Frugal In Florida

Here's the FIRST SUNDAY SOUP for 2017!  This is a repost and the first time I made it was while I was on a Whole30 round ... that one never came close to the full 30 days (but hey, I felt great during that time!) ... I'm making it in January and for those of you who have such lofty New Year's Resolutions as ME, then you need to hop to and make this as well!  It is SUNDAY and  it is the first day of the New Year, so yeah, maybe you SHOULD make this today! Of course, unless you are hung over and just need carbs ;-) Then I would recommend my 2 Minute Fake Carb Fix   HAPPY NEW YEAR! Ahhh .... it's that time of year again, and well, yet again, I have to say, I'm  still  not sure if I'm on the soup train or not!! I do know, however, that I'm on the  Whole30  train and  was  doing so good for a while there, then of course, had that little Pei Wei mishap, overcomed by sugar cookies and then the B E E R and well, I figured, I n...

Super SUPER easy ... and everyone who has had it LOVES it ... thanks to my lovely sister in law, Sue ... she wrote out the recipe after Hubby got a cup of it (leftovers) from her when we were in Indiana last month ... As you know, New England style is creamy ... Manhattan is red and chunky. And if you've followed along, you most likely know that Hubby HATES chunky tomatoes in cooked dishes. For someone who is a big fan of food, he certainly can be picky at times :-) Just for the record, I was set NOT to like this ... I mean, all the ingredients were pretty much processed and well, I'm trying to avoid that stuff ... but, hell, it was Saturday night, smelled good, he made some lovely ciabatta bread and it was to die for ... Yes, it is a little indulgent and I would suggest you not make it every day. But please, whatever you do, give it at least ONE shot ... I think you'll be glad you did! Here's what you need: 7 pieces of bacon, cooked and crumbled (save...