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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Easy Minestrone and Hoho's Chinese Noodle Soup

First up is this easy and delicious minestrone. It's still barely cool enough here that I can pretend it's winter and enjoy a nice hot bowl of soup.
I thought this minestrone was flavorful and comforting. And it was pretty fast and easy.
I found this recipe at Epicurious...you can click here for the recipe. The only change I made was to use the "Italian style" tomatoes, which added a little extra flavor. We ate these with BLT's...yum!
This next soup was found by my son during some of his web surfing.
If you don't know who Hoho is, he is the simian friend of Kai Lan, who is the Nickelodeon character beloved by little girls between 3 and 6, and um, maybe some 11 year old boys.
(there's no predicting what will attract the attention of an autistic kid!)
So Simon ran across this recipe at the Nickelodeon website and was pretty interested in it, so I thought, what the heck, and made it for him. I didn't really think he would like it. I think I added too many of those bean thread noodles, and it got a little gelatinous.
But he seemed to just love it!
The website also shows some directions for making cupcakes that look like other characters from the show. Pretty cute!
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18 comments:

  1. Grand PoobaFebruary 4, 2010 at 8:45 AM

    Epicurious? Crap, I don't even know what that means but I'm guessing it's good right? lol

    Thanks for the recipes!

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  2. The JRFebruary 4, 2010 at 9:01 AM

    Both of them look good. I like those bean thread noodles too.

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  3. teresaFebruary 4, 2010 at 12:50 PM

    they both look fantastic!

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  4. KimFebruary 4, 2010 at 3:03 PM

    I think it's really cute that your son requested a specific recipe. I think all children like cartoons no matter what their age is. Heck, my 40 year old husband still enjoys them:D

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  5. Jhonny walkerFebruary 4, 2010 at 4:51 PM

    Minestrone is a dear fave with me. Thanks for the recipes..they will be delish..I can tell from your blog post :)

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  6. A Blissful NestFebruary 4, 2010 at 5:36 PM

    Those look so ggod. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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  7. ReeniFebruary 4, 2010 at 6:04 PM

    They both look good! And I have lots of bean thread noodles. That's so cute how he picked the recipe.

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  8. Mara CampbellFebruary 4, 2010 at 10:09 PM

    That minestrone looks delish!! I must try it, I love soup.

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  9. Lunch BucketsFebruary 4, 2010 at 11:15 PM

    Apparently I'm the only one disappointed to find that the soup didn't involve a chocolatey cupcake type thing.

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  10. love lives in the kitchenFebruary 5, 2010 at 4:13 AM

    looks dlicious and so healthy!
    have a great day,
    justyna

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  11. JoanneFebruary 5, 2010 at 5:03 AM

    It is DEFINITELY still cool enough for soup here! Both of these look delicious.

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  12. KristaFebruary 5, 2010 at 7:18 AM

    Both of those soups look good, but Ho ho's Soup is really catching my attention. Good for Simon! He's meal planning : )

    I'm giving you an award on my blog, if you get a chance, come on by and check it out.

    Hope you have a good weekend!

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  13. MaRiNFebruary 5, 2010 at 7:42 AM

    mmm, i could eat that bowl of minestrone right now. looks delicious!

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  14. Katherine Roberts AucoinFebruary 5, 2010 at 8:19 AM

    How could I begin to choose. I like bean thread noodles.

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  15. ♥peachkins♥February 5, 2010 at 8:24 AM

    heehee, my daughter loves kai-lan too!

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2010 at 9:11 PM

    Those soups would be perfect for our snowy weekend here!

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  17. Katy ~February 6, 2010 at 4:36 AM

    I could eat and enjoy both those wonderful soups with great relish!

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  18. Ingrid_3BsFebruary 8, 2010 at 9:34 PM

    It's nice when you make something for the kids and they like it especially when they picked the recipe. Thanks for the minestrone recipe.
    -Ingrid

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