Soup for the Soul
Lately, for the past few months, I have been on a soup kick. Once a week I will take inventory of the produce I have leftover and make a big pot of soup in my Instant Pot. I’ll do brothy soups, hearty soups, stews, some with meat, some without meat, but always with lots of veggies and warm cozy goodness. We live in sunny SoCal so it is warmer more than it is cooler, but I still like the taste of a bowl of soup with some crusty bread or a sandwich (even crackers will do) for a nice dinner or comforting lunch. The whole family will eat it, and it’s easy to eat leftovers for lunches afterwards. It’s cheap, it’s easy, and I know that it’s chock-ful of veggies, plus I get to use up what I have. I don’t use recipes most of the time, since I just look at what I have and come up with something. But here are some of my favorites:
Chicken curry with potatoes and yams with rice or baguette
Sausage, potato, and kale soup with sourdough toast
Chicken noodle soup with chayote and acorn squash
Lentil soup with mushrooms and potatoes with cornbread muffins
Soba noodle soup with spinach and shrimp tempura
Turkey Chili with cornbread
French onion soup with a panini
Chicken Pho