For some reason, I am on a soup kick over here. It’s souper (see what I did there?) easy to make and I can usually throw it in the crockpot at the beginning of the day and have dinner ready by the time I’m done with work.
Best soup commercial ever.
You’re planning out your menu for the week. You’ve decided to make a whole chicken on one of the nights. Excellent! Whole chickens tend to be less expensive than buying the parts and they are really easy to cook. But there is one problem:
You’re left with approximately 2 pounds of chicken when you’re done. 
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Now that Adam and I have moved and mostly settled in, it’s time to get back to business as usual with meals. Most of the summer I flew by the seat of my pants when it came to meals. Sometimes it was fun (hey unexpected dinner out) other times it was weird (hey weird bowl meals) and sometimes it was just downright stressful.
That’s why I’m getting back into the swing of meal planning. 
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I think it’s safe to say soup/stew/casserole season is upon us. Chicago had one last sweltering day yesterday, but today it seems there is a touch of Fall in the air.
And that means slow cooker season. 
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Look at me posting a brand new recipe! I haven’t done this in weeks and honestly, it feels pretty good. I mean, I actually took the time to come up with a new recipe, make that recipe, take pictures of that recipe, and then put it on here for you guys…
That’s intense for me. 
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