It's "Souper" Bowl Sunday

It's been a long time I wrote on this blog, life has been insanely busy in the last few months. Six months ago, my husband and I found out that we are expecting our first child, definitely a blessing and a gift from God.

It's so exciting to prepare from the new arrival of our little boy, with the pregnancy, I become much more of a picky eater, since there are so many things I love I am not supposed to eat - sushi, deli meat, blue cheese and Caesar dressing, terribly good but bad for you process food, etc., sometimes I am having a very hard time to think about what to make for dinner. People keep asking me what I am craving for during pregnancy, honestly I don't think I crave any particular food, I think I pretty much eat the same amount and the same kind of food as before I was pregnant. The only different is I eat more carb especially rice! With the Autumn/Fall weather in the east coast and the weather getting cooler, one thing that I always turn to is soup! Since Sunday is a relaxing day and I have time to actually think about what to cook and actually cook, I told my husband that Sunday is now "Souper" Bowl Sunday! In the past, I always make Broccoli Cheddar Soup, French Onion Soup, Chili, White Chicken Chili, Sweet Potato Bisque and Tomato Soup, I know it's time to widen my horizon and I was thinking about the Spicy Tuscan Soup that I ate at Olive Garden and decided to google to see if there is a recipe out there.

Here is the amazing Spicy Tuscan Soup I found - Recipe
Thumbs up!!!! The only thing I changed on the recipe is that I didn't use the bacon and I used fat free half and half instead of heavy cream, added another 1/2 cup of 2% milk and used 7 small red potatoes with skin on.

Even my picky husband loved the soup and this is definitely a keeper for the future especially during winter time! I used the left over Kale and made Baked Kale Chips, they are AMAZING! If you never try it before, I highly recommend you to try it. You can find Kale in the neighborhood supermarket and they only cost $1.50 for a huge bunch! Just make sure to wash it thoroughly!

Enjoy and Happy "Souper" Bowl Sunday!!! This is definitely a good meal to make for Sunday football with left over for Monday night! :)