Beat the Winter Blues – A Good Bowl of Soup
Once again, winter blues call the need for warm, comfort food. However, watching one’s calories after the Christmas gluttony can prove an annoyance when choosing that perfect bowl of “comfort.”
One great solution - a bowl of soup! Soup can take on many different personas, but all in all a great winter comfort, in the form of food! Soups can range from simple, like a chicken broth, to the extravagant, like a roasted red pepper soup. They may be light in flavor to robust, like a steamy bowl of clam chowder.
Most soups begin with a good helping of root vegetables, such as carrots, onions, and celery. From there various spices are added, and often other vegetables. After the base of the soup is created, filling the room with wintery goodness, the soup’s excitement is added. That could include beans, tomatoes, pasta, beef, chicken, potatoes, and much more.
No matter which way you’re leaning, the best thing to remember is that a good pot of soup isn’t far away. Creating soup at home is as easy to using up food in the pantry or making a creative way to use up those leftovers. Simply look up a few good recipes, like on www.allrecipes.com or maybe even purchase a good soup cookbook like Cooking Light Soup or The Ultimate Soup Cookbook
