Soup weather

  October is here and suddenly I have the feeling that salad, sandwiches and a cold beer just dont seem fully appropriate for supper. I was out grocery shopping when I decided that a nice hot bowl of beef barley soup would be good especially now that the weather is cooling off. 

As I broswed the meat counter, I was surpised to see that a small package of stewing beef would cost more than $11. That's expensive. 

Then I noticed there was a small steak on for "quick sale" for only $7.  That ws reasonable. I added chopped up carrots, celery, onion, corn and barley. I threw in a package of Lipton Beef Vegetable soup set it to simmer for about three hours. 

One thing I forgot to pick up when I was shopping was garlic, which I think would have been nice. The soup was still tasty and filling. I enjoyed two bowls with bread and butter and put the rest in the freezer.