Soup Sunday helps fight the Sunday Scaries

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It's the most wonderful time of the year! It's finally here! 

It is Soup Season.



I was in an exercise class around this time last year, and the instructor mentioned her Sunday Soup ritual. I decided to try it out myself, and that is how I found my favorite wintertime self-care routine!

Each Sunday afternoon or evening, simmer a pot of homemade soup, stew, or chili on the stove. 

This habit has double benefits:

  1. Tending to a bubbling pot is a mindfulness practice that helps ward off the Sunday Scaries
  2. You end up with more than a few delicious, healthy, zero-effort meals on hand!

Once my soup has finished and I've had dinner, I like to cool the soup to room temperature the same night, and then portion it into individual servings. Some I freeze for later, and a few I keep in the fridge for lunches or quick dinners that week. 

Here are a few favorites to get you started: 

Best Lentil Soup from Cookie and Kate

Slow Cooker Hearty Chicken Soup from Halfbaked Harvest

Black Bean Soup from Martha Stewart (my mom is OBSESSED with this one!)

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