one day last weekend was cold & rainy, so i got to spend the day snuggled up with my husband. it was a gorgeous day to listen to the rain, watch a movie, & eat some fabulous cold weather food.
after blakey fell asleep on this post-call morning, i started on our feast. cooking a meal all day long has become one of my favorite things to do. i love building flavors throughout the day & enjoying the aroma every time you walk by the kitchen {which in our loft is every moment}.
so this tomato basil parmesan soup recipe i found on pinterest {obviously} was perfect!! {you can find the recipe HERE.} it is made for a crockpot, but i wanted to use my awesome new gigantic le crueset, which worked absolutely perfectly. i only made a couple changes to the recipe to suit our taste: used the entire 48oz box of chicken broth {instead of 32oz} & used 1 cup half & half and 1 cup low fat milk. i don't like super thick soups, so we ended up thinning it some more with water, but that is a personal preference.
i do love chunky soup. & i love creamy soup. this was divine!
& for the grilled cheese - i took a note from urban & another from pinterest to create one of the best grilled cheeses we've ever had.
for the most important part, we used american {don't judge. i love melty american on a grilled cheese...}, havarti, & goat cheese!
for the bread, i baked honey beer bread {found on pinterest. duh.} & cut super thick slices. {you can find the recipe HERE.} i will warn you, cut your bread slices pretty quickly after you get it out of the oven, or you might accidentally eat the whole thing first. it was delish.
ooooh, rainy days & comfort food with my byrds. love it.
{yes, that makes the count for the word "love" at 5. it was a great day.}
love love,
kjp.
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