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Soup, it's what's for Dinner

Rebecca Jackson • January 18, 2021

Warm your soul with Soup to avoid the winter blues 

       It's that chilly time of year where the colder temperatures make heading out less desirable to many, and there's nothing like a bowl of delicious soup to warm you up when you return from an adventure during the winter months. January actually happens to be National Soup Month and I think it is incredibly well placed. On the other side of the holidays, where we can easily eat heavier than we realize in the midst of seasonal celebrations, soups can be a great solution to sneaking more proteins, grains & veggies back into your diet again and, in a healthy way at that.

Not only can they be a great solution for healthier recipes, they are great "Make Ahead Recipes" and, many soup recipes can be adapted to make a great fresh from the freezer solution to homemade soups, making them great winter meal solutions for busy people. Their convenience isn't the most appealing side of soups in my opinion though. In my family soups are, and always have been, one of the most consistent comfort food items served. Most of the soups we love & frequently make are made based on recipe's that have been passed down over the generations with cultural influences relevant to our family's heritage. Having one of these soups prepped and ready in the freezer, can make for a very conveniently timed helping of some delicious food that warms you & fill you up from the inside out while tugging at your sentimental heart strings. For me in particular, this soup would be the soup we are highlighting this week, Hungarian Beef Soup.


Now this isn't necessarily a traditional version of the recipe, but it is our family lineage's interpretation and I have so many fond memories of smelling it cooking, and settling in to enjoy a bowl with a dollop of sour cream after a long day of playing in the snow, or a day where I spent my time curled up reading as the snow fell outside the window when I was a child. This soup means winter to me, and when the chill of winter starts to set in, and the weight of being an adult, after the holidays, facing a new year of expectations begins to sit heavy on my mood, there is nothing that can warm my soul, take me to a place of reminiscent peace, and put my heart back into perspective faster, than whipping up a batch of this soup for my family to enjoy! Follow along as we celebrate & get this delicious recipe!


Celebrate with us!


This month we are celebrating National Soup Month on our social media accounts with a new Soup every week for 4 weeks! Last week our soup was another favorite in my home, Zuppa Toscana. We have a "Grocery List" for each soup that drops on our Facebook & Instagram Timelines on Mondays, some short-cut creating "Prep Steps" that we will share in our Social Media Stories on Wednesdays, and the full recipe for each will be available for download HERE on Friday's and, to view in our Timelines on Saturdays, alongside the "Cook Day" videos. These videos will be available on our NEW YouTube channel as well, so they can still be viewed once they leave our stories. To be sure not to miss any of the delicious, soul-warming fun we have planned, make sure you follow us on Facebook & Instagram and subscribe to our new YouTube channel to see the full collection of "Cook Day" videos and all the other fun YouTube content we have coming up!


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