You know last week when I said it was hot in Kansas? Fail. It got chilly again. Why, why, whhaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy ????! Bright side: chilly weather = cozy food. Like this delicious stew! This stew is super flavorful, comforting, hearty, and deee-licious. Have you ever cooked with barley before? If you haven't, you really, really need to try it. It is SO good in stews like this. I'm not sure how to ...
Zuppa Toscana [Olive Garden Copycat]
Have you ever been to Olive Garden? If you haven't been there, chances are you've heard of it. It's actually not my favorite restaurant ever - everything there is okay but not amazing. With one exception!! Can you guess what the exception is...? Yes! This soup! They have a soup there called "Zuppa Toscana," and it is basically my favorite thing on this whole planet. I am obsessed. If I go to ...
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Yes. The answer to your question, yes, it tastes as good as it looks 👅👍😍👅. In case you missed that...it was one slurpy tongue (which signifies delicious food in my emoji dictionary - I don't know about yours), one thumbs up, one "heart eyes," and a second slurpy tongue (signifying more delicious food). This all roughly translates to the following: this soup rocks and you must make it and love it ...
Perfect Corn Chowder
I'm going to be real with you guys right now....this corn chowder is the bomb. I am kiiiiiind of obsessed and in love with everything about it: The thick, creamy, luxurious texture that comes from the addition of roux in the last five minutes. The layers and layers of mouthwatering flavor coming from the bacon, onions, garlic, carrots, celery, and jalapeno. The tender, hearty potatoes that ...
The Perfect French Onion Soup
Oh, hello there! Remember me? The girl who used to cook, write, and photograph for this blog every week? I won't hold it against you if you forgot I existed...since I HAVEN'T POSTED IN FIVE YEARS. Okay, well it's been twelve days, not five years. But twelve days?!? That's a long time. That's almost two weeks of not posting! I apologize...I don't even have a good excuse. I do have an excuse, just ...
Pumpkin Chili
I have off work today! Woop woop paarrttaayyyyyyy ?? And by party I mean eat breakfast, write this blog post, go to target and spend a little birthday money, order some Chinese takeout for dinner, and rellaaxxxx. But to some people that is more fun than a party. And by some people I mean me. So why do I have off work today when it's not a holiday or anything special? Because we had parent ...
Tuscan Chicken Stew + Our “Mary’s Secret Ingredient” Box!
First of all, I want to thank Mary's Secret Ingredient for sending me their delicious fall box filled with amazing ingredients and kitchen gadgets!! I loved working with them, and their box was packed full of some amazing items! A few of those items included Sarah's Tuscan Sea Salt ? and All Natural Ultragrain Blend All Purpose flour - both featured in this yummy stew :). Ah, this stew. It is ...
4 Ingredient, Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup (Soup Sunday!)
So...casseroles. I love them. You love them. Everyone loves them. They are comforting, homey, cozy, delicious, and there is something so satisfying about popping that dish of goodness into the oven and forgetting about it for thirty minutes. They are seriously one of my favorite things to make EVER. What is one of the most common ingredients found in almost every single casserole recipe? Cream ...
30 Minute Stuffed Pepper Soup (Soup Sunday!)
You guys. ??? This soup. ??? x 1,000,000 If I was to make a list of my favorite recipes on The Garlic Diaries, this soup would make the top ten. Maaaybe the top five...but definitely the top ten. It is absolutely deee-LICIOUS. With a capital "D"....and a capital "LICIOUS." And the craziest part?? It is incredibly easy and will be on your table, ready to eat in thirty minutes. I timed ...
Easy Chicken Pot Pie Soup (Soup Sunday!)
Um, hi. This is me rejecting the end of summer and welcoming fall a few weeks early. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY IT'S FALL. Which means I can post things like this thick, comforting, perfect chicken pot pie soup :). I have been chomping at the bit to start posting fall-y recipes, and I just can't take it anymore! Sorry to everyone out there who is trying desperately to grip onto summer for the ...