Here is something you can do with part of that extra hour you earned when Daylight Saving Time ended; whip up some beer and cheese soup. You can't go wrong with a meal that serves four for around $12.00. I'm eating more meatless meals during these lean economic times and soups are always filling. Nonalcoholic beer is an option with this recipe.
Lamara is a News Librarian at the News & Observer but on weekends you'll most often find her contemplating what dessert she next wants to whip up. Julie Powell worked her way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking; Lamara's goal is much sweeter (literally) to work her way through Martha Stewart's Cookies Cookbook.