What's in the Fridge?

Summer has ended and fall is coming on strong with brightly colored leaves falling to the ground all over our neighborhood. The mornings are brisk and the afternoons are mild, my favorite time of the year. What this means for my household is that we will be making soup and lots of it. Soup, chili and stew are something that we enjoy making and searching for a new recipe is half the fun. But there are times when we are running late or just don’t feel like taking the time to cook and clean up. One of the soups that we often enjoy is Pacific brand organic soup purchased in a 6-pack at Costco.

Roasted red pepper and tomato soup is one of our favorites. It doesn’t contain any harmful oils or high fructose corn syrup as an ingredient. Plus all the ingredients are readily identifiable! (Milk, water, tomato paste, red bell pepper, cane sugar, garlic, sea salt, butter, rice flour, spices and sodium citrate)   The only negative would be the level of sodium that it contains but as you now most processed or canned foods have a large amount of sodium. This soup is delicious and has a home-cooked taste of tomato as well as sweet roasted red pepper flavor. It is a great accompaniment to toasted cheese sandwiches or wonderful by itself. The packaging is more convenient than a can as it can be resealed and saved in the original container for use later in the week. Pacific brand soup can be found at most grocery stores for $2.75 to $3.25 per container. Plus there are lots of different types of soups available from Pacific and we have enjoyed them all. But once again Costco comes through with the best value. $10.99 for a 6-pack makes this $1.83 per container and one container will feed my family of three. Sometimes we spiff the soup up with fresh croutons, oyster crackers or some cooked macaroni noodles. My bride loves to add a can of diced tomatoes which gives the smooth soup some texture. If you have not tried this soup I highly recommend it. Fall is in the air and nothing is better in the fall than a hot cup of soup!