As soon as Erin announced her Winter blog series Soup and Story Saturdays, I knew I wanted to join in. The surprisingly hard part was not the eating of soup, but the getting pictures of soup!

We eat soup frequently, and often year-round, but getting a good picture turned out so much harder than expected. In part because my tomato soup blended into the terracotta color of my bowls. Oops. With new soup bowls from a local potter, the soups are able to shine.

This week, we actually had soup twice: tomato soup with tortellini and a chicken enchilada that we added the leftover tomato soup and some leftover pasta too. Deliciously savory and comforting, especially when paired with simple salads.

Tomato soup has been my go-to for years. I used to buy canned soup {the good kind!}, and add extra herbs, pasta, or even shrimp. If it’d been a particularly wild day in the Library, I’d pair it with a grilled cheese and Oreos. There’s a “farmhouse bakery” downtown where I regularly meet girlfriends, and they make a tomato bisque that pairs deliciously with sandwiches. Mr. has mastered a fabulous, and ridiculously easy, homemade tomato soup that is on frequent rotation. Tomato soup has become one of those flavors that instantly evokes comfort and good company.

Chicken enchilada soup has also been a favorite flavor in years past, both at home and abroad. When we were dating, one of our favorite take-out spots was McAlister’s and Mr. would often get a cup of the chicken enchilada soup to go with his sandwich. Even during the summer. When we were having car picnics {because dating during the pandemic}. I would tease him for eating soup in the Summer, but it does have the most fabulous flavor. This was a canned soup that we doctored, as mentioned above, and it’s both fast and satisfying.

With Winter officially beginning tomorrow, I predict a lot more soup in our future. We’ve got a couple recipes we want to try {or try again}, and of course the standbys will be revisited often.

What is your favorite soup?
Do you only eat soup in cold weather or will you eat it year round?