(Not) Cooling Off

While the heat pales in comparison to the Texas sun, the lack of air conditioning in this cement-laden city is appalling! No, we don't have A/C in our home, something I never thought I would ever even think of saying!

But the excessive heat here hasn't stopped me from testing a few new sizzling soup recipes, this time from Williams-Sonoma Soup. This delightful book has dozens of fresh soup ideas for all four seasons and a slew of different occasions.

So far, we've enjoyed Broccoli-Leek and Garlic Stracciatella (couldn't find the official W-S recipe online).

From this to this:

And enjoyed with these homemade garlic croutons (to-die-for!)

Still not ones to let the heat defeat us, we forged into battle for another night as we enjoyed a garlic heavy meal:

A Wiseman Once Said . . . Bring on the heat!