On my way back from Jefferson Vineyards (I was picking up an assignment – not drinking!) I got stuck in a TERRIBLE storm!!!
It was very scary, and lightening nearly struck my car. I didn’t know where to go, so I went to the bakery!
Matt gave me comfort
And comfort food in the form of a cookie piece!
Back at home, I was still hungry. Perhaps my longer-than-normal run!? I had a taste of the granola bar Diana brought to HLS – delicious! It held together really well! And a small spoonful of SFB!
My snack had to power me through a 7pm dinner because I had a play date with Levi!
My favorite little friend lives just a few houses away so Jenn and I made a walking date. It was a little spoiled with the weather, but we had a good time anyways. Levi even fell asleep!
Back at home, I was one starvin’ marvin! Must be that time of the month. I couldn’t keep my paws out of the bacon, cheese and beer while I cooked.
And the crouttttonnnns!!!!
Tonight I made a simple 10 minute meal out of a boxed soup, fresh greens and simple add ons
Make Your Own Sweet Potato Soup
Serves 2-3
Ingredients
1 box Trader Joe’s Sweet Potato Bisque (or Pacific/Imagine brand) 3 slices loganic bacon 1 massive salad spinner full of kale Grated or cubed cheese Homemade croutons 1 tbsp coconut oil Garlic gold nuggets to taste Kosher salt to taste Yogurt for garnish Method
Cook bacon in pan and remove when brown on edges. Add kale to bacon grease and cook until wilted, about 5 minutes. Add soup and stir to combine. Heat till hot and then simmer for 10 minutes. Preheat broiler and toss cubes of bread with coconut oil, salt and garlic gold nuggets. Broil croutons for 5 minutes until brown at edges. Pour soup into bowl. Garnish with croutons, bacon, cheese and a dollop of yogurt.
Too full for dessert!
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Ahhh you got to cuddle with Levi?! I hope you squeezed his chubby feet for me!
What a cute bay – those cheeks… I just wanna squeeze them!
Too full for dessert? I’m not quite sure I know what that feels like…
; )
That storm hit me earlier toady! It was crazy. Cookies are always a good pick me up:)
Just wait…there’s always room for dessert!
Sounds like a good day-except for the lighting and storm! Just a warm up for this weekend, right?!?
Earthquake and hurricane in one week? Once in a lifetime experience! What is Garlic Gold exactly? Sounds amazing, I LOVE garlic!
Levi is adorable and you’re a natural. One day I know you will be an amazing mama, when ever that time is right. Now that you have the house bought
Trader Joe’s Sweet Potato Bisque as a base for the soup…great idea. I like to use a can of soup or a box of any kind of broth if i have it on hand for my soups. Gives a nice depth of flavor.
And glad you’re safe and no lighting struck you. YIKES!!
What a cute baby boy! Hope your play date was alot better than your drive home!?
Thanks for the recipe! It looks yummy!
The safest place to be in a lightning storm is in your car!! If you were to get struck, the charge would flow through the outside body and dissipate into the ground
just FYI for next time!
ps, I can never be too full for dessert. I have a whole extra stomach for it!!
Scary! Glad Matt gave you some comfort!!!
AND you got a cute baby to hug today!!!
Matt’s expression is hilarious! Very scary experience with the lightening, though. I’m experiencing 102 temps out here in Southern California, though. Not sure which is worse…
there’s ALWAYS room for dessert! lol!
ok, lightning storms are scary! i wouldn’t know what to do!!!
between the earthquake and storms, mother nature has not been kind to you lately!
Hi Levi!
Sweet potato soup? OMG that sounds great! I feel so deprived not having a Whole Foods or a Trader Joes within a 2+ hour drive.
Love little Levi!!! What a cutie pie!!
Bakery: check
House: check
Baby: ……!
I’m terrified of lightning, but inclement weather is kind of exciting! Stay safe!
Oh, if only we all had bakeries and husbands to be our ports in the storm!
Awww Levi is too adorable! I love the picture of Matt providing you comfort. Haha. Also? I spent like 4 hours on Etsy today after seeing your tweets – I blame you for my lack of productivity today!
Driving in storms is scary! The last time I drove in one, I almost cried!*
Crazy weather these days, eh? Sorry you were spooked.
What a cutie that Levi is. I love getting my baby-fix elsewhere for now, until it’s the right time for me to have one of my own!
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he is such a cutie – and you are gorgeous
! I hate driving in lightening storms :-/ pouring rain and I don’t get along very well at all!
What a cute kiddo!
loganic bacon! I had that today- Vermont smoked and cured, and it’s SO much tastier than the normal bacon I have eaten in the past. You look like a natural with the kid!
You look SO different with your hair down!
Unfortunately – even when I’m too full (which is always), I still eat dessert. Not good I know it.
We had terrible rain and thunder last night–I am not sure if there was lightening, though, because I was in bed while it was going on.
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I love thunderstorms, but sometimes they really are scarey. I bet you were happy to see Matt!
omg I would’ve been scared to death! I hate storms.
That soup looks delicious!
I love build your own eats! The soup looks perfect! I’m glad you are safe and ended up having a nice evening!
I love the ‘Play Date’ bib.
So adorable. Looks like a … fall … dinner to me! Yum!
HHH I always manage to get caught in storms! Lucky you had a safe and DELICIOUS refuge
Canned and boxed soups make such great bases for awesome meals. It’s fun to change it up and to think outside the BOX
Your soup looks awesome 
I love using the soup from TJ’s as nice starters and adding in other goodies.
And too full for dessert?! Come on!
Mmmmm I looove sweet potato bisque!! So creamy and delish!
Mmm, that bar looked good! Big congrats on the house deal, Kath!!! So excited for you and Matt!
What a cutie! Love the Play Date bib.
AW! Levi looks so lost!!!
Hi Kath! I’ve been reading your blog for a while now…but don’t think I’ve ever commented.
Your soup looks yummy!!
When I heard about the hurricane this morning, I immediately thought of you and some of my other favorite East Coast bloggers (Caitlin and Anne). Glad you’re surviving.
Kath, I am in a diet rut right now (I even hate to use the word DIET, but since nothing else has worked, I am a calorie counter lately!!!!)…so I just wanted to tell you how much I love coming here for “KERF”spiration. I have been following you for about three years now…have hardly ever missed a post (you and I are born only 1 day apart!). Anyway, just wanted you to know how grateful I am for all you do. You are SUCH an inspiration to me. Just tonight I was thinking about how much I dreaded cleaning our house tomorrow…until I thought of how you would probably be so positive about it…so then I thought, “Chin up, Tara!” Also, thanks to you, I never go to bed now without an empty email box.
Thanks and good luck!
Ohhh, that hit the spot…no Trader Joe’s around here but how hard can it be to make a sweet potato bisque? Substituted the beer for a chilled rosado from the ribera del duero. Love your posts by the way, keep it coming!
“Too full for dessert”…nuh uh, I can’t believe that
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I love dressing up boxed/canned soups.
I need a bakery to find refuge in.
I feel like I have been hungry ALL the time lately too! The other day I was toasting some almonds to top some rice, and ended up eating them all BEFORE I could use them as toppers!
Yum dinner looks great!
Hope the weather gets better!
I’m so glad you decided to not drive in that lightening! I hope everything is okay!
Ah Levi is so cute! Hope the hurricane doesn’t cause too much damage for you guys!
What a little cutie!
I love what you did with that soup. That’s such a great way to jazz it up!
Aww Levi is so cute
Great ideas with the soup, it looks pretty amazing!
My hunger was crazy yesterday but our dinner of corn and bacon chowder with Dakota bread croutons filled me up. I was too full for the dessert I had planned and too tired! Levi is adorable. My kids are 4 and 5 so I miss the cute baby stage. Although my son chopped potatoes and sliced bread while wearing his little apron and told me how much fun cooking is.
I think Levi may have as many drool bibs as Kath has table linens…okay, nearly as many ;P
Thanks for hanging out with us. We will sure miss you when you move, but love, love that new house!
Levi sends hugs and “high-fives” to Kath’s Mom
Hee hee – let’s walk again soon!
Where do you get your spoons? I love your flatware!
I inherited them from my grandmother
darn it! I wonder where I can find some like those. Maybe flea markets?
I think I need soup for dinner, it’s rainy here…
That soup looks absolutely delicious, and I think it could motivate my husband to eat kale!
Levi is soooo adorable. I love that name, however, it would sound ridiculous with our last name, so I smile every time I hear it on behalf of those who “get” to use it!
Sculpin IPA! mmmm good choice