8 hearty stars Recipes

roasting chicken, cut up, carrots (coined or diced), zucchini, small to medium (chopped or diced ), stalks celery, chopped, walla walla onion , if available, white wine , whatever you have available (i used alice white chardonnay), white pepper , to taste, garlic powder , plus, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, cajun seasoning, brand mccormick s montreal brand steak seasoning (dry seasoning ), stelle pasta (star shaped or your favorite soup pasta), black pepper , to taste, salt , to taste, water

dried lentils, rinsed, olive oil, onion, chopped, carrot, finely chopped, stalk celery, finely chopped, diced tomatoes, chicken stock, bay leaf, pasta , star shaped, salt and pepper

water, diced tomatoes with onion and garlic, undrained, beef broth, frozen cooked italian-style meatballs, frozen italian-blend vegetables, star-shaped dried pasta, grated parmesan cheese

inexpensive red wine (gallo burgundy is a good, hearty choice), orange juice, oranges , halfed, lemon , halfed, lime , halfed, fresh ginger, cinnamon sticks, star anise, sugar, bay leaves, you may add 2 cups rum and vodka)

chicken broth, tomato puree, garlic powder, dried oregano, dried basil, salt and pepper (to taste), tabasco sauce (to taste), chopped fresh basil, chopped fresh oregano, shredded cooked chicken breasts, soup pasta (such as ditilini, pastina, or stars)

water, sugar, kumquats , cut crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices and seeded, whole peppercorns, star anise, hearty italian-style bread, aged cow s milk cheese (or use any aged goat s or sheep s milk cheese)