Soup for Me
Mr. Mal had his own plans for food tonight (take-out from the sub shoppe), so I was on my own for dinner. I was hungry, but not at all in the mood to make anything elaborate for dinner. I can be so lazy when it comes to preparing meals, especially when I am tired, so I kept dinner nice and simple: half of a ham and sweet onion jam sandwich on whole wheat, carrot sticks, TJ’s peanut butter-filled pretzels…
…and the BEST butternut squash soup! The Pacific Natural Food’s Organic Creamy Butternut Squash soup was delicious and satisfying with a slightly nutty taste and hints of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. The ginger flavor was actually quite strong, but very enjoyable… if you like ginger, of course.
Mal suggested that I make a “Soup Nazi” reference in tonight’s blog, so here goes: “No soup for you!”
After dinner, I had a small scoop of Stonyfield vanilla yogurt with ginger granola and a scoop of Barney Butter. I am so full now!
Stoneyfield Winners!
Thanks to all 267 of you who entered the contest today! I loved reading all of your yogurt additions– I have lots of new things to try now! 
To determine the winners, I used the Random Integer Generator. So, without further ado, here are the winning random integers:
223
8
115
51
87
WINNERS: Please email me your full name and mailing address to tina@carrotsncake.com. Congrats!!!
P.S. How hilarious is Ellen!?!?! I am watching her 900th episode show (from our DVR) right now, and it’s SO HYSTERICAL!!! Mal and I are cracking up! 
Posted by: Tina 34 comments
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on Nov 13th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
aw man i missed the contest :[ might i suggest for the future giving more time for the deadline? 5 o’clock pm is just 2 in the afternoon here on the west coast!
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Ellen,
I’m so sorry! I always forget about the time zones! Next time, I’ll try to remember!
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
#1: Super jealous you get to watch Ellen. I LOVE ELLEN but I’m working when it’s on and I don’t have a DVR because, well, I’m lame.
#2: PB FILLED PRETZELS?!?! I need to find myself some of those!! Heaven!!
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
What are these fabulous-sounding peanut-butter pretzels? Are they at all Trader Joe’s, just in the aisle with all the crackers?
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
That yogurt with BB looks so good. Seriously, you should get a job with them because you really sell their stuff!
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
That is one of my favorite soups!
I love Ellen! I didn’t see that episode, but she generally makes me laugh.
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I was so busy at school today I totally missed the contest. What a bummer. Congrats to the winners!
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
I LOVE Ellen! I Tivo her show and watch it while I’m making dinner. She always makes me laugh. My favorite has to be when Chris Williams grabbed her and then quickly tossed her aside! Can someone say awkward?!
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
i LOVE ellen. her show always puts me in a better mood! her love of life is so inspiring!!!
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
I love that soup!
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
I love that soup too!
Boo, i really wanted that beanie
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
That is one of my FAV soups as well!!!
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
I had a similar dinner of a mean tuna salad and pumpkin soup. :] Gotta love those gourds!
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Mr. Mal sounds like a funny guy!
No soup for you!
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Lida,
Yep, they’re Trader Joe’s brand. I found them with the chips and snack foods. They’re awesome!
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
I love Pacific’s butternut soup! Those pb filled pretzels are the best!
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
I’m with Rose. Mal sounds like a total kick.
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Rose and Erin,
Oh, he is! I’ve been bugging him to make a video for the blog– he’s such a nut!
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Have you ever seen one of Ellen’s HBO specials?! Hilarious!
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
i had that butternut squash soup the other night for dinner with a spoonful of spicy salsa in it, and it was delicious! i’m wanting to try some of their other soups
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Please tell me how you only put a few of those delicious PB pretzels on your plate. Once I start with those, I can’t stop. They are sooooo delicious!
on Nov 13th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
I’m with ellen…i couldn’t post at work (military security setttings stink!) so i couldn’t enter. oh well; next time!
Great soup though! and I LOVE PB FILLED pretzel nuggets!!! sooo so sosososos tasty and addictive! i have some stashed away somewhere…
on Nov 14th, 2008 at 12:14 am
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on Nov 14th, 2008 at 12:42 am
Oh my gosh! i CANNOT believe i won!! i’ve entered a couple of contests already on some of the blogs & i kinda lost hope of ever winning one! YAY!!THANK YOU!!
on Nov 14th, 2008 at 12:55 am
Mmm pb pretzelss…delicious! I’ve got to find some butternut squash soup!
on Nov 14th, 2008 at 2:01 am
gingery??? YUM!
on Nov 14th, 2008 at 2:01 am
CONGRATS to all the winners!!!
on Nov 14th, 2008 at 3:24 am
I LOVE that soup! I have been working my way through a big carton of it lately. I highly recommend incorporating it into recipes! It makes a great sauce for vegetables and pasta:)
on Nov 14th, 2008 at 9:54 am
great dinner for one! soup never fails to satisfy our belly!
Tina: what heart monitor do you use for your workout stats? I’m considering to get one.
on Nov 14th, 2008 at 11:06 am
Coco,
I use the Nike + iPod gadget to track my runs– including time, distance, pace, and estimated calories. It’s not a true heart rate monitor, but it’s still pretty awesome. You can set distance/time goals and training programs for yourself, and it “talks” to you through the iPod. You can find out more here about it: http://www.apple.com/ipod/nike/ I love it!!!
on Nov 14th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Too bad I missed the Oikos giveaway.. yesterday was crazy busy. Anywayzzzz, what’s the ginger granola like? What brand is it? I like the sound of it
on Nov 14th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Elina,
The ginger granola is so yummy! It’s a sweet ginger flavor, almost like sweet ginger tea. I believe it’s Hanniford’s brand– it’s from their bulk bins.
on Nov 14th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Yum, soup and sandwich is my favorite dinner! I’m easily pleased I suppose
I love your blog and I hope you don’t mind that I added you to my blogroll.
on Nov 14th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Bummer, missed the contest BUT congrats to all the winners. How cool!
As for Ellen, I LOVE her show and watch it every day! She is hilarious.