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the soup that broke the internet! 😜🥣haha, just kidding, but after posting this on stories, my DMs were flooded with, "share the recipe!" and then dozens of you made the soup solely based off my story videos (which is why I shared it!) 👏🏼
I'm still deep in the newborn fog to take proper photos and build an SEO-friendly blog post (it's an hours-long process), so I'm sharing it here in the meantime - just save it to refer back to! you're going to want to make this alllll winter long. ❄️
potato and brussels sprouts white bean soup w/ or w/o chicken sausage 👇🏼
serves 4-6
ingredients
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 red onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 carrots, diced
1 large celery rib, diced
1 15-ounce can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
4 cups vegetable broth (I'm using @bonafideprovisions and it's honestly a game-changer! code INSPIRALIZED for 15% off!)
salt and pepper
1 1/2 pound bag creamer potatoes, halved
1 pound chicken sausage, sliced
12 ounces shredded brussels sprouts
shredded Parmesan cheese (I'm loving @foragerproject's vegan Parmesan shreds)
red pepper flakes to garnish
directions
heat half the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. add the onion, garlic, carrots, and celery and cook for 5 minutes or until onions are translucent. add the cannellini beans, rosemary, thyme, and stir. add the broth, 2 cups water, and season generously with salt and pepper. bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes. use an immersion blender to blend the soup. add the potatoes, bring back to a boil, and reduce heat to a medium-simmer and let cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
while potatoes cook, heat the remaining oil in a large skillet over medium heat. add the chicken sausage and cook until browned. add the brussels sprouts, season with salt and pepper, and cook until sprouts are tender and chicken is cooked through. keep aside. if you're vegetarian, just simply omit chicken sausage.
once potatoes are done, add the chicken and sprouts to the soup, stir, and serve. top with cheese and red pepper flakes.
this morning, I was finishing making breakfast for Roma and Luca, trying to soothe and get Rio and Sol down for their morning nap, attempting to shovel something in my mouth to prevent from passing out (breastfeeding hunger is REAL!!), packing up the kids lunches, and cleaning up a spill, trying to not forget to take their temperatures and log them into school online, all while Roma was in a full-blown tantrum, demanding that I (in the midst of everything going on) should be the one to put on her socks for school.
when I can't do something for my kids in a particular stressful moment, I never know exactly how to handle it, because the stress gets the best of me, and I just tend to shout, "not now!" and keep moving. it's hardest to pull out all the parenting principles in those moments, let me tell you. I want them to know that I want to be there for them, I really do, I just need a minute.
luckily, our nanny had just walked in and she saw the overwhelm (Lu had also just left for work!) she sweetly walked over, took Roma's hand and said, "I'm here now, because Mommy can't do it all, she needs help. here, let me help you with your socks."
that simple phrase "Mommy can't do it all, she needs help" was exactly the phrase my kids needed to hear. I was just too afraid to say it. I want to be that Mommy, the one that does it all, but the truth is that that Mommy doesn't exist and if she does, she's not doing too well, because we can't possibly be everything to everyone.... we'll be nothing to ourselves.
I want my kids to know that it's okay to ask for help. and I want them to grow up not expecting their partners to "do it all." I don't want Roma or Luca to have me as a martyr example of a parent. I want them to see a real person, loving and doing their best, and asking for help when they need it. nothing wrong with that.
that's it. I also just wanted to share another one of these beautiful photos from our newborn shoot with @erindwyerphotography.
I’m pretty sure this is what they meant when they said, “oh, you’re going to have your hands full!” 👋🏼 and you know what? it didn’t scare me. when Lu and I first met, we bonded over our want for a big family. I never thought we’d be blessed in this way, but I’m so grateful 🙏🏼🤗
I love the sound of my house, the baby grunts, the pitter patter of toddler feet and the giggles of my 4 year old, the scribbling of crayons, slurping of ice pops, and the clanking of blocks. 🧸
I could do without the fighting over toys and the tantrums, but what can ya do 🤪🤷🏻♀️
sunday morning snuggles 👶🏻👶🏻 it’s been over a week since I posted a photo on my feed, and that’s because I decided to release the pressure on myself to create content during the newborn stage and just live in it. once a day, I try to do skin-to-skin snuggles with the twins and it’s usually after the first nursing session of the day. it’s my favorite time of day, when luca and roma are still groggy or still sleeping and I get rio and sol all to myself 😇 happy sunday!
and swipe to the last photo. which twin is which? 🤪
photos @erindwyerphotography