Melt butter in medium-size saucepan over medium low heat. Add celery, carrot, onion and garlic; stir to mix well. Cover and cook 5 minutes or until vegetables are almost tender. Add remaining ...

Reader Michelle Macias emailed last week to ask how best to use a bag of dry navy beans she’d managed to snag at the grocery store. Because I am a daughter of Michigan, the second largest dry bean ...

A pound of ground beef, fresh and canned vegetables, and simple seasonings come together beautifully in this old-fashioned ...

If winter comes, can soups be far behind? Soups have a way of cuddling us through the raw days of winter, comforting us, healing us, propelling us, hopefully, into warmer days ahead. It was a soup ...

Nothing is healthier or more comforting than a navy bean soup when prepared with lean ham rather than a fat ham hock or sausage. This light recipe has less sodium and is perfect for a cold January ...

Place the beans in a large saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil and lower the heat to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes, remove from the heat, cover and let sit for one hour. Drain and ...

Got a fridge full of leftovers but not sure what to do with them? Turning them into hearty soups is one of the easiest and ...

Dear SOS: Please print that old recipe for bean soup that our representatives enjoy at their cafe in Washington, D.C. Wilbur A. Williams Jr. Dear Wilbur: Here is one ...