Snow Day Recipes

Soup for Snowy Winter Days

Nearly a foot of snow fell over the weekend! It was the perfect weekend to stay indoors, cuddle with Lukas, and warm up with some soup.

The first soup recipe is a Tuscan Kale and White Bean soup. It’s so flavorful. I made it twice last week!

The second time I made it, I added some milk for creaminess and it definitely took the flavor up a notch. You can add, whole milk, almond milk or coconut milk. I added whole milk since that’s what we had in the refrigerator. However, almond milk and coconut milk will cut the calories a bit.

This soup is so savory – I absolutely love the combination of flavors! The kale adds nice texture and the carrots add the perfect crunch.

The second recipe is my twist on tomato soup: Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper soup. Served with a grownup version of grilled cheese. I love this combination. However, I didn’t have a lot of tomatoes on hand, but I did have a can of roasted red peppers. The outcome was delicious!

The soup is a combination of roasted eggplant, garlic, peppers and tomatoes. I used store bought roasted red peppers because that’s what I had in the cupboard. However, you can roast your own in the oven or on the grill.

Roasted garlic is a must for this soup! It’s easy too. All you do is cut about a 1/2 inch off the bottom of a full garlic bulb, drizzle it with olive oil, wrap in tinfoil and bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. Roast the tomatoes and eggplant at the same time.

Once everything is roasted, add all of the ingredients, including sauteed onion and a large bunch of basil to the food processor.

Pour the mixture back into a pan over medium heat. Add 3 cups of stock, salt and pepper and bring to a simmer. Meantime prepare the grilled cheese. This pesto and goat cheese grilled cheese is so yum!

You can use store bought or homemade pesto. I also added fresh mozzarella. Cheesy perfection! This combination is definitely a hit on a snowy winter day!