Come winter and I start thinking of soups to keep myself warm. I usually go with my favorites, Mom’s Tomato Soup with Peas and Elbow Macaroni, Clear Vegetable soup (Note to self: I need to put these recipes up!) and Palak Mushroom soup. But last year I decided to learn some new soups, so curried butternut squash soup it was, for Thanksgiving. This year I decided to learn to make
#1 – Minestrone Soup
#2 – Tortilla Soup
Now the minestrone soup entailed buying some ingredients which I don’t keep in my pantry. But oh well! It is my favorite soup and I stuck to the recipe for the most part. It turned out perfect! Never again am I going to wonder how Olive Garden performs the miracle of making the best Minestrone soup. Try out this recipe by Giada and you’ll know. I substituted the beef with one zucchini and quarter of an eggplant.
While we are talking of Giada, I went to this Incredible Food show in Lexington Center and saw a live show by the star herself! I thought she was really smart. She insisted that people get a college degree before taking up cooking as a profession, that they take formal culinary training
Here are some photos from a star-struck fan. 
