A new soup to try and menu planning.

After a night out and a night off from cooking, it's back to the kitchen. Tonight we're having grilled cheese with Cooking Light's Creamy Tomato-Balsamic Soup. This recipe caught my eye and has been receiving very good reviews from the folks over on the Cooking Light bulletin boards. I am a big fan of Cooking Light's Tomato-Basil Soup, but it's always nice to have a change of pace and a recipe that uses canned tomatoes for fall and winter. Eventually I'd like to get in the habit of keeping homemade tomato soup in the freezer as a way of having a quick meal instead of relying on Campbell's. It seems like a nice, wholesome soup until you read the label and see that it's made with corn syrup.

Photo from Cooking Light

My mom is coming for a visit starting on Thursday. The boys have said recently that they would like to try French Onion Soup - I was so excited! I think I'll try to scare up a good recipe for that and serve it with one of my favorite salads - Mixed Greens with Goat Cheese and Candied Almonds.

Friday night we'll be going out to see Jerry Seinfeld! I'm so excited! I offered to try to get a ticket for my mom, but she chose to be our babysitter instead. Can't pass that up. So she'll be on her own for Friday - she'll probably order pizza with the boys.

Not sure about Saturday. We'd like to take her out for sushi - she loves it and doesn't get it all that often where she lives. Sunday I'd like to do something with a pork loin. Not sure what yet.

Stay tuned for recipes and a review of tonight's soup!