Thursday, September 30, 2021

Easy Weeknight Comfort: Red Beans and Rice for Cook the Books August/September Pick: "Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe"

I am coming in right at the wire with my torso hanging over it for our August/September Cook the Books pick, Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber. I'd tell you what a insane couple of months it has been at work, and that is true but really, my procrastination is a glorious and monumental thing and it stands fine on its own without excuses. ;-) I actually finished the book last week, made my dish earlier in the week, and I still couldn't get my post up until now. And I'm the host of this round of our virtual foodie book club! Oh well...


I picked this book because I had received a copy in a book box a couple of years ago and I couldn't seem to get it off my TBR pile without some effort, but I am glad I did. It's a charming book and a perfect read when you want something sweet and familiar. 



From the Publisher:

Nestled in the mountain shadows of Alabama lies the little town of Wicklow. It is here that Anna Kate has returned to bury her beloved Granny Zee, owner of the Blackbird Café. 

It was supposed to be a quick trip to close the café and settle her grandmother’s estate, but despite her best intentions to avoid forming ties or even getting to know her father’s side of the family, Anna Kate finds herself inexplicably drawn to the quirky Southern town her mother ran away from so many years ago, and the mysterious blackbird pie everybody can’t stop talking about. 

As the truth about her past slowly becomes clear, Anna Kate will need to decide if this lone blackbird will finally be able to take her broken wings and fly.

Call it a trope, but books where the main character moves back to a small town full of quirky residents and either finds or reinvents themselves, often through food, are my sweet spot. Toss in a bit of magical realism and you have pulled me in. Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe drew me in from the start and I was quickly caught up with Anna Kate, the mysterious blackbirds, The Blackbird Cafe and the town of Wicklow, Alabama and its endearing citizens. Although there is nothing really new here, it gave me great comfort while reading during the aforementioned work struggles--sometimes you just need something to soothe. In fact, I gave my pretty copy of the book to a friend  who was looking for comfort reading and read it on my Kindle--she needed it more than I did! My only true complaint is that I wanted recipes for some of the delicious-sounding food mentioned--more on that below. Otherwise, I found it an endearing and easy read that made me smile and tear up a few times. I would read more from this author and would love more time in Wicklow with some of the supporting characters. 


So the food--obviously you have the pie, not just the famed Blackbird Pie (blackberry pie with a secret ingredient), but apple, blueberry, peach, cherry, rhubarb, and "endless combinations," an overabundance of zucchini and zucchini bread (and other breads) from the "bread brigade" and a plethora of zucchini dishes (muffins, frittatas, fries), biscuits, a special recipe for blackberry sweet tea, herbs and vegetables, crispy hash browns, pancakes, ham in red-eye gravy, eggs, sweet potato hash, blackberry cobbler, various herbal teas and infusions, tea sandwiches, sweet tea, honey, johnnycakes with brown-butter apples, fries, cucumbers, squash, green beans, tomatoes, corn, bacon, chicken-fried steak, pizza, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, collard greens and grits, roast chicken, hot chocolate, potato salad, chocolate fudge cake, gin, white wine, steamed carrots, succotash, casseroles, popcorn, and probably a bunch of things that I didn't catch.

For my bookish dish I was going to go with something made from zucchini, the blackberry tea, or the johnnycakes with brown-butter apples, but ultimately it was the plate of red beans and rice that Natalie is trying to get Doc to eat and she reminds him that it's his favorite. Red beans and rice is the perfect easy comfort food which matches the mood of the book for me and it filled a craving. Mine are a weeknight version, not traditional and nothing fancy with beans from a can and a microwave brown rice rice mix from the pantry (mine was brown and red rice with chia seeds and kale) and takes little more than tossing the beans into a pot with onions, broth and spices and letting them cook down for 45 minutes or so--until they are soft and saucy. But, comfort it does deliver.


Easy Weeknight Comfort Red Beans and Rice
By Deb, Kahakai Kitchen
(Makes 2 Servings)

1 tbsp butter or olive oil
1 sweet onion sliced, or equivalent frozen sautéed glazed onions
2 cloves minced garlic
2 tsp Creole seasoning of choice (I use this one)
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp chili powder, or to taste
1 (15 oz) can low-sodium kidney beans, drained
1/2 cup broth of choice (I used non-chicken broth)
salt and black pepper to taste

2 cups cooked rice of choice. (I used this one)

Heat butter or oil in a medium sauce pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until softened and lightly browned (about 10 minutes) or use frozen glazed onions to reduce this time. Add garlic and spices and cook another 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Add the beans and broth and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 35-45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beans are softened and broth becomes dark and saucy. Taste and add salt and black pepper as needed or desired. (Note: some Creole spice mixes are already salted so taste before adding any.)

Place cooked rice on serving plate(s) and spoon beans on top. Enjoy!

Notes/Results: Easy, tasty and comforting, this makes a great dinner on a night where you aren't in a hurry, but don't want to fuss. Beans and rice are a fantastic pantry dinner--especially for those of us who don't eat a lot of meet and there are endless variations of beans and rice to make. I will happily make this again.


The deadline for this round is today (9/30/21), and I will be rounding up the entries for Cook the Books on the website in a day or two. If you missed this round and you like books and food and foodie books, join us for our October/November pick hosted by Claudia of Honey from RockCinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown. 

 

Sunday, September 26, 2021

Five Potato Soups That I Love for Souper (Soup, Salad, & Sammie) Sundays

I won't bore you with why I didn't make soup today--although a lack of sleep and the fact I took a two hour nap at 10:00 AM played a roll.  I even had a soup lurking around in my head to make, a variation of potato soup and I am planning on making it soon. Until then, here are some fabulous potato soups from our I Heart Cooking Clubs featured chefs to enjoy!





Jamie Oliver's Baked Potato Soup is simple, rich and satisfying and great with blue cheese sprinkled on top:




And you can't go wrong with Ruth Reichl's Hot Vegetarian Vichyssoise (I made it vegan):


All of these are great potato soups and you can find manymore by searching for "potato soup" on my blog. Since it's a favorite comfort food I make variations of it a lot!

Linking up with IHCC where it's September Potluck this week. 


Now let's check into the Souper Sundays kitchen and see who is here. 


Tina of Squirrel Head Manor shared Nigella Lawson's recipe for Chicken Cosima, a stew, saying, "This one is highly recommended. A healthy dish which is easy to prepare and easy on the budget. If you like sweet potatoes and chickpeas I think you will enjoy this recipe. Grab a spoon and ladle up a serving or two!"


Judee of Gluten Free A-Z Blog brought Baby Spinach and Kale Soup--Oil Free and said, "My first fall soup of the season is simple, green and soothing. It's easy to make in either the Instant Pot or on the stove top, and it is nourishing, filling, and tasty. I used a frozen spinach and kale mixture (from BJ's), but it I've seen similar fresh mixtures in the produce isle for baby spinach and baby kale. Frozen or fresh greens will work perfectly in this recipe."


Thanks to Tina and Judy for joining me this week! 

(If you aren't familiar with Souper Sundays, you can read about of the origins of it here.
 
If you would like to join in Souper (Soup, Salad, and Sammie) Sundays, I would love to have you! Here's how...

To join in this week's Souper Sunday's linkup with your soup, salad or sandwich:
  • Link up your soup (stew, chili, soupy curries, etc. are fine), salad, or sandwich dish, (preferably one from the current week or month--but we'll take older posts too) on the picture link below and leave a comment on this post so I am sure not to miss you. Also please see below for what to do on your blog post that you link up to Souper Sundays in order to be included in the weekly round-up.
  • Although we are pretty wide on what defines a soup, sandwich or salad, entries that are clearly not in the same family (ie: desserts, meats, random main or side dishes that aren't salads, etc.) are meant for another round up and will be deleted. 
and 

On your entry post (on your blog):
  • Mention Souper (Soup, Salad & Sammies) Sundays at Kahakai Kitchen and add a link back to this post. (Not to be a pain but it's polite and only fair to link back to events you link up at--so if you link a post up here without linking back to this post or my blog on your post, it will be removed.)
  • You are welcome to add the Souper Sundays logo to your post and/or blog (completely optional).

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Have a happy, healthy week!
 

Friday, September 24, 2021

The Book Tour Stops Here: A Review of The Killing Kind by Jane Casey, Served with Mushroom Spinach Pizza & a Recipe for Garlic Cream Sauce

Happy Aloha Friday! It's officially Fall and this season is always a good time for a twisty psychological thriller, so I am happy to be today's stop on the TLC Book Tour for The Killing Kind by Jane Casey. Accompanying my review is a tasty Mushroom Garlic Pizza and a recipe for a Garlic Cream Sauce to use on pizza or pasta.



Publisher's Blurb:

He tells you you’re special…
As a barrister, Ingrid Lewis is used to dealing with tricky clients, but no one has ever come close to John Webster. After Ingrid defended Webster against a stalking charge, he then turned on her – following her, ruining her relationship, even destroying her home.

He tells you he wants to protect you…
Now, Ingrid believes she has finally escaped his clutches. But when one of her colleagues is run down on a busy London road, Ingrid is sure she was the intended victim. And then Webster shows up at her door…

But can you believe him?
Webster claims Ingrid is in danger – and that only he can protect her. Stalker or saviour? Murderer or protector? The clock is ticking for Ingrid to decide. Because the killer is ready to strike again.

Publisher: Harper Collins (September 21, 2021)
Hardcover: 480 pages


My Review:

As mentioned above, I love a good dark thriller with plenty of twists and The Killing Kind is definitely that. It follows Ingrid, a 30-something barrister in London, who has seemingly good reason to believe that the death of a colleague crossing a busy street may actually not have been an accident and that she might have been the intended victim. That this happens after a former client, John Webster, who stalked her, burnt down her flat and ruined her relationship with her fiance (and is generally a charismatic sociopath) is released from prison certainly gives her reason to fear for her life. I don't want to go into a lot of the details of the plot (because of potential spoilers) but soon Webster is back in her life and claiming that she needs him to help her figure out who is really behind the threat.

So many twists and turns and side characters and plots--a bit chaotic but it kept me going for the almost 500 pages and made them fly by. At time things got a little fantastical, and I had to yell at Ingrid a lot in my head--for a seemingly smart person most of the time, she made some very questionable choices in terms of who she listened to and to whom she granted trust. There is a lot of British law jargon--I am more familiar with British police procedurals but not as much with the court system. (I found it interesting though.) John Webster was a fascinating character, one of those psychos who you just can't wait to see what they do next. I did guess the major twist in the book, but there were enough surprises left to make it intriguing and keep my interest.This is my first book from this author but after reading it, I am now inclined to give her two series (Maeve Kerrigan and Jess Tennant) a try. If you like dark and a little crazy, you will likely enjoy it too.
 
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One quote that I really liked from John Webster about how predictable people (especially  Ingrid) are in the choices and decisions we make:

"You think you're making free choices but really the decisions you make are about what you know, and what you find comforting."

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Author Notes: JANE CASEY is the author of the Maeve Kerrigan novels (Let the Dead SpeakAfter the Fire) and the Jess Tennant Mysteries (Hide and SeekBet Your Life). A graduate of Oxford she also has received a M. Phil from Trinity College, Dublin. Born and raised in Dublin, she lives in London where she works as an editor.

Find out more about Jane on her Twitter and Facebook.



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Food Inspiration:

There was food to be found in The Killing Kind. Sadly, much of it was tied to people's murders, but there was food. ;-) Mentions included a bowl of cereal, brunch with bottomless mimosas, buying "something strange and exotic to cook for dinner," herbs, "sickly sweet cocktails," lamb ragu with pappardelle, tinned chopped tomatoes, brittle pizza loaded with mozzarella, wine, vegetarian food. steak, rainbow-tinted macarons, almond croissant, kebabs, Diet Coke, goat's cheese and cranberry roulade, scallops, beans on toast, tea and a "vast oozing cream bun", a massive burger, ice cream, snacks and vegetable stir-fry.


For my bookish dish, I was thinking about making a vegetarian ragu with pappardelle or beans on toast but as per usual lately, work and weeknights have me heading home in a tired daze. I was craving pizza and a local neighborhood cafe does pizza from 3:00 PM to Close and I have been wanting to try it out so I ordered one to go. In the book it was "brittle pizza loaded with mozzarella" and I took that to be a thin crust margherita-style pizza which was on the menu however, it was the SMG that I wanted with "Roasted Garlic Cream, Button and Oyster Mushrooms, Spinach, Shredded Mozzarella and Parmesan.

The crust is on the thinner side but soft and chewy rather than "brittle" and it was delcious as was the garlic cream sauce and mushrooms. This pizza made me happy for a week night dinner and the second half will be dinner tonight!


Since I usually post a recipe, I thought I would give you one for a Garlic Cream Sauce, similar to the one on my cafe pizza. Truth be told, I prefer a white sauce or pesto to tomato sauce on pizza. This sauce is similar to an Alfredo and works equally well on pasta.
 
Garlic Cream Sauce for Pizza or Pasta
By Deb, Kahakai Kitchen 
(Makes about 1 1/4 cups)

2 Tbsp olive oil
4-5 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp dried thyme
freshly ground black pepper and salt to taste
2 Tbsp all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups cream or half-and-half (or coconut cream)
 
In a large skillet or pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook for 3-4 minutes until fragrant and slightly softened. (Make sure not to burn it.) Add the flour and oregano, basil and thyme and whisk well, cooking a minute or two until flour starts to turn color. Stir in the cream, whisking constantly. Cook, about 4-5 minutes, stirring constantly until sauce is thick and bubbling.   Let cool slightly and spread on pizza before adding your toppings and baking, or thin it with a little more cream or pasta cooking water and use with your favorite sturdy pasta.


Notes/Results: Sure tomato sauce is healthier and less calories but when you want to indulge, a creamy, garlicky white pizza sauce is the way to go. This one is easy to make and tastes great. As for the pizza, I will definitely be ordering it again--yum!


I'm sharing this post with the Weekend Cooking event  being hosted by Marg at The Adventures of An Intrepid Reader. It's a weekly event that is open to anyone who has any kind of food-related post to share. Here's a link to this week's post

Note: A review copy of The Killing Kind was provided to me by the author and the publisher via TLC Book Tours. I was not compensated for this review and as always, my thoughts and opinions are my own.    

You can see the stops for the rest of this TLC Book Tour and what other reviewers thought about the book here
 

Sunday, September 19, 2021

The Book Tour Stops Here; A Review of "Write My Name Across the Sky" by Barbara O'Neal Paired with Tangy Creamy Tomato Soup for Souper (Soup, Salad & Sammie) Sundays

Happy Sunday! Today I bring you a slightly delinquent book tour review as a stop for Write My Name Across the Sky by Barbara O'Neal for TLC Book Tours. I have had an insanely busy and hard couple of work weeks and needed the weekend to finish this book, and since I decided that my book-inspired dish was going to be a Tangy Creamy Tomato Soup, I asked if I could pair it with my weekly Souper Sundays post. Thank you Lisa for being so understanding! 


Publisher's Blurb

Life’s beautiful for seventy-something influencer Gloria Rose, in her Upper West Side loft with rooftop garden and scores of Instagram followers–until she gets word that her old flame has been arrested for art theft and forgery, and, knowing her own involvement in his misdeeds decades earlier, decides to flee. But that plan is complicated when the nieces she raised are thrown into crises of their own.

Willow, overshadowed by her notorious singer-songwriter mother, has come home to lick her wounds on the heels of a failed album and yet another disastrous relationship. Sam, prickly and fiercely independent, is on the verge of losing not only her beloved video game company but the man she loves, thanks to her inability to keep her always-simmering anger in check.

With the FBI closing in, Willow’s career in shambles, and Sam’s tribulations reaching a peak, each of the three woman will have to reckon with and reconcile their interwoven traumas, past loves, and the looming consequences that could either destroy their futures or bring them closer than ever.

Hard Cover 366 pages
Lake Union Publishing (August 10, 2021)


My Review:

I have read almost all of Barbara O'Neals books over the years and have reviewed a couple of them for book tours on the blog. She's an author I like for when I want something not too heavy but  still good story telling about life, family drama, romance and second chances and creates great characters that while not always initially likable, having you rooting for them by the end of the book. Write My Name Across the Sky follows these same elements and is set in New York City, which almost is a supporting character itself. Willow Rose is a talented violin player whose first album failed and she was kicked out the Los Angeles house of the man who helped her get the contract. She's returned to New York to house-sit for her Aunt Gloria Rose, once a flight attendant and now a popular Instagram influencer in her 70s. Gloria left her glamorous life flying the globe to care for Willow and her older half-sister, Samantha, when their rock star mother, Billie Rose, died from an overdose when the girls were young. Sam is a video game designer whose company is struggling since her relationship with her business partner and best friend Asher has deteriorated since a fateful weekend at a friend's wedding. Willow and Sam have a fractious relationship as Sam struggles with people and holding in her simmering anger--with Willow being a prime target for her resentment since Sam's father left when of Billie's affair with a drummer resulted in her younger sister's birth. Gloria isn't going on a simple trip though, her involvement in her former lover's art forgery and theft ring is coming to light and so she is planning on fleeing before the FBI catches up with her.

The story is told from each woman's perspective, as each tries to figure out their next steps in life and in love. It was easiest to like Gloria and Willow as Sam, who I believe falls somewhere on the Autism spectrum spends most of the time being disagreeable, however I grew to sympathize and even like her. The romances for the sisters worked, although not at too deep level as there is a lot of story for 366 pages to cover. I loved the NYC setting and all of the art, photography, music, plants, and general creativity woven into the pages. Although the ending was a little predictable, the story was enjoyable and kept me turning the pages. This is a great book to curl up with on a rainy cool day and maybe enjoy with a cup of tea or better yet, a cup of good creamy tomato soup. 

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Author Notes: Barbara O’Neal is the author of twelve novels of women’s fiction, including The Art of Inheriting SecretsHow to Bake a Perfect Life, and The All You Can Dream Buffet. Her award-winning books have been published in more than a dozen countries, including France, England, Poland, Australia, Turkey, Italy, Germany, and Brazil. She lives in the beautiful city of Colorado Springs with her beloved, a British endurance athlete who vows he’ll never lose his accent.

Connect with Barbara on her websiteblogFacebookTwitter and Instagram

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Food Inspiration: 

Barbara O'Neal's books usually have plenty of food and this one was no exception. Mentions included luncheons at the Russian Tea Room, Panda Express, the smells of meat cooking and baking bread, a Rueben salad sandwich from Bloom's, potato chips, beer, vodka soda with lime, boiled eggs, coffee, pastries, soup, a bowl of deli tomato soup, cake, caviar and blinis, chicken salad, beef stroganoff, steak tartare, olives, steak, Roy Rogers, gin and tonics, milkshakes, peaches, donuts (glazed and chocolate and apple fritters), hummus, oatmeal, martinis, steak au poivre, cocktails, champagne, kofta, mint tea, buttery harcha, tussle tea, ice cream--Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia and Half Baked, healthy vegetables, apple juice, yogurt, hot tea, chicken soup, bagels, cheese, cream cheese, jam, fish-and-chips, sandwiches, marshmallows, avocado, strawberry ice cream, strawberries from a bowl, fruit, toast, sweet custards, cubed watermelon, steamy chai, a rotisserie chicken made into chicken soup, root beer, banana splits, pickles, chocolate sauce, cinnamon sugar toast, a vegan cheeseburger, French bread with butter, cotton candy, gluten-free blueberry pancakes, tanginess, skewers of chicken shawarma, wine, apple pie, cookies, lemonade, and lemon marmalade.   


For my bookish dish, Willow, a good cook, is huddled over a bowl of tomato soup after returning to New York and identifying the flavors in it, "I'm enjoying the soup which is deep tomato with hints of basil, thickly pureed with plenty of onion and garlic and some spice I can't quite name that gives it an exotic undertone. Sumac, maybe? Lime? Not sure." Since I do the same thing and think about the ingredients when I eat restaurant or take out food, and because I have a big jar of sumac I am always trying to use up, I decided to make a creamy tomato soup and add sumac to it to see what I thought.

For my recipe, I just went for my favorite easy creamy tomato soup--nothing fancy but full of good flavor. I was going to add some lime juice but I think the citrusy tang of the sumac was just plenty on its own and did add a touch of the exotic to the soup. 


Easy Creamy Tomato Soup
By Deb, Kahakai Kitchen 
(Serves 4)

1 Tbsp olive oil
1 sweet onion, roughly chopped
3 garlic cloves, smashed
1 Tbsp fresh basil
1 tsp sumac (if you don't have sumac, za'atar would be nice as well)
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp celery seed
small pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
3 (14.5 oz) can fire-roasted tomatoes & their juices
2 cups non-chicken stock or light vegetable broth
1 can coconut milk or 1 to 1 1/2 cups cream or milk of choice
1 tsp brown sugar
sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute onions until soft and add the garlic, herbs and spices, and the crushed red pepper flakes, and cook for 1-2 minutes more, until fragrant. Add the tomatoes and vegetable broth, and bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes. 


Remove from heat, and (in batches if you don't have a high speed blender), puree in a blender until smooth.  Return soup to the pot, stir in the coconut milk and brown sugar and heat through. Season to taste with sea salt and fresh pepper as needed.


Notes/Results: The sumac makes the soup just a little lemony, tangy and exotic like Willow said, but you can't go wrong with a good basic tomato soup. I like this one for how quickly it goes together and when I don't have fresh basil, I just use dried basil, dried parsley and oregano. If you can't find sumac, try for za'atar as it us usually one of the ingredients in it, or you could just use lime juice to taste. I served mine with a pesto swirl bun picked up fro my local craft/food fair but of course any bread or a grilled cheese sandwich would work well. I would happily make this again. 


Note: A review copy of Write My Name Across the Sky was provided to me by the author and the publisher via TLC Book Tours. I was not compensated for this review and as always, my thoughts and opinions are my own.    

You can see the stops for the rest of this TLC Book Tour and what other reviewers thought about the book here

Now let's check into the Souper Sundays kitchen and see who is here. 



Melynda from Scratch Made Kitchen shares two dishes this week. First, "Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili with Charred Beef is a favorite around here! It is not only delicious but spiced just right, not too hot, and not too boring! Perfect for anytime you want delicious food, made fresh, and served with love..."


Next she shared a pressure cooker stew, saying "Rich with flavors from red wine, bay leaves, and thyme. While Beef Stew from Provence does require a rest in the red wine marinade, feel free to start this dish one day and cook it the next! The orange zest and black olives round out the flavors and compliment each other."


Tina of Squirrel Head Manor shared her Chicken Frito Casserole/Stew saying, "We had a version of chicken frito casserole but it was more like stew.  Lots of extra broth and tomato juices helped to thin it out. Black beans, red beans, tomatoes and lots of spices helped make this a good dinner and a lunch. Optional toppings of shredded cheese, sour cream and hunks of avocado dressed it up.:


Finally, Radha from The Magic Ingredients for a Wholesome Life from the Heart of My Home brought Fire Roasted Hatch Chili and Corn Soup saying, "This is an amazing soup made with season's fresh Hatch chili and corn. This spicy soup is easy to make though it requires roasting on fire. It is worh the effort. This soup will be loved by everyone. The sweet corn, lime juice, and creamy cheese balance the heat of the chili, thereby making it very delicious one!"


Thanks to Tina, Radha, and Melynda for joining me this week! 

(If you aren't familiar with Souper Sundays, you can read about of the origins of it here.
 
If you would like to join in Souper (Soup, Salad, and Sammie) Sundays, I would love to have you! Here's how...

To join in this week's Souper Sunday's linkup with your soup, salad or sandwich:
  • Link up your soup (stew, chili, soupy curries, etc. are fine), salad, or sandwich dish, (preferably one from the current week or month--but we'll take older posts too) on the picture link below and leave a comment on this post so I am sure not to miss you. Also please see below for what to do on your blog post that you link up to Souper Sundays in order to be included in the weekly round-up.
  • Although we are pretty wide on what defines a soup, sandwich or salad, entries that are clearly not in the same family (ie: desserts, meats, random main or side dishes that aren't salads, etc.) are meant for another round up and will be deleted. 
and 

On your entry post (on your blog):
  • Mention Souper (Soup, Salad & Sammies) Sundays at Kahakai Kitchen and add a link back to this post. (Not to be a pain but it's polite and only fair to link back to events you link up at--so if you link a post up here without linking back to this post or my blog on your post, it will be removed.)
  • You are welcome to add the Souper Sundays logo to your post and/or blog (completely optional).

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter
Have a happy, healthy week!