It's 20 degrees outside ... so I made soup.

[Diamond_Dog]

Cream of tomato basil soup. I add very little sugar and salt. Canned or restaurant soup is inedible to me because it’s way too salty. I used some cooked tomatoes from my garden last summer that i froze and the dried basil came from my garden, too.

Next up is a grilled cheese sandwich … Longhorn cheddar cheese on sourdough bread. Made in a cast iron skillet. 🙂

[SheltieLover]

1. Sounds yummy!

Enjoy!

[Diamond_Dog]

2. Thank you SheltieLover!

I have loved this combination ever since I first had it in the elementary school cafeteria! Of course back then they used Campbell’s soup, Velveeta, and Wonder bread.

[SheltieLover]

3. Oh absolutely!

Haha velveeta, campbell's & wonder bread.

I'm sure yours is much better!

[Texaswitchy]

4. It is 47 here colder tonight.

I made homemade vegetable soup.

The last of the stew meat and vegetables.

This the last week in the house so I needed to make something for the week.

Also cornbread.

It is soup weather.

[Diamond_Dog]

5. Veggie soup and cornbread, another classic combination!

[liberalla]

6. On SOURDOUGH bread!!! Yummm! I love sourdough- it kicks anything up a few notches!

My compliments! It all sounds delicious, and should warm you up on the inside real good.
Bon appetit!

[Diamond_Dog]

11. I know, I love sourdough,too

I cheated on my low carb diet for it!

[liberalla]

16. Well if you're going to cheat, sourdough is worth it!

I hope you enjoyed every last morsel...

[Paper Roses]

7. It is 5 degrees here in Mass. Heat on high, still cold.

20 would seem toasty to me right now. Making a beef stew and Swedish meatballs for the next few days. Cold again tomorrow and a Nor'easter coming Sunday/Monday.

Love my house and my town but sure don't care for the weather this year.

[Diamond_Dog]

10. We're going down to 10 tonight

Single digits in the day time is really cold! Hope it warms up a little for you soon! Sounds like you’re all set for good meals!

[lillypaddle]

8. Sounds wonderful

I made Jambalaya today, and it was a lot of trouble and not that great.

[Diamond_Dog]

9. I'm sure it was better than you are saying!

I’ve always wanted to try that!

[lillypaddle]

19. I think sometimes when I spend a lot of time prepping and cooking

something, by the time it's done, I'm tired of it. LOL

https://cafedelites.com/jambalaya/

[Backseat Driver]

12. One of my favorite comfort foods!

Another: Last night I fixed homemade bean, mild warming green chili, sharp cheddar, and beef burritos dressed up with picante, guac, and sour cream for dinner and had enough to freeze for another day! Planning to make a mushroom beef barley soup tomorrow as the potential of Izzy's snow lands 1-3", could be a dud here, but the soup will be still be wonderful!

[Diamond_Dog]

13. You're making my mouth water!

[Delmette2.0]

14. It's Chicken Pot Pie for me.

I make the pie crust and chicken broth from scratch. This will keep me warm and happy for several meals.

[Diamond_Dog]

15. Sounds delicious!

I made that last weekend, but not as “from scratch “ as yours.

[Delmette2.0]

17. I have tried the ready made pie crust and didn't like it.

I use to use Crisco but have finally switched to real butter. The dough is easier to work with and is lighter. I can even is low sodium chicken broth, but since i needed to cook the chicken I just added some onion and celery then strained it out when the meat was done. It takes extra time, but I'm retired and need to fill up a few hours.

[MissMillie]

18. Wow! it got to 20(!!!) where you are???!!!!

I'm jealous!

We never made it to 10.

[Diamond_Dog]

20. Wow. Hope you have a good furnace!

I know single digits during the day is pretty darn cold!

[MissMillie]

21. pellet stove

there's a furnace too, which was serviced a few months ago. It's old, but it works.

I'm also working on an afghan, and it keeps me warm while I'm crocheting.

[Diamond_Dog]

22. How neat!

I crocheted a bunch of hats last winter to keep busy and I donated them to a cancer clinic here.
I have seen some of the postings of your afghans, you do beautiful work!

[dem in texas]

23. Cold Blustery wind blowing - what to make for supper?

Too cold to go anywhere, so made an apple cobbler this afternoon. Had 6 granny smith apples, some refrigerated pie dough, easy to put a cobbler together. I drizzled a tiny bit (less than 1/4 cup dark molasses on the apples after I had sprinkled the sugar mixture over them. This is the second time I have added dark molasses to the cobbler, adds a deeper flavor to the filling. Have only tried it on apple cobbler, might not be as good on blackberry cobbler (2 kinds make most often).

For main meal, I thawed out some tamales, we'd bought a bunch at the Dallas Tamale factory about 2 months ago, heated up a can of Wolf brand chili. Was a good filling meal, perfect for a very cold winter day.

[Diamond_Dog]

24. Sounds absolutely delicious!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

25. I love soup on very cold days.

For a long time I lived in places that got cold, but not really all that cold. Then we moved to Minneapolis. OMG! I rediscovered the delights of hot soup on cold days. Hooray!

[Diamond_Dog]

26. I know, right?

I generally don’t eat it in the summer when it’s hot out.