Howdy folks!
I survived Foodservice today, but only because I snacked on this delicious Nature’s Path bar during class. I liked this one a whole lot more than the pumpkin one I had a few weeks ago. Makes me think that one was stale or something. This one was an ooey gooey rice crispy treat with raisins and oats.
I came home to find the kitchen a bit of a mess. Matt told me to just go in the other room and that it would be clean by the time I came back in. He’d been making chicken stock! He wrote a post about the process tonight on Brew + Bake.
Dinner tonight was awesome and of course involved the stock. And half a bag of lima beans we’ve had for a while.
Succotash Soup
Ingredients
- 1/2 bag dried lima beans (8 oz)
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 1 celery stalk, chopped
- 1 chicken breast + 1 chicken leg (thigh and drum) cut into bite sized pieces
- S+P to taste
Method
- Soak lima beans overnight and all day in a pot of water. Drain.
- Combine beans and chicken stock and bring to a boil.
- Add veggies.
- Reduce heat to low.
- Meanwhile, sear chicken in a pan until brown.
- Add chicken to soup and simmer for as long as you like.
Makes about 4 bowls.
It was soooo buttery and rich!!! I absolutely love big, fat lima beans.
On the side I had some toasted hunks of GH Honey Wheat.
This meal was 100% satisfying. I realized as I soaked up the last drop that everything was made from scratch: the stock, the bread, the chicken (was from a whole chicken), the soup, the dried beans. Thanks to Matt for all the TLC that went into this dinner!
And The Winner Is…
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170170. Erin | March 23rd, 2009 at 9:44 am
I totally love your new spoon and that bowl is fab!
Congrats Erin!!! Please send me an email 🙂 Sorry I couldn’t send tea out to you all. Thank you for entering.
Gather Around
My latest post on Balanced Living: Think Of Your Teeth!
I am going to try to do a lab report tonight, but I am soooo tired already. I have never had jet lag this bad before! It’s odd because I had absolutely zero trouble going from West –> East, but coming home has been so hard. I wonder if the adrenaline from the trip just kept me going while I was there.
Goodnight!
Courtney says
GAH, I absolutely love lima beans too! Thanks for reminding me 🙂 Yum yum yum.
NAOmni says
I haven’t been here in a day or so and I feel like I’ve missed so much! You seem super busy, but everything seems awesome which is good, especially the food!
NAOmni
Sharon says
Oh wow, I never knew Nature’s Path had those bars!
Courtney (The Hungry Yogini) says
Soup looks DIVINE!!! Love lima beans.
VeggieGirl says
Glad you made it through foodservice!!
lainb says
In my experience, there’s definitely a HUGE difference in jet lag levels depending on the direction you go. It’s really weird.
Lisa D says
homemade dinners made with love and fresh ingredients always taste better! especially when enjoyed in the sun with flowers and your hubby!! You make me want to move south, and marry a good chef of course
Kara says
Ooooh wow what a first class meal! Loving that you know EXACTLY what went into it.
K says
Congrats to the winner!! Homemade meals are SO worth the effort – always satisfying 🙂 Matt did a good job!!
Bec says
oh that soup looks so good!
Lee says
D’oh! I missed your post with the contest.
Haleigh says
The soup recipe looks delicious! And as always, I am so jealous of your amazing bread! Enjoy your night and I am really hoping for a coffee/lunch meet up soon since I am moving to Charlotte next week 🙂
CG the Foodie says
Jet lag from East to West is a LOT harder. Way to get through the day and yum on the recipe!
WEEKLY BITE says
Dinner looks delicious!! Hope you get some rest tonight!
Red Head, Yellow Dog says
looks like a yummy soup set in the perfect atmosphere!!! I love sunny evenings and dinner outside 🙂
Adi (oatonomy.com - repaired!) says
Is it just me, or is succotash a funny word? 🙂
Supper sure looks tasty, as always.
Vicky says
Do you make your own bread and if so, do you use a breadmachine
Heather says
I’ve also tried the pumpkin bars and thought they were a bit bland… good to know the raison is better! I’ll have to try it out!
Hope you get over your jet lag soon!
lee for the love of peanut butter says
Those NP bars are super good! Have you had their Peanut Butter Chocolate Drizzle flavor? It is so delicious, I think you’d love it, Kath!!
great dinner! I’ve been looking for sides to add to my soup, thank you!
Meg says
What a fun dinner! Pretty flowers!
Mara @ What's For Dinner? says
Any soup made with homemade stock is automatically better, but that one looks absolutely AMAZING!!
I actually have something I’m working on that I’d love your opinion on. I’ll send you an email in the next little while! It’s a very cool food blogger project.
Mel says
Your dinner looks amazing! Lucky you with a wonderful husband like Matt! 🙂
Meredith (Pursuing Balance) says
Love the flowers!
Michelle Hisae says
Sometimes I’ve had jetlag for 3-4 days!
zestycook says
Great looking soup… There was a guy in school we called Lima bean… since then – I cannot eat them 🙂
zest!
Kate says
Oh, yum! I always think of lima beans as the forgotten legume, but they really are so tasty when prepared.
Lindsay says
This soup looks absolutely amazing… I wish that my boyfriend would make me dishes like this. Where did you find a great guy like that??? How is school going now that you are back from your amazing vacation??
Moran says
Congrats to Erin!
Emma says
Hi Kath,
I just read your latest post on Balanced Living, and was wondering if you ever use xylitol? I mean chewing gum or xylitol “candy” sweetened exclusively with xylitol, with a high xylitol content (50-80 %)? It might be just an (North?) European thing, but here it is even given to children in many nurseries and elementary schools after every meal. Likewise, I always try to chew on a xylitol product after I eat something, specially if I eat fruit or something else acid, when tooth brushing is not recommended right after. Xylitol stops the “acid attack” on your teeth, and helps protect them (this is why it is used in toothpaste as well). I don’t know if it is because of this or just because of lucky genes and a healthy diet, but I have never had cavities in my teeth so far. 😉
I just thought this was something you might find interesting, specially as xylitol is a natural product (it is – at least the original one – made of birch trees) and is believed to have a lot of other health benefits as well.
Have a nice day! 🙂
Emma
coco says
soup looks delicious!!!
and congrats to Erin! 😀
Meaghen says
That soup looks so good. Anything from scratch always tastes a million times better than anyhting premade!!!
I wished I lived in the south and could buy some GH bread, it always looks so delish!!!
Tyler (Raspberry Runner) says
you always come up with the most creative soups!! looks delicious, especially with the GH bread…yum 🙂
Katie says
What a sweet husband and a delicious meal!
Congrats, Erin. I’m so excited for you!
Beadie @ What I Ate Yesterday says
Yum! I love lima beans!! I used to eat them all the time growing up. The latest thing I have been making with them is bean burgers. Yum!
Elina says
The soup looks amazing! Go, Matt! 🙂
Just read your article. I like the message.. I’ll try to think of my teeth next time I reach for candy 😀
Sara says
hey kath,
welcome back! i hope you had a great trip! (as you can tell, i’ve been away for a few days…) rest up and sleep well as you get over the jetlag!
an (off-topic question): you mentioned (although we can’t tell from the pixs!) that you think you’ve gained a few — any strategies you want to share with us about how you plan to get back to your happy weight, now that you don’t count calories, etc. anymore?
brandi says
great looking dinner!
Sarah says
Your dinner looks fantastic. And such pretty flowers ; )
Sarah
Kath says
Emma ,
Well I should know more about xylitol since I just had to give a mini presentation on it in Food Science a few weeks ago! Very interesting that it has those benefits. Remember when I had to give up gum for bowel problems? I swore off sugar alcohols after that, but I wonder if this one is milder?
Sara ,
I am simply cutting back on the excess. It wasn’t my breakfast, lunches or dinners that contributed to a weight gain, it was the alcohol, desserts, extra bread with dinner, overeating that did. So I’m just sticking to a normal 3 meals + 1 snack a day and will save the extras for TRUE special occasions.
Kath
Shannon (The Daily Balance) says
That soup looks delish! I love all your great ideas 😉
Holly Howard says
Pregnant??? The way you are describing the way you feel sounds just like early pregnancy to me 🙂 Just wondering.
Resveritol says
Soup is so underrated and underused. I love it though!
Foodie (Fab and Delicious Food) says
Wonderful dinner!
Emma says
Hi Kath,
What a coincidence that you just gave a presentation on xylitol! I probably haven’t read your blog long enough to see your post about giving up gum (or have been away and missed it?). If you had problems with other sugar alcohols, then unfortunately, xylitol is probably not any better. It is known to give bowel problems to some people, specially if you use large amounts of it or are not used to it. I think these symptoms are quite rare, when you use xylitol moderately (3-5 times a day); but some people are just more sensitive than others. I have never had a problem myself, but it could be just because we were introduced to it as children – probably already through mother’s milk? 😀
Hope you’re already feeling better today. 🙂 I wouldn’t be surprised if the malaria pills gave you that icky feeling, either (you were so lucky not to feel sick during your trip, though!!).
Emma
Kerri says
I think that I may try to make this soup without the chicken parts. I love lima beans.
Kerri says
I made this soup and it was so filling and tasty! Thanks for the idea.