Okay, So It Isn’t Chicken Soup

Today is National Chicken Soup for the Soul Day. Now I thought about sharing a Chicken Noodle Soup recipe, but we’ve recently done that. We’ve also done Chicken and Rice Soup. So I thought we’d reach back into our catalog of soups and enjoy the most amazing Tomato Soup on the planet.

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Welcome to My Black Friday

While most of the rest of America is probably in some state of crazy right about now with Black Friday, I’ve got to tell you that’s something we’ve never experienced. Growing up, I had never even heard the term “Black Friday” and with good reason.

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BLT Soup with Sourdough Croutons and Arugula Pesto

Don’t let the name fool you. This is NOT a Bacon-Lettuce-Tomato Soup. The BLT stand for Bacon Lardoon Tomato. This wonderful Tomato Soup hails from Trio Restaurant in Jackson Wyoming and is considered to be a favorite recipe from the Cowboy State.

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Tuscan Pesto Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Wedges

Would you like your family to look at you as though you have completely lost your mind? Tell them you are making Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, then put an empty glass on a salad plate for serving. Let me tell you, the looks on their faces are priceless.

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Grilled Cheese Sandwich Croutons for Soups

When I talked with Hubby about National Grilled Cheese Day and wouldn’t it be neat to make Grilled Cheese Sandwich Croutons for Tomato Soup he looked at me as if I just landed from Mars. Why, he asked, can’t you just make a grilled cheese sandwich that we dunk in our soup? Because, I explained, making little sandwich croutons are cute. It’s different, and I like different. My mother always told me not to play with my food. I guess I never learned.

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Roasted Tomato Soup with Fresh Basil and Croutons

When I played around with this recipe it was my plan to include it in my Lenten Season – 45 Days of meatless recipes. But then I realized that today is National Homemade Soup Day, and what better way to say yeah than a big, beautiful bowl of Tomato Soup.

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Wintertime Tomato Soup with Grilled Ham and Two-Cheese Sandwiches

There’s something about Tomato Soup that just naturally goes with grilled sandwiches. Some people go for the grilled cheese variety. Others like a Tuna Melt (my personal favorite); while my guys go for Grilled Ham and Cheese on Sourdough. Hubby is strictly an American Cheese kind of guy, while Kiddo and I like to mix it up a bit with Pepper Jack or Smoked Gouda.

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