Economics

I am a big fan of soup.  It is economical, healthy and a snap to put together.

 Lately with Glenn's job change going from a steady paycheck to commission I have tried to scale back on groceries.  Not the actual groceries of course, just trying to keep costs down.  Soup is the easiest way to do this.  I have lots of dried beans in my pantry, and it is the best way for me to get tons of veggies into my kids bellies. 

 

Plus it's a no-brainer, as in I just throw whatever is in the fridge into a big pot without a recipe.

First I roasted some vegetables.  An onion, half an acorn squash, some carrots, a lone chunk of broccoli & some baby bell peppers.  While these veggies roasted (about 20 min.), I sauteed about 2 cups of celery in some oil, and then added 1 cup of white beans & about 6 cups of liquid.


Then I added about 1 Tablespoon of vegetable stock (paste) and whatever spices  caught my eye, basil, rosemary & fennel.

After about an hour (or really whenever you remember)  add in all those yummy carmelized vegetables.

Then if you have kids who balk at every chunk, puree it.  I left lots of chunks because I like it like that.  But I did compromise and tried to dish out the kids bowls with not too many.

I am in a fight with this picture because it does not do this soup justice.  Roasting the vegetables makes it so delicious.  I usually just add all my vegetables into the pot and saute but not anymore.  I thought this soup was one of the best I've ever made.  


I just need to learn how to be a better photographer because I am not going to have something so good look so bad.

P.S.  This might not be the best meal when it's almost a hundred degrees outside,  But economics won out.