Hello Y’all! It’s that time of the year when the Yuletides begin. I hope you are doing well in your corner of the world. It’s the eve of Thanksgiving and the streets are packed with people doing their last-minute shopping, and yours truly was one of them but also the Memorial Day of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The temperature has finally dropped and will not go up for a while so we can officially change out our summer gear for Fall and Winter clothing. I’m back to decluttering again and will continue to sift through the house for items that aren’t getting any use and wont in the near future which is fun but also a way to give back to those less fortunate.

The cooler it gets, I yearn more for soups, I feel the need to bake and be a little easy on the diets because I know they won’t make it past the holidays…lol. But as I walked down the aisles of my local grocery store, I couldn’t help but scream internally at the level of inflation we currently have. Food items are double- and in some cases triple the price from just one year ago. THIS IS INSANE! Well, I will be dusting off my cookbooks and begin baking cookies at home. Honestly, it’s cheaper than spending an arm and a leg because quite frankly, the only way to overcome this impending hump of sky-high inflation is to be smarter with money…. but folks, that’s a post for another day.

Soups are in but so is warm, fresh, homemade bread! The beauty about homemade food is it costs less, is more nutritious, you have control over the portions, and you know what the real ingredients and caloric densities are. After scouring the internet for healthy websites, I came across a website called ‘Eat This, Not That’, had a post listing a vast array of healthy soup options and I’ve selected 11 of my favorite recipes and others I’d like to try.

• Easy Chicken and Rice Soup https://www.eatthis.com/zero-belly-cookbook-recipe-easy-chicken-and-rice-soup/
• Chicken and Dumpling Soup https://www.eatthis.com/healthy-chicken-dumplings-recipe/
• Green Chile Soup w/o Pork https://www.eatthis.com/slow-cooker-green-chile-pork-soup-recipe/
• Split Pea Soup https://www.eatthis.com/split-pea-soup/
• Italian Sausage Soup https://www.eatthis.com/italian-sausage-soup/
• Italian Meatball Soup https://www.eatthis.com/italian-meatball-soup/
• Clam Chowder https://www.eatthis.com/clam-chowder/
• Baked Potato Soup https://www.eatthis.com/baked-potato-soup/
• A Healthier Broccoli Cheddar Soup https://www.eatthis.com/broccoli-cheddar/
• Minestrone Soup https://www.eatthis.com/minestrone-pesto/
• Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup https://www.eatthis.com/chicken-noodle-soup/

Folks, the holidays are in and all diets are seemingly out…but there are delicious options available and yours truly will be trying each and every one of these recipes. Its been a whirlwind of a year and if you’re reading it, you are still kicking. I am thankful to you for reading my scribbles and wishing you and yours an amazing holiday season ahead. There’s more to come from Periwinkle Starr, so stay tuned, like and follow for more. Until I come your way again, I remain.

Periwinkle Starr