More Rain..........

Even Lucy is tired of the rain!

Another rainy day in Connecticut and the schools were closed today in honor of the Rosh Hashanah Holiday. Since all of us were in the house at lunchtime, I decided to make a nice sit-down lunch.  “Pantry Soup” is one of my all time favorite recipes because I always have the ingredients on hand and more importantly it’s delicious.  I tend to make it on unexpected snow days or when I need a quick, easy dinner and don’t have time to get to the grocery store.

Our Rainy Day Lunch

For the salad, I used frisée and romaine and then tossed in 1 chopped apple, a couple tablespoons of pine nuts and some crumbled goat cheese.  I had made a double batch of dressing for my “Sunday Supper with Molli” so I used that.

Mixed Greens with Apples, Goat Cheese and Pine Nuts

Do not worry about perfect measurements with this soup.  I never measure anything when making it and the soup always ends up tasting great!  I sauté 2-3 onions and 2 cloves of garlic in 5-6 Tablespoons of butter.  When the onions are translucent and soft, I add two cans of whole tomatoes, 3-4 cups of chicken stock and salt & pepper.  I let that simmer for 15-20 minutes and then remove from heat.  I use an immersion blender to puree the soup and Voilá, Pantry Soup!  

Pantry Tomato Soup

To round out the meal, I heated up a loaf of whole grain bread which I served with some butter sprinkled with a bit of Maldon salt. It was a lovely, cozy lunch and we made the best of the bad weather but I really can't wait for the cool, crisp sunny days of Fall.