HOT SOUP: Decembrrrr Has Arrived

I’m on Day 2 of eating the same meals without complaints: a homemade gobbler for lunch and a soup for dinner. ‘Tis the (Soup) Season, one could say. The chill of late fall rushed in quickly, which is the opposite of my slow daze waking up while it’s still dark out and frost covers the ground.

While the leftovers still take up fridge real estate, my mind is ready to see them move along. (Though, admittedly, I am not a leftovers person in general. A flaw, I know.)

This year’s main spread did not disappoint. And Alison Roman’s gingersnap pumpkin pie was the best bite of the day.

👀 TEASER: Holiday Bake Drop Incoming 👀

This is not a drill. I repeat, this is not a drill. To cut right to the chase, I will be baking for the holidays… and not just for myself. Plans are in the works to do a Christmas bake drop to share with you all and anyone, so share away when more details are announced.

Also, stay tuned on Instagram for some polls to help me plan.

For now, here’s what I baked for Thanksgiving: (left to right) cookies and cream pop-tart bars, Swedish-style cinnamon buns, kouign amann, pizzelle, and biscotti.

What’s Cookin’

As I said before: IT’S SOUP SEASON, DAMMIT. We needed a nice, warm Sunday dinner, so I turned to some different flavors with a new favorite, and even a weeknight-friendly meal: Spicy pork Noodle Soup with Ginger and Toasted Garlic. (Yes, another Alison Roman recipe.)

Some notes on what I used:

• 1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper – the recipe calls for 1.5 teaspoons. I even think that you could omit this if you aren’t into spice, or even switch with sriracha.

• 1 large bunch of spinach, about half a regular bag

• 6 oz thin rice noodles – I used Vermicelli, and it’s important to cook these in a separate pot as directed, which for me was in boiled water, taken off of heat then drained and rinsed with cold water.

  • The soup was ladled over, and I even had leftover soup which I used with angel hair pasta today.

• ½ yellow onion – the half cooked and half fresh split is perfect

• Basil on top instead of cilantro – as a last minute switch up because of no cilantro at the store, this was a perfect change here

I will be making this again very soon. And I can not recommend it enough that you do too. Good soup for all levels, I promise.

Well I’m stuffed. Of course, there’s still room to grab some more sweets: a slice of cheesecake from a sweet swap with my neighbors (two thumbs up 👍👍!) and more pumpkin pie. (Two-a-day workouts start tomorrow for ~balance.)

Have a soup-er week ✌️