{"id":383,"date":"2008-12-19T17:12:09","date_gmt":"2008-12-20T00:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/archives\/383"},"modified":"2008-12-19T19:05:56","modified_gmt":"2008-12-20T02:05:56","slug":"a-soup-kind-of-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/a-soup-kind-of-day\/","title":{"rendered":"A soup kind of day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it gets cold like this, I often find myself in the mood for soup.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Especially since I can cook it up once, then eat it for several days.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"222\" src=\"http:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tacosoup.jpg\" alt=\"Taco soup\" height=\"194\" class=\"floatleft\" \/>Of my three usual favorites, the one that sounded best for this cold spell is my mom&#8217;s <em class=\"b\">Taco Soup<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Probably because I had all the ingredients on hand, and couldn&#8217;t leave the house because my car doors were frozen shut!<\/p>\n<p>The recipe below makes an absolutely\u00c2\u00a0HUGE batch.\u00c2\u00a0 Frankly, I don&#8217;t even own a pot that would contain it all &#8211; so I always halve it, and it is more than enough to feed a family with leftovers.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last night it really hit the spot &#8211; I&#8217;m looking forward to another bowl tonight.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"b\">TACO SOUP<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 Pound hamburger<\/li>\n<li>1 onion- chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 can beef broth<\/li>\n<li>2 cans water<\/li>\n<li>2 beef bullion cubes<\/li>\n<li>\u00c2\u00bd to 1 cup salsa<\/li>\n<li>1 envelope taco seasoning mix<\/li>\n<li>2 quarts of tomatoes (if they are too chunky, chop in a blender)<\/li>\n<li>1 quart of water<\/li>\n<li>2 cans red kidney beans (undrained)<\/li>\n<li>2 cans pork and beans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brown hamburger with onion. Drain and rinse.\u00c2\u00a0 Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes. Serve with sour cream and Frito corn chips<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"b\">Do you have a favorite soup recipe? What do you crave on cold, winter days?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it gets cold like this, I often find myself in the mood for soup.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Especially since I can cook it up once, then eat it for several days.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 Of my three usual favorites, the one that sounded best for this cold spell is my mom&#8217;s Taco Soup.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Probably because I had all the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/a-soup-kind-of-day\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A soup kind of day<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}