Riddle I can’t solve: why Christmas decorations cost 83 million dollars.
I have been a full-blown, emerging adult for, like, four years now, and have gone four Christmases sans decorations.
It is not because I am the Grinch, though I am the world champion Grinch face-maker and will one day prove this to you all, but I digress!
It is because I do not see the point spending triple digits on items that are displayed in my home for 4 weeks max. The only person around to appreciate them is Topanga and she’s color blind. Alas, my festive hunk decided we simply MUST join the masses this year and decorate. I will admit, it was nice drinking pomosas and dancing to Christmas music and having Garr hook the ornaments for me so I could really focus on my vision for the tree.
My vision is “red and gold” because I did not want to spend money on a third color of ornaments.
Time: 1 1/2 hours (prep + cooking) | Serves: 6
Ingredients:
- 1 can of whole tomatoes
- 2 cans of cannellini beans, rinsed + drained
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 2 carrots, peeled + chopped
- 2 tbsp. of garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp. of white wine vinegar
- 3 cups of vegetable broth
- 1/4 cup of raw cashews
- 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
- 1 cup of spinach
- 1 tbsp. of olive oil
- 1 tbsp. of crushed red pepper
- S+P, to taste
How to:
- Heat oil in a stock pot over low-medium heat
- Add onion + S+P, cook for 3-4 minutes
- Add garlic + carrots + S+P, cook another 10 minutes
- Add tomatoes + cook for another 8 minutes
- Add vinegar + 1 can of white beans + broth + thyme + crushed red pepper + S+P, simmer for 20 minutes
- Turn off heat + remove thyme springs
- Blend with an immersion blender until smooth
- Add remaining beans + spinach + a lil more S+P if you like
- Serve hot
- Tuck in your bib + settle into your highchair + have someone spoon feed you this
Adapted from here!
https://www.loveandlemons.com/creamy-white-bean-tomato-soup/
It’s good to see a vegetarian friendly recipe! I think i may try this!
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Please do! You won’t be disappointed!
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This sounds soooo good
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It ISSSSS!!! Give it a try!
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Ugh, that looks soooooo good!
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I wouldn’t lead you astray. MAKE THIS!
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Plus they are a waste of the world’s precious resources. Unless they come in the form of pine cones and wreaths 😉
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BINGO! Hit the nail on the head.
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Can we please have a Grinch face pulling contest …..
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In a future blog post………
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I am going to try something similar this weekend! Totally agree with the Christmas decorations… bleugh.
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Yay! It’s definitely soup season.
It’s even worse putting the decorations away!!
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Looks like a hearty and delicious soup!
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Because it IS! Hope you give it a try!
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Great soup. And yanno, you can buy those 83 million dollar decorations each year for like 3 bucks the day after Christmas for next year. 😉
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Ugh you’re so right. But after Christmas, I just get depressed. I can’t even think about decorations anymore. BLAH!! First world problems.
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Love this recipe! Christmas decorations are so overpriced… Ba humbug
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I’m literally the Grinch. Will pay you to decorate my house next year.
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I cannot! I don’t decorate my own…lol!
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Yum! Something new about your pictures, really fresh… And I love the avatar pic 🙂 Keep them coming 😉
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You’re a delight!!
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This soup is what I need during cold winter days!
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Right?! Stick to your ribs!
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