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The Wilderness Wife

Living, Cooking, Gardening, Crafting in Maine


New England Clam Chowder or Manhattan Clam Chowder?

February 26, 2018 by Sheryl Thompson 1 Comment

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New England Clam Chowder or Manhattan Clam Chowder? It's a Tale of Two Chowders! I live in northern Maine at the very northern tip of the New England region.  In the winter it is brutally cold here and a good bowl of steaming clam chowder can warm you like nothing else. Now here in Maine when you say clam chowder, there's no doubt that everybody thinks of traditional New … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Curried Carrot Soup

October 27, 2015 by Sheryl Thompson 1 Comment

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Easy to grow! Tasty to eat! Slow Cooker Curried Carrot Soup reaps the harvest rewards... Carrots are a huge favorite vegetable in the Thompson family.  In fact, they are at the top of everyone's list so when we plant our garden in the spring they are always guaranteed a large section of the garden. With proper soil, they are quite easy to cultivate and they store well whether … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Mushroom Barley Soup

September 17, 2014 by Sheryl Thompson 30 Comments

Crockpot soup recipe, Crock pot mushroom barley soup

Slow Cooker Mushroom Barley Soup is perfect for chilly fall days!There's nothing like a good slow cooker soup on a chilly fall day and this Slow Cooker Mushroom Barley Soup is satisfying, tasty, and healthy. Healthy and good, that's a win-win for me! This recipe makes a flavorful soup and the mushrooms add a "meatiness" to it while keeping it a healthy vegetarian meal.  To … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Beef Curry Soup Recipe

April 28, 2014 by Sheryl Thompson 20 Comments

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  Beef Curry Soup, yummy and fragrant simmering in the Slow Cooker = a little bit of Heaven here on earth! It's almost May here in the North Maine Woods but the weather has been cold and rainy.  We even had a snow storm a week ago!  This seems like it has been an endless winter and today we have a cold, bone chilling drizzle and gloomy skies. It's the perfect day … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup

February 6, 2014 by Sheryl Thompson 24 Comments

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Olive Garden eat your heart out - it's Slow Cooker Zuppa Toscana Soup for supper!Winter seems like a soup fest!  If I have a fire burning in the kitchen wood stove, I will leave pot of soup simmering on it. But even in the winter, I'm pretty busy and don't always have the time to babysit the kitchen woodstove so I rely on the old slow cooker.  Crock pot cookin' is a favorite … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

January 21, 2014 by Sheryl Thompson 45 Comments

A bowl of steaming Slow Cooker French Onion Soup with a slice of crusty french bread and melted cheese on top.

The Lowly Onion Becomes Slow Cooker French Onion Soup This recipe for Slow Cooker French Onion Soup allows the lowly onion, the bridesmaid never the bride of the culinary world, to show off its star quality.  How many savory recipes, particularly soup recipes, can you think of that don't include the onion?  Not many!  It always seems to be there....the little background note … [Read more...]

Creamy Tomato Bisque

April 22, 2013 by Sheryl Thompson 43 Comments

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Creamy Tomato Bisque ....variation on a childhood favorite!  Creamy Tomato Bisque was on the menu last night at the Thompson house! When I was a kid, Campbell's Tomato Soup was my favorite. I would have eaten my favorite combo of Campbell's Tomato Soup and a grilled cheese sandwich at every meal if the adults in my life would have allowed it. Now that I am one of those … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Chicken Vegetable Soup Recipe

March 2, 2013 by Sheryl Thompson 61 Comments

Slow Cooker Chicken Soup simmering in a crockpot

Chicken Vegetable Soup in a Slow CookerHearty and healthy, this warming slow cooker chicken vegetable soup recipe can make the coldest day more cozy. It is quick to get together, and is a great way to use up left-over chicken, Bill likes  dumplings so sometimes I put those in during the last half hour of cooking.  If I don't make dumplings, I make a batch of cheese biscuits … [Read more...]

Good Ol’ Vegetable Soup

October 29, 2012 by Sheryl Thompson 30 Comments

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 Â Vegetable Soup Recipe Vegetable Soup.... it's a great nutritious pleaser at our house. We had another Souper Sunday Supper last night with a great big pot of Vegetable Soup! Sometimes it just good to go back to basics and there is nothing more basic than Vegetable Soup. We spent Saturday and Sunday afternoon getting ready for Hurricane Sandy.  We never get anything … [Read more...]

Creamy Butternut Squash Soup for a Souper Sunday Night Supper

October 1, 2012 by Sheryl Thompson 124 Comments

Creamy Butternut Squash SoupTry this Creamy Butternut Squash Soup Recipe for a fall evening pleaser!This recpie for Creamy Butternut Squash Soup Recipe is one of our favorites.I love all the members of the squash/pumpkin family and I have a great collection of squash soup recipes.  They are one of my favorite chilly weather foods. The bright color, … [Read more...]

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