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Favorite Soups for Fall!

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So, a few things happening around here. First, when we were coming back from the beach on Monday a rock (we think) hit our car window and shattered it all over Beck while we were driving. We thought we had been shot because we watch too much television, and there was a legitimate moment where I didn’t want to turn around to check and see if Beck was ok.  She was, of course, but she DIDN’T WAKE UP at the noise, so I assumed certain death. Not recommended. I’m still having flashbacks to the moment, even though it turned out to be a fluke accident and nothing like our imaginations took us to. 

Also, the sky is literally falling in a few parts of the world. I cannot imagine what our neighbors in Houston, Florida (in preparation), and Asia are feeling and experiencing, and this list of soups is definitely not a fix for any of that. 

Finally, it is raining here. It is dreary and not supposed to stop all day and night, chilly, and dark. Beck is whiny and needy and bored while being adorable, somehow. So I’m contemplating dinner, as I do at 10am, and I’m thinking it has to be soup. For us it has to be soup using ingredients we have, because we are having one of those weird weeks where we have a ton of random produce, one of each kind of deal, and some of it needs.to.go. It also has to be quick, so this isn’t a list of slow cooker meals or chili.  This is for NOW. 


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Basic Marinara Sauce

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I’ve written about this before, but one of my favorite things to have on hand in my fridge is marinara sauce.  We’re lucky to have a few great fresh pasta makers in our little city, so we almost always have frozen pasta in fun flavors that boil in 3 minutes.  If I already have marinara in the fridge or freezer dinner becomes even easier, but still feels like I’ve made it myself because…I kind of did.  

No knock at all on jarred pasta sauces, but it’s so simple to make your own (and cheaper! and less chemicals!) that I prefer to make big batches of it, keep some in the fridge and some in the freezer, and call it a day.  I did this when I was pregnant and it was so nice to have on hand for quick pasta.  I toss it with shredded chicken or cooked ground beef to serve over pasta, bake it with some cooked pasta and dollops of ricotta and shredded mozzarella for a quick ziti, or throw it into lasagna for a weekend meal.  

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What to Cook for Labor Day

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We all know that Labor Day is in September, right? The year is flying. Cheeseburger

But! It’s almost the start of a long weekend, we are going to the BEACH, and I feel like no long weekend is complete without some great food plans. It’s current pouring rain here and ruining our plans to 1. play in a golf tournament (not me, glory) and 2. have a very expensive tree removed (“I, uh, need to withdraw more cash than the ATM allows please.”), and I think it’s supposed to rain for all or part of the weekend in lots of places. 

So, with that in mind, here are some ideas for what to cook this weekend! Some are for sunny, hot days, some are for chillier evenings, some are for if you’re already planted on the couch obsessing over football and your Fantasy stats. 


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Quick Sausage Gumbo with Blackened Shrimp

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Hey ~summer~, I just met you, and this is crazy, but STOP BEING FREEZING HERE. Quick Sausage Gumbo with Blackened Shrimp

It’s just like the song, get it? Anyway. It is cold, what the hell. We were talking about it in yoga this morning, it’s like the day school started back the earth took a massive exhale, almost as if it knew it didn’t need to work so hard to be bright and cheerful and fun anymore. We’ve had 10-15 degree cooler days, wind, clouds, and the stores are teeming with cute boots that I definitely don’t need but totally want. 

And this is our segue in to fall. It’s still technically summer. We are going to the beach this weekend! The local okra is nuts – delicious and vibrant and plentiful. But there’s something about this dish that feels slightly cozy.  Maybe it’s the rich sausage or warm rice. Maybe it’s the heat from the spices and hot sauce we add. The gumbo itself is meal enough, and with the crispy, juicy shrimp on top this meal ends up over the top without taking up a ton of time or effort. 


Let’s make it!

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