinach and baby kale b/c i had both and wanted to use up the kale

i also added more than a 1/2 cup of basil b/c again i had it on hand

i did not bother pureeing anything

and lastly, i added more carrots and celery than it called for b/c i like to see a lot of color in my soups

anyway, here's a link to the specific recipe...and if you have a chance, maybe check out the mag - so many good looking things!!

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spinach-lentil-soup-cheese-50400000118624/

[wallawala]

Thank you! That looks good. I'm trying to get better with meal planing and am going to try it this weekend!!

[lmh2402]

bumping this for two more winners

made the meatloaf last week - super yummy! http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/all-american-meat-loaf-50400000119678/

made this pasta tonight - it was absolutely delicious. the best pasta i've had in a long time. http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/bacon-butternut-pasta-50400000118579/

[jgenie]

Is it a book or a magazine? This (http://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Light-Annual-Recipes-Recipe/dp/0848736583/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361417707&sr=1-1&keywords=cooking+light+best+of+2013+magazine) one? TIA

[lmh2402]

it's a magazine - http://www.booksamillion.com/product?mid=0000005701

i got it at the checkout at WF

[lkarp]

Thanks so much for the recommendation! I'll see if I can find a copy when I'm out today. I love getting the "Best of" cooking magazines -- I use an ATK one from 2009 regularly.

[lmh2402]

Thanks so much for the recommendation! I'll see if I can find a copy when I'm out today. I love getting the "Best of" cooking magazines -- I use an ATK one from 2009 regularly.

oh, i use my ATK from last year quite often too! :wink2:

[Aishe]

picked up the cooking light best of 2013 from WF

tried a soup recipe tonight

it was absolutely delicious. seriously. we eat a lot of soup and even my son took one bite and said, "wow, this is yummy!"

made a few tweaks:

it called for three cups of chicken broth and two cups of water, but i used a box of chicken stock (four cups), so i used only one cup of water

also, i used a mix of baby spinach and baby kale b/c i had both and wanted to use up the kale

i also added more than a 1/2 cup of basil b/c again i had it on hand

i did not bother pureeing anything

and lastly, i added more carrots and celery than it called for b/c i like to see a lot of color in my soups

anyway, here's a link to the specific recipe...and if you have a chance, maybe check out the mag - so many good looking things!!

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spinach-lentil-soup-cheese-50400000118624/

Thanks for posting this. I made it tonight and it was a big hit. I made a few tweaks based on what I had: leeks instead of celery and parsley instead of basil. I also added some garlic just because. It's definitely going on the "keeper" list.