I love soup. It’s the best part of the autumn-winter stretch, when we’re often cold at the end of the day. I love to make a big pot of vegetable-hearty soup on Monday and usually the leftovers stretch for lunches and on-the-run meals until at least Wednesday. Add some bread and cheese to mix it up a bit and we’re good.

(Also allows us to eat pizza and cheezies on the weekend without feeling completely dietarily irresponsible.)

Boxed broth makes it a lot easier to cook soup quickly. But this article reminded me that I used to love making my own broth. Maybe it’s time to start again!

Why New Yorkers will be sipping bone broth (in coffee cups) this winter | Well+Good.

There are two characters in my Three River Ranch series of books that love to cook for, fuss over, and generally take care of those around them. Their names are Bliss and Blythe, twin sisters of “mature” years and this kind of meal is just their thing. FYI, all books in the Three River Ranch (4 Book Series), including the Christmas novella Saving the Sheriff, are on sale for 99c from November 2-6.