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Monday, January 7, 2013

Mom Around Town

Get Your Soup On: Recipes for National Soup Month

January is National Soup Month, get your soup on with some easy and budget friendly recipes.

  Steamy, hearty, nutritious and satisfying—that’s what soup is to me. It is my ideal comfort food, the perfect cold weather meal. I spent this past weekend making a couple of batches of savory liquid meals and even enjoyed a bread bowl of broccoli cheddar soup at Panera Bread. Yes, that’s where the picture is from! My soup didn't turn out so pretty. Soup is great for what ails you, keeps the diet in check and is easy and inexpensive to make. It’s also a great way to clean out your pantry or freezer. You can use up leftover ingredients and serve them up in creative ways. Here are a few examples. I have a few cans of pumpkin puree leftover from Thanksgiving. They never made it into pumpkin pie so instead of letting them take up much needed …

Sarah

4:17 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013

That pumpkin bisque sounds so yummy. Thanks for the recipe.   more ›

Monday, January 16, 2012

Mom Around Town

Soup On, Soup Off

January is National Soup Month. Here are a few recipes and ideas to simmer over.

My husband’s cousin, Chrissy, gave a beautiful eulogy for her father that began with the following words, “My father taught me how to make soup.” She compared the making of a good soup to what makes a good life and how it's all about mixing a bunch of ingredients together until you get it right. The longer it cooks and combines, the better it is. A hearty bowl of soup, created by that perfect blend of ingredients, hits the spot on chilly winter nights and brings family together to cook and eat. My friend Mary, who lives in North Wales, PA, has a neighbor, Therese, who hosts an annual Soup-Off Party. Everyone brings their favorite soup ingredients and cooks together. At the end of the night, they vote for the best soup. Here is this year’s …

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