This summer, I had a big box of strawberries to use up and I decided to make strawberry soup for a hot summer day. I found a recipe online, but didn't have all the ingredients for it in my panty so I fiddled with it and substituted and did what I could........the results were a wonderful, refreshing, light soup just perfect for a hot sticky summer day. The problem is I didn't write down the changes I made along the way or any of the creative process. I have tried to recreate the soup and each time it is a bit different. I will make strawberry soup again and again on a summer day.
I love the soups at Cost Plus, I love that they store in my long term storage and I can pull them out when I need them at short notice. Last trip to town I found a new soup in the selection at Cost Plus. Pumpkin soup. Hummm. So, I picked up a couple to try. If it's good, figured I would go back and buy more.
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Well, the house smelled amazing. I expected everyone would try the soup and be polite. I served it and thought I would snap a photo of the soup after dinner. Well, what can I say...................................after dinner there was no soup to photograph. They loved the soup. They ate all the soup. Yes, they scraped the pan and there was nothing left. No soup for tomorrow's lunch. No extra bite while cleaning up. It was gone. My husband raved about the soup as he was refilling his bowl. Here is the guy who I thought would politely taste and then go make a peanut butter sandwich when I wasn't looking. He loved it. I guess I am going back to Cost Plus and buy some more before this "seasonal" item is gone. I do think I can make this one from scratch if I need to .......but if there is a dry pack, I want it.
Can't wait to try something new......who knows what it will be. But I do know that strawberry soup will be on my summer menu and pumpkin soup will be on the fall or winter table. What's your favorite soup? I would love to hear from you.
pumpkin soup, very yummy. We need to buy more.
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