What if I schedule a soup monday instead of meatless mondays?
This doesn’t require some serious thinking on my side because as you all know… I love soup! I love soup in all it’s form — chunky, thick, creamy, clear, vegetable, seafood, pork, chicken..state as many you can think of. I probably love them all.
Another reason is that Soups are great for hangovers. No, I didn’t drink myself to sleep last night. I’m talking about pure weekend hangover…. hard to accept that it’s monday. Here’s the top six reasons why mondays are hard……
- 2,675 e-mails……. seriously?
- the sun is shining on a monday…we were supposed to go on a picnic yesterday and it was raining cats and dogs..
- it’s harder to wake up Ykaie on a monday….there’s more tickling involved…
- I’m always sleepy on a monday
- One word: LAUNDRY
- 2,675 e-mails…{I maybe exaggerating but it feels like there is}
Since that’s the case… I think it’s just right day to go easy on yourself…..
♥ take time to laugh
♥ eat an ice cream or better yet, go on an ice cream date
♥ watch Batman {The Dark Knight Rises} with the largest bucket of buttery popcorn in hand
♥ find things that make you happy
♥ play with kids and unleash your silly self
♥ bake a pie
♥ make soup
♥ SMILE… monday is a good day.
I hope you’re having a great monday….
- 1 450g cans of diced tomatoes
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 cups of soup stock{vegetable, chicken or beef}
- 1 cup of plain Greek yogurt
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
- ½cup basil leaves, chopped, loosely packed
- 2 tsp of oregano
- 1 tsp sugar
- salt and pepper to taste
- Heat olive oil in a large pot.
- Add the chopped onion and allow to cook until tender.
- Add in chopped garlic and cook for an additional two minutes.
- Pour in one can of tomatoes (juice and all) and the stock.
- Stir in the basil, oregano, sugar, and salt and pepper.
- Place the lid back onto the pot and allow to simmer ten minutes.
- At the end, stir in the Greek yogurt and cheddar cheese until well blended.
- Use either an immersion blender or food processor to puree the soup if you prefer a smooth texture.
- Garnish with chopped basil and grated cheddar cheese before serving
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