Homemade or Not at All

A friend of mine tried to serve us soup. It was from a box. A BOX. What is in that stuff? I don't even want to know. I told her we would eat at home, thanks anyway. She didn't get it.

Homemade is not hard. Homemade is easy. Anyone can make soup. Look:

Take 1 lb. of beef bones, cut into 1-2" pieces. Put in a big pot, cover with water, cook. Easy, no? You just made bone broth. Add herbs and veggies if you want.

To make soup, saute an onion in olive oil, add chopped garlic, carrots, potato and leek. Pour in broth. Cook.

See? Easy. You make enough at once to serve for several meals. Even easier.

There is no good reason to use tinned or processed foods. My kids hate processed foods. That plastic cheese that comes in individually wrapped squares? They gag on it. And they should. There's nothing redeeming about that stuff.

Make it yourself or don't eat. It's that simple.