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Serving Suggestions & Garnishing Tips
Beef Stew
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Serve over broad egg noodles or mashed
potatoes.
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Serve with biscuits and butter.
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Serve in a hollowed out boule; top with
sliced scallions and diced tomatoes.
Butternut Squash & Apple Soup
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Top with a spoonful of plain yogurt or
unsweetened whipped cream.
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Garnish with very thin slices of red
apple.
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Layer a fan of grilled thinly sliced
apples.
Carrot Ginger
Served hot:
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Carrot Ginger Soup pairs well with holiday
menus of turkey, duck or roasted ham*.
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Top with toasted, slivered almonds,
chopped hazelnuts, or candied ginger.
Served cold:
* Carrot Ginger Soup also compliments
Chinese, Thai and other Asian flavors and menus.
Chicken Stew
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Serve over egg noodles or mashed potatoes.
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Bake in a crust to make a hearty chicken
pot pie.
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Serve on grilled or pan fried stale bread
Chicken Tortilla Soup
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Serve with thin slices or a wedge of lime.
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Serve over fried tortillas.
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Add slices of chicken sausage.
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Gratinée with slices of Cheddar or
Monterey Jack cheese.
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Serve over rice
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Garnish with cilantro.
Corn Chowder
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Top with chopped fresh parsley or chives
and finely diced and seeded red pepper.
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Top with pulled pork or shredded BBQ
chicken.
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Serve in a deep soup dish lined with
grilled or fried thin slices of bread.
Couch Potato Soup
Cuban Black Bean Soup
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Top with a dollop of guacamole and sour
cream and a teaspoon of chopped jalapeno peppers.
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Top with a slice of hard boiled egg or
chopped hard boiled egg, thin slices of lime and chopped
cilantro.
French Onion Soup
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Bake our French Onion Soup with French
bread and Gruyere cheese the traditional way or top it with
Gruyere croutons for a "quick" preparation.
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Use as a braising liquid for beefsteak,
beef short ribs or beef shanks.
Gazpacho – Chilled Soup (Seasonal)
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Serve in a 4 oz. glass with a stick of
celery to stir and sip - Make a Bloody Mary Soup with Vodka!
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Add cooked shrimp or crabmeat to make a
refreshing summer seafood soup.
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Use as a sauce for grilled or seared tuna.
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Toss over cold pasta.
Green Pea Soup with Mint & Lemon
Holiday Soup
Hungarian Mushroom Soup
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Top our Hungarian Mushroom Soup with sour
cream, a dash of paprika and chopped parsley.
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Sauté or bake meat, poultry or meatballs
for an exceptionally flavored entree.
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Serve over buttered noodles.
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Strained Hungarian Mushroom Soup works
well for stroganoff and Swedish meatballs.
Jambalaya
Kale with Linguica Sausage Soup
Lentil
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Top with a sprig of fresh thyme or chopped
parsley.
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Top with fried croutons, sour cream,
paprika, chives or scallions.
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Heat and add slices of cooked smoked
sausage.
Lobster Bisque
Manhattan Clam Chowder
Mediterranean Grilled Eggplant and Zucchini
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Top with Italian or French bread croutons
fried in olive oil.
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Bake in the oven and top with mozzarella
for a delicious vegetarian side dish or entrée.
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Use as a vegetarian lasagna filling or
serve over penne, ziti, or rice.
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Make a hearty vegetarian pot pie.
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Serve cold on grilled Italian or French
bread for a fabulous crostini.
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Create a vegetarian pizza (with or without
cheese).
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Add vinegar and oil to make a cold salad.
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Mix with cooked pasta for a Mediterranean
pasta salad.
Mexican Meatball Soup (Albondigas)
Minestrone
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Serve with olive oil, fried toast or
Italian bread.
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Top with grated Parmesan cheese.
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Garnish with fresh basil and serve with
garlic toast.
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Pair it with Italian menu items like
antipasto or an Italian marinated seafood salad of mussels,
clams and calamari.
Pasta e Fagioli
Potato and Leek
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Garnish with thinly sliced leeks.
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Create a Vichyssoise by processing our
Potato and Leek Soup in a blender with cream.
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Serve chilled with a garnish of fresh
chopped chives.
Roasted Vegetable Soup
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Serve with garlic, butter, olive oil, or
onion croutons.
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Heat and add some cooked sliced smoked
sausage.
Split Pea with Ham Soup
Steak Chili with Beans
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Serve with some or all of these toppings -
shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, grated cheddar/jack cheese,
sour cream and crumbled tortilla chips.
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Bake in a shallow dish topped with cheese
and serve with whole chips.
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Serve over rice.
Three Bean Chili
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Serve with some or all of these toppings -
shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, grated cheddar/jack cheese,
sour cream and crumbled tortilla chips.
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Bake in a shallow dish topped with cheese
and serve with whole chips.
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Puree and serve warm as a dip or for Chili
Dogs.
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Serve over rice.
Tomato and Basil Soup
Tomato Bisque
Turkey Chili with Beans
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Serve with some or all of these toppings -
shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, grated cheddar/jack cheese,
sour cream and crumbled tortilla chips.
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Bake in a shallow dish topped with cheese
and serve with whole chips.
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Serve over rice.
Vegetarian Vegetable
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Serve with shredded carrots and finely
sliced scallions.
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Add julienne of beets, serve hot or cold
as Borscht, add a dollop of sour cream.
White Bean and Escarole
Spanish Fish Soup
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Add garlic croutons to the soup and serve
with garlic bread.
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Add crumbled tortilla chips and shredded
gruyere cheese and garnish with rouille.
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Garnish with freshly grated parmesan
cheese.
Shrimp & Roasted Corn Chowder
Strawberry Soup with Champagne & Lime
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Garnish with crème fraiche and a slice of
lime.
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Add some fresh-cut strawberries and
shortbread on the side.
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Pour over cheese cake, pancakes or Belgium
waffles and top off with vanilla ice cream.
Sour Cherry Soup
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Top with crème fraiche and diced cherries.
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Garnish with toasted slivered almonds and
fresh plain yogurt.
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Add some shortbread and fresh sour
cherries on the side.
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Pour over cheese cake, pancakes or Belgium
waffles and top off with vanilla ice cream.
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