Top 6 Must-Make Soups for Fall // #Souplife

My Soup Pinterest board is getting rather full, you guys. 172 pins and counting. I just see plaid, burgundy and mustard colors come out and I start craving soup. It doesn't matter if it's still in the 80's in Texas, I want soup! I'll just crank up the air conditioner, put on my leggings and a sweat shirt and make some soup!    Here's my top 6 Must-Make Soups for the Fall season, all found on my Pinterest Board:   

Asian Chicken Noodle Soup by Jaclyn from Cooking Classy
 

White Chicken Chili also by Jaclyn
Some friends had us over last week for dinner and made this soup. Ya'll, I can't stop thinking about it. It was so good!

Roasted Butternut Squash & Bacon Soup by Chungah at Damn Delicious

Crockpot Green Chicken Chile Enchilada Soup by Chelsea at Chelsea's Messy Apron

Easy Umami Tonkotsu Chicken Ramen also by Jaclyn at Cooking Classy Jaclyn has a wealth of recipes that look delishhh!

Stuffed Pepper Soup by Lyuba at Will Cook For Smiles
What are your must-make soups? Leave a link below! I have no problem adding more soups to my Pinterest board and list because, #souplife.<#SpencerPratt   If you're curious, here's my list from last year. :) Also, getting excited to our annual Soup Contest! Check out 2014 and 2015s here.

Soups to Make Now

Soup season is not over! Many of you still have a few months left of it but for us down in the South our days of chilly, soup weather are closing in fast. Don't let soup season pass without making these delicious soups! :)        Roasted Cauliflower & Aged Cheddar Soup This is one of my favorite soups. It's creamy, easy to prepare and tastes amazing served along side this beer bread. This was a staple meal for us during China's long winters.      Tom Yum Soup  We were taught this recipe in Thailand at the Siem Riep Cooking School. It's ridiculously good & actually super easy once you have the ingredients stocked. Serve it along side rice & enjoy this spicy deliciousness. 

Chicken Avocado Lime Soup //  Wonton Soup //  Asian Noodle Soup with Shrimp

This Chicken Avocado Lime Soup from Jaclyn over at Cooking Classy looks delicious. A soup for any season! I'm not going to lie. I'm a sucker for anything that pairs well with tortilla chips, cheese & avocado. Really just mention avocado & I'm sold.
We've been suckers for Wonton Soup lately. It's so light & easy on the stomach. This wonton soup by Chungah at Damn Delicious has some labor involved but creating those fragile dumplings are sure to make you feel good.  This Asian Noodle Soup by Andi at The Weary Chef only takes less than 30 minutes to prepare, start to finish, & as Andi mentions it's great for sore throats.

  Roasted Butternut Squash & Bacon Soup  // Roasted Tomato Basil Soup // French Onion Soup Another soon to be winter favorite from Damn Delicious, is this Roasted Butternut Squash & Bacon Soup. Chungah says the secret to this soup is roasting the bacon & squash together before you blend them up. I already know Zachary would love this one because, well, obviously, BACON!   This Roasted Tomato Basil Soup is another delicious recipe from Jaclyn at Cooking Classy. I think where she really got me hooked with this soup is the grilled cheese croutons.  I've been dying to make French Onion Soup lately & this picture of Michele's french onion soup has me swooning. I must make this immediately. Immediately.  Do you have any soup recipes that you're dying to make? Any family favorites? Share in the comments below!

Host a Soup Parrty

 

This year was the third year in a row that our Church has hosted a soup party. It's a tradition that I hope to carry on & host, no matter where we are. It's fabulous. What other time do you get to taste 15+ home cooked, delicious soups?! Fall isn't over & we're coming up to the really chilly part of the year, why not host your own soup party!!  

What's a soup party? 

A soup party is a party filled with soup, obviously! It should also be filled with lots of friends! 

Zachary and I at our last soup party! (Sorry these next two pics are a little blurry, but they're the only ones we got this year! :) I must post them for memories sake, ya know?! )

Zachary & Nik at the soup party! 

What do you do?

Invite your family & friends, ask them to make a soup & bring it in a crock pot! Once you have all your soups lined up and ready, the eating begins! Have everyone try each soup. Once everyone has had their fill & tried each one, hand out peices of paper for everyone to select their favorites! Give the first, second and third place soup makers a prize! 

What do I need?

-Invites

-desserts & bread (if you want, or ask friends to bring a dessert & bread with their soup)

-spoons

-napkins

-Large paper plates

-small cups to be placed on top of the plate &  used as bowls like so;

If you want to get real fancy, why not decorate, too?

These potted flowers  in a pumpkin are easy & beautiful. Why not try a cinnamon pumpkin tea light holder, too? 

Need some delicious soup recipes for your soup party?! Try these!

Roasted Cauliflower & Aged Cheddar Soup

Tom Yum Soup

Quinoa Vegetable Chili

Chicken Soup

Clam Chowder

Also, not to brag or anything ;), but I won last year with a recipe similar to this one. This years top 3 were delicious, mine this year didn't stand a chance!! #1 was a pumpkin curry soup. #2 was a creamy onion soup and #3 was a delicious taco soup! Click for similar recipes!

Also, why you're at it, why not 'Click' and 'Save Image as' these  Soup Party Printables I made for you!

 

Let me know if you host one! I promise, it's tons of fun!

Fall Baking & Cooking List

 

 Apple Fritter Bites //  Apple Coffee Cake Muffins  // Persimmon Cake//  Glazed Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Bread //  Pumpkin Coffee Cake Donuts // Apple Crisp // Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake 

//  Slowcooker Apple Pie Steel Cut Oatmeal //  Melt in your Mouth Pumpkin Cookies

Seriously, all of these just look so amazing to me! I can't wait to make them! Zachary's kind of obsessed with Top Pot Starbucks apple fritters, so I think if I could perfect these little bites, I'd be in his favor for always. You know, even more than I am now. ;) I'm excited for the oat meals on chilly fall mornings in the future! Also, the donuts and muffins MUST only be baked when I am taking them to someone else. There is NO WAY those things can sit around my house for days. They wouldn't make it. They look like my favorite kind of pastries! Scones! Why are there no scones on this list?! I must change that. I added a persimmon recipe on here because there are tons of persimmons here in Qingdao every Fall and I've never known what to do with them. I'd also love to make a persimmon pudding or get a persimmon recipe from my Great Aunt. Yes, I should do that. Also, please know, that I will also, most definitely be baking pumpkin chocolate chip bread. But that's a given.

And because we can't eat sweets for every meal & snack of the day (like, who would want to do that anyway? ;)  ), here's 9 soups I'm X to the Cite to the Ed (excited, in case you missed it) about cooking! I'm a sucker for soup. Especially soup you can put in a crock pot which in my world, could be any of these (even if the recipe doesn't permit. I just do my own thang, you know, yo.).

Mushroom Risotto// Roasted Red Pepper Potato Soup //Chili //Creamy Roasted Red Pepper 

//Creamy Chicken Corn//Carrot Tomato Coconut Soup //Cauliflower and Aged Cheddar 

//Cajun Chicken and Mushrooms// Tomato Basil Chicken Stew

Is it crazy that I'm actually feeling all cozy and saying out loud, "Mmmm" at the sight of some of these soups? Can you tell I'm a sucker for creamy soups and red bell peppers? I would also love to make a Roasted Red Pepper and Gouda bisque. Yum. I love the uniqueness of some of the soups above and can't wait to try them! I challenge myself to bake & cook all of the above!

Self, I'll give you fall AND winter, so no excuses! If Julie Andrews could cook through the entire Joy of Cooking in a year, you can make 18 things in a fall and winter. You can do it!

Pep talks are good. Don't you worry though, I won't need any pep talks to eat any of the above!

What's on your fall baking and cooking list?