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Apparently, January is a soup-prolific month.

January 2, 2015 5 Comments
January is National Soup Month (c)nwafoodie

 

In honor of National Soup Month (that would be now), I decided to browse the search bar on the ol’ blog and see how many soups we shared together over the years.

We had ten.

Ten!

Ten steaming bowls lifted up to the virtual nostril with eyes closed and then we deeply inhaled their liquid lusciousness.

Lusciousnesses?

Mmmmm.

Good times.

Here they are, in no particular order.  I figured you might want some soup inspiration this weekend. Please share your favorite soups with me, too.  Cool?

1.

Creamy butternut squash soup.  Yes, please.

Creamy butternut squash soup (c)nwafoodie
2.
Make French onion soup and awaken your senses. I’m awake! I’m awake!
French onion soup (c)nwafoodie

 

3.
Fast and easy egg-drop soup. Who knew that eggs in a soup could be so mind-blowing?
fast and easy egg drop soup (c)nwafoodie
4.
Better than Whole Foods chicken tortilla soup. It’s hard to mess with perfection but I did.

 

Better than Whole Foods chicken tortilla soup (c)nwafoodie
5.
I’m obsessed with Whole Foods chicken tortilla soup. This is the real deal.
Whole Foods chicken tortilla soup (c)nwafoodie
6.
Orzo, yellow squash & chicken soup with rubbed sage. A Williams-Sonoma classic.
orzo, yellow squash and chicken soup with sage (c)nwafoodie
7.
Cream of chunky carrot soup. Carrots are the new “it” ingredient for 2015 (I may have just made that up).
cream of chunky carrot soup (c)nwafoodie
8.
Want to make a quick, easy, and delicious carrot soup? Yeahhhh you do.
Want to make a quick easy and delicious carrot soup (c)nwafoodie
9.
Easy, creamy, satisfying shitake mushroom soup with thyme. Oh, believe me, this is soooo satisfying.
easy creamy satisfying shitake mushroom soup (c)nwafoodie
10.
Drop off chicken soup to a sick friend. Or it can be butternut squash soup, French onion soup, egg drop soup, chicken tortilla soup, orzo and squash soup, carrot soup, or shitake mushroom soup. You’re so nice.
drop off chicken soup to a sick friend (c)nwafoodie
Happy afternoon soup delight.
Eat well, my friends. Eat well.

 

Lyndi

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  1. Debbie Arnold says

    January 2, 2015 at 7:01 pm

    I am in the process of a similar post:). #greatminds #souplove

    Reply
    • lyndi says

      January 2, 2015 at 7:09 pm

      Awesome! Please come back and post the link here for all of us. #wearesouper

      Reply
    • lyndi says

      January 4, 2015 at 7:28 pm

      Here is Debbie's list of her delicious soups… http://diningwithdebbie.net/2015/01/02/super-soups-for-national-soup-month-part-1/

      Reply
  2. Katharine says

    January 30, 2018 at 3:14 pm

    Lovely! I think I’ll have the orzo and yellow squash, please! Mmm!

    Reply
    • lyndi says

      February 19, 2018 at 10:20 am

      Yes! It’s so delicious Katharine!

      Reply

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