Butternut squash soup is one of my favorite foods so I was excited to make it on my own for the first time. It turned out good but not great. DH said it tasted like carrot soup, I also used chicken base and water and it turned out too "chicken-ey". I added just a small amount of half and half at the very end but did not want to dilute the squash flavor. Next time it will be better, I wont use so many carrots and use less water. I roasted two squash at once and froze one for another batch, I will try again this weekend.

Reviewed On: Sep. 30, 2009

I found all of the fresh ingredients at the farmers market and wanted something different to try. I pulsed the tomatillos in the food processor instead of dicing them and used a chopped medium yellow onion instead of green onions. I also added about another cup of broth so it would be saucy enough to serve over rice. My DH loved it, I do not like peppers, but the chicken was good, the grown kids also loved it. It was labor intensive roasting the peppers and cooking the chicken.

Reviewed On: Sep. 30, 2009

This was a perfect meal for the first cold day of fall. Split pea is my DH's favorite soup and he said this was the best he had ever had. I only used 8 cups of water and used ham instead of sausage. I cooked it on low for 10 hours, the peas completely disenegrated, but it was the perfect texture. I used fresh garlic and chicken base instead of the cubes. Can't wait for leftovers at lunch tomorrow. I will be making this again and again.

Reviewed On: Sep. 30, 2009