Lately I’ve been eating a lot of soup. It fills me up, the broth based soups are low calorie, and it slows down my eating (having grown up with three brothers and two sisters in a low income family, I had to eat quickly or my dinner would be gobbled up for me).
And it saves me money.
How? When a bowl of soup costs more than French fries at McDonald’s (don’t even get me started…)?
I make my own… from leftovers. You see, soup’s original purpose was to use up bits and pieces. Little bits of chicken, bits of veggies, a leftover turkey carcass boiled in water for hours to make a nice broth. Leftovers. Making the little you have stretch. And that’s how I do it.
Sure, it requires more prep time and when I am desperate, I get the canned stuff, but it’s a nice meal and its fairly healthy for me (I pair it with some garlic bread or chili or chickpeas for the always hungry hubby).
BTW… the now exotic French toast originated as a means to use up stale bread. I always get a chuckle when I see these offerings at high end restaurants.
