Love & Lemon Cooking Club – January!

Join the Love & Lemons Cooking Club Challenge this month! It’s easy to enter, and one lucky winner will receive a prize. Find all the details below.

Our Cooking Club is a fun way to celebrate our community of Love & Lemons readers. The concept is very simple – each month, I choose a recipe. You make it, and leave a comment on the recipe blog post. At the end of the month, I randomly select one winner to receive the prize.

I love the feeling of community that comes from so many people cooking one recipe each month. We’re kicking off our January challenge today with a white bean soup recipe, and I hope you’ll join us in the fun. Here’s how it works:

Prize: $100 Whole Foods gift card!

At the end of the month, I’ll randomly pick a winner and share some of your photos. This time, we’re giving A $100 Whole Foods gift card.

Additionally, for every entry we receive, we will donate $1 to No Kid Hungry.

Well, forgive me, we’re making two soups in a row! But it’s January, and a comforting, veggie-packed soup is all I’m craving right now. We hope you are in a similar place. 🙂

This white bean soup is my perfect winter meal– Warm, nutritious and full of flavour. It consists of creamy, protein-rich white beans with tender greens, kale and herbs. Pro Tip: It will taste even better the second day, so if you have leftovers, you’re in luck! Heat them up for a delicious lunch.

This soup is naturally vegetarian and gluten-free. I give the option of serving it with parmesan cheese on top, but of course you can skip that if you’re vegetarian. Chopped fresh parsley, a drizzle of olive oil, and homemade croutons are great toppings too!

Get the recipe:

Last month’s recipe

Last month, we made a potato soup recipe. I like to prepare this soup two ways: with heavy cream for the traditional version, and with plant-based milk for the dairy-free version. It was so interesting to see how many people tried the dairy-free version – oat milk was the most popular alternative to cream! I’m so glad you got great results.

Special shout out to Graciela, who joined the cooking club for the first time this month and shared the soup with her in-laws. I wrote,“They absolutely loved it!” I’m so happy to have you on board this month, Graciela!

Also to rogue1, who served this soup on Christmas Eve. We love to see when our recipes are part of your holiday festivities! Thank you so much for cooking along.

Here are some of your pictures:

Congratulations to our winner, Sarah!

To summarize

Participate in the January Cooking Club Challenge by…

1. I make white bean soup sometime in January.
2. Leave a comment on this White Bean Soup blog post by January 31.
3. Send a photo of your soup to cookingclub@loveandlemons.com for an added bonus.
4. To enter another bonus, post your photo on Instagram and tag us @loveandlemons And #loveandlemonscookingclub.

Happy cooking!