Soup Week to Clean Out the Pantry

It has been cold this week. I hate cold weather. I hate being cold, I hate bundling up the kids and I hate having to deal with all the coats, mittens, and hats once we get inside wherever it is we are going.

Today I took Lydia and Josiah to Target. I carried him in the bjorn after I took off both our coats. Lydia wore all of her outerwear the entire time we were there. After checking out, I had to bundle me and Josiah up again. He won't fit in the bjorn in his outerwear so I put him in the cart next to Lydia. It worked well and he seemed to like the bumpy ride over the snow covered parking lot.

I hate cold weather, but I have discovered a love for soups. I didn't go to the grocery store last weekend or order anything from Peapod. On Monday I was in mood for tomato soup so I hunted around on the internet until I found a recipe that matched the ingredients in my pantry. This method of soup making worked all week.

The problem the first two nights was my blender. The top is broken and doesn't seal very well. Even though, I had my hand on top of the lid soup still went every where! The second night was especially bad. I had a big mess to clean up and a burned wrist. The third and fourth nights, I held the lid on with a paper towel which really helped.

Here is my list of yummy soups that cleaned out my pantry just in time for new stuff from Peapod.

Homemade Tomato Soup with grilled cheese sandwiches

Irish Potato Soup with a side of bacon

Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup

Bush's Black Bean Soup with corn muffins

Tonight we are having Slow-Cooker Black Bean Chili from this cookbook.