Cold day. Hot soup.

We were stuck home for much of they day today, a sick boy put our swimming plans on hold. Not that I minded too much, the wind was crazy and it was so cold! We did venture out for a quick trip to the store, we were running low on a few things, and Marley has been begging to use my coupon for Stonyfield Farm yogurt. Silly girl!

This morning I found a great recipe for pinto bean and sweet potato stew, and it looked so perfect for a cold, stuck-in-the-house kind of day. While I was making it for dinner I realized that I make meatless meals a lot of the time when Kris is gone at work. I prefer to eat that way but I think it saves me a decent amount of money too. Tonight's soup didn't cost much at all, and it made quite a bit.

I figured it up and it cost around $5 for this pot of soup. Not bad when you consider it's almost all organic, which is more expensive. I think if you added beef it would add at least another $4. So, for half the price we got a veggie-full dinner that was warm and filling and so delicious. Now I can look forward to the leftovers for lunch tomorrow!