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Saturday, January 12, 2013

Get Your Soup On: Recipes for National Soup Month

January is National Soup Month, get your soup on with some easy and budget friendly recipes.

Steamy, hearty, nutritious and satisfying—that’s what soup is to me. It is my ideal comfort food, the perfect cold weather meal. I spent this past weekend making a couple of batches of savory liquid meals and even enjoyed a bread bowl of broccoli cheddar soup at Panera Bread. Yes, that’s where the picture is from! My soup didn't turn out so pretty. Soup is great for what ails you, keeps the diet in check and is easy and inexpensive to make. It’s also a great way to clean out your pantry or freezer. You can use up leftover ingredients and serve them up in creative ways. Here are a few examples. I have a few cans of pumpkin puree leftover from Thanksgiving. They never made it into pumpkin pie so instead of letting them take up much needed …

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