Soup, soup, soup!

Can't get enough of it lately. Soup as a light meal, soup as a first course...it seems once cooler weather sets in here, I loose my interest in leafy salads. In fact, they put me off. I listen to my tastebuds and what my body wants. Cooler weather definately means soup for me...with only the occasional yearning for a leafy, mixed salad as a starter. Like the other day. Rucula salad with balsamico and shavings of parmesan cheese was on a menu and my tastebuds said 'YES'! And we did and we enjoyed.

But back to soups. My Polish Grandmother couldn't fathom a main meal without a soup! Nor can the Czech or Russian friends of mine. It's a cultural thing. The soup shown here is just a simple beef broth with fresh homemade noodles...which is why it is not so clear. And the soup was steaming which is why I can't get it very sharp. No matter. You get the picture (oh dear, excuse the pun!).

I've been making a few of my vegetable soups with a base made from the saved and frozen scraps left over from preparing vegetables. But perhaps that is worthy of another article for my Food Bytes section.

Soup of the Day today? Hmmm....don't know yet. I'll find out when it's time to prepare lunch (for us the main meal of the day, around 2 pm). I've got a beef stock waiting its turn....lot's of onions too...Gruyère....hmmm....French Onion Soup?