My kids finally wore me down: I just put a deposit on a Golden Doodle puppy. We spent yesterday driving 85 miles each way to the breeder’s farm, to see the puppies and put our name on the waiting list for the next litter.  Meantime, we got home from our puppy excursion at 4:30pm, and I hadn’t thought about dinner. The kids were hungry, and I didn’t want to feed them restaurant or frozen food. I cut up a few pink lady apples, sent them outside to jump on the tramp, and told them dinner would be ready at 5. Then I thought: soup! Here is how I got a totally healthy and kid-pleasing dinner on the table in about 20 minutes (thanks, Terri, for the recipe concept).  [Read more…]