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Soups

Big Pasta & Cannellini Bean Soup with Pesto

  Big Pasta & Cannellini Bean Soup with Pesto Dick was down with a bad cold, and that usually means homemade soup in our household. Translation: he needs me to get out of his ‘territory’ so he can rest, so I end up puttering away in the kitchen, which to...

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Creamy Cauliflower Soup

  Creamy Cauliflower Soup This creamy soup is deceptive – so creamy you’d think it was loaded with cream, but really just a bit of low fat milk is added. This is our ‘go to’ soup at home, takes only about 20 minutes to make. This recipe makes a whole lot of...

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French Onion Soup with Cheesy Ciabatta

  French Onion Soup This soup falls into the ‘happy accident’ category of cooking. I set out to make some pizzas with grilled onions as part of the topping. Ever the lazy cook, I threw about four huge onions into a cast iron Dutch oven and figured I was good...

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Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup

  Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup Got the blues? Cold outside? Feeling not quite yourself? This is the soup for you. It is the soup I make for my husband every time he’s down with a cold, and the one I pack up and deliver to friends who are under the weather or in...

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Italian Wedding Soup

  Italian Wedding Soup We have now officially entered the ‘comfort food and soup eating’ phase of Fall weather. I had heard about Italian Wedding Soup but never tasted it, so thought this might be a nice route to take. You may be interested to know that this...

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Mushroom Barley Soup

  Mushroom Barley Soup There’s just something about Mushroom and Barley Soup that let’s me know it’s winter. Creamy, filling, and deeply satisfying, it’s hard to beat on a chilly day or evening in front of the fire. Be sure to grab some crusty bread when you...

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Roasted Acorn Squash Soup & Spiced Carrot Soup

  Roasted Acorn Squash Soup & Spiced Carrot Soup Both of these soups are delicious on their own, but when combined in the same bowl and swirled together, they make the perfect beginning to a winter supper or special holiday lunch. Garnish with dots of...

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Winter Vegetable Soup

  Winter Vegetable Soup Here is one of my all-time favorite winter soups, and one to picture yourself eating while sitting in front of a roaring fire, while outside, Mother Nature is throwing everything she has at us. It’s chock full of flavor with a big...

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Hello. I’m Roberta Reynolds.

I’m so glad you dropped in! Welcome to Bird’s Nest Bakery and Café, a collection of ‘made from scratch’, seasonal recipes developed in my home kitchen. I’ve been obsessed with creating the easiest and most delicious recipes possible since I could reach the top of a stove.

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