Get Your Soup On and Your Groupon!

So I realize this post may be a little out of the norm. I apologize if it disappoints. But I wanted to share with you two things I'm obsessed with lately: Soups and Groupon.

First, you must sign up for Groupon. I don't think I'll ever pay full price for anything again! Okay that may be a little exaggeration but sign up here for Groupon and you'll get great discounts (usually 50% off or more) at local businesses.


And now to share with you a few of my favorite soups I've slurped across lately. First, I'm not a huge Rumbi's fan, but I must say that I've been quite impressed with their salads and this soup: Bahama Mama's Chicken Tortilla Soup. It's a little atypical in that it's made with a touch of coconut milk (which makes it a little too rich to finish a LARGE bowl so go for the medium). At first it's a little different but then it can get pretty addicting. And calorie-wise it's not as bad as I expected. Only 110 calories for the medium size.

Second, another tortilla soup favorite would be Cafe Rio's Famous Tortilla Soup. It's a lot brothier than you'd expect from a tortilla soup but with a huge scoop of jack cheese, guacamole, and a handful of tortilla strips, I don't think you could call it any lighter. It comes with their shredded chicken but I usually ask for 1/2 chicken, 1/2 pork because how can you go to Cafe Rio and NOT get the pork?!

I have to go to Zupa's at least once a month to try their soup of the month. This month it's African Chicken and Peanut Soup. Sounds weird I know and like Bahama Mama's it definitely takes a couple spoonfuls to fall in love with. Get it with a spoonful of peanuts for an extra crunch! Can't wait to try next month's: Caribbean Pumpkin and Coconut. Sounds super healthy, doesn't it? Oh and Zupa's has tons of yummy regulars like Wisconsin Cauliflower (and I don't even LIKE cauliflower), Wild Mushroom Bisque (not a fan of mushrooms either), and Tuscan White Bean and Vegetable (soups like this make me reconsider my dislike for vegetables!).

I'm still in search of a good potato soup. I think my mom kind of destroyed any affection I might have for a restaurant potato soup having raised me on her potato cheese soup (same goes for a good chicken noodle soup). Some may like Corner Bakery's Loaded Baked Potato Soup but there's something off about it for me. I think the closest thing I've ever gotten to liking a potato soup is Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana.

Is it bad that I'm kind of wanting to get sick so I can spend all day every day eating soup?!