{"id":396,"date":"2010-01-07T22:34:52","date_gmt":"2010-01-08T03:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/chicagoarea\/?p=396"},"modified":"2010-01-07T22:34:52","modified_gmt":"2010-01-08T03:34:52","slug":"396","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/chicagoarea\/2010\/01\/07\/396\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you know January is National Soup Month?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aupairinamerica.com\/images\/calendars\/icon\/0107.gif\" alt=\"Calendar Day\" width=\"130\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_395\" style=\"width: 104px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-395\" class=\"size-full wp-image-395\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/chicagoarea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2010\/01\/soup.jpg\" alt=\"Chicken Soup is good for the soul!\" width=\"94\" height=\"94\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicken Soup is good for the soul!<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><a id=\"7\" name=\"7\"><\/a>National Soup Month<\/h3>\n<p>January is National Soup Month.   Read <strong>Stone Soup<\/strong> by Marcia Brown and <strong>George and Martha<\/strong> by James Marshall and try cooking your own!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Split Pea Soup<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups green split peas<\/li>\n<li>7 cups water<\/li>\n<li>3 cups beef broth (canned or add bouillon cubes to water)<\/li>\n<li>1 stalk of celery<\/li>\n<li>1 medium onion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rinse the split peas under cold water. Combine the drained peas, water, and broth in a saucepan. Break the celery into 3 or 4 large pieces and add to the pot. Peel and trim the onion and then place the whole onion into the pot. Heat the soup to a boil on medium heat, then reduce the heat and let it simmer for 1\u00bd hours, stirring occasionally. When the soup is done, remove the celery and onion and throw them away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"7\" name=\"7\"><\/a>National Soup Month January is National Soup Month. 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