Hello internet! Today I am talking about soup, because
it’s basically the cure for cold weather. It always reminds me of fall and
family and yes, I do get nostalgic about just about everything. Also, it’s been
my vegetable source of choice since college started! I particular, we get
vegetable-blend soups at HEB, which I know is in Texas only, but now they have
an expanded online store! (And no, I’m not
being paid for this. They are just good grocery stores with good soup!) I like
these because they come in good flavor groupings, are full of veggies, and are
just creamy enough! The only thing is that they aren’t too heavy on the
spices—but that’s where this post comes in! I’ll be sharing some fun and quick
spice blends to fancy up your soups! Here we go!
Pumpkin Pie Chai Spice
8 oz HEB pumpkin
harvest soup
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Ginger
Cloves
Cardamom
Go easy on the cloves and nutmeg, moderate on the ginger
and cardamom, and heavy on the cinnamon! I don’t have exact measurements,
because preferences and base soups differ, but you can always start off light
and add more!
Garden Fresh
8 oz HEB green soup (pea, zucchini, and kale)
Rosemary
Ground sage
Sea Salt (we use Himalayan pink salt, and not just
because it’s pink and I’m basically a child. Tastes good too!)
Heaviest on the salt, moderate on the other two.
Tex-Mex Roasted Corn (Yes, this is fall to me in Texas)
8 oz HEB yellow soup (Yellow carrot, corn, and yellow
bell pepper)
Chili powder
Cilantro
Sea salt
Lime zest
Zest lime, mix with the salt, and chop through the mix a
few times with a kitchen knife to grind it together and make lime salt before
adding to soup. Then just a sprig or two of cilantro, and a moderate dose of
chili powder!
I really hope that you can find some alternatives to the
soups I used, because these flavor combinations are so tasty and simple to
dress up any meal! We just heated these in the microwave after adding spices,
but I think slowly heating on the stove top with spices already mixed in would
be AMAZING! (Maybe I’ll actual have time to try it that way! Ya know, after
finals…)
What’s your favorite soup for the holiday season?
(Assuming that I am not the only one who associates soup with the holiday
season!)
Stay lovely,
Corin
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