Jen and Betsy dive into family meals - ups and downs, challenges, and how to overcome some of the most common obstacles such as time, frequency and benefits of making time to sit down together a few times a week. Cream of Tomato Soup (mentioned in the episode) Ingredients
| 2 | Tablespoons | Butter |
| ¼ | Cup | Onion, chopped |
| 2 | Tablespoons | Flour |
| ¼ | Cup | Milk |
| ¾ | Cup | Chicken or vegetable broth |
| ½ | | Bay leaf |
| ½ | Teaspoon | Sugar |
| ½ | Teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | Teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1 | Cup | Tomato |
Day 1 Directions
- Melt the butter in a saucepan.
- Add the onion and cook over medium heat, stirring, until the onion is transparent.
- Sprinkle the flour over the butter mixture and continue to stir and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Slowly add the milk, broth, bay leaf, sugar and salt, continue to cook and stir until slightly thickened.
- Stir the baking soda into the tomatoes in your measuring cup.
- Add the tomatoes to the milk mixture and bring just to a simmer.
- Remove from the heat and pour into a container.
- Cover label and refrigerate.
Day 2 Directions
- Pour soup through a mesh strainer or blend soup in the blender.
- Heat soup and serve with grilled cheese.
