National Hot Tea Month and Soup's On!

It's 26 degrees in Michigan right now and feels like 16 degees.  It's a good day for staying indoors and sipping hot tea and savoring nutritious, hearty soup.

The Tea Council of the USA recognizes January as National Hot Tea Month.  What hot tea are you drinking today?  My tea of choice is Harney & Sons Blueberry Green Tea.

One of the meats we had on Christmas Eve was a spiral cut honey glazed ham.  I used the bone to make a pot of northern white bean soup and cubed up leftover ham for a pot of split pea soup.  Both were yummy.  I made a list of eight other soups to make over the next couple of weeks, one of which is French Onion soup.  I really like the soup, but rarely order it in a restaurant because the cheese is so stringy and difficult to eat. 

Campbell Soup Company declared January as National Soup Month in 1984.  It's definitely a comfort food, that's 'M'm!  M'm!  Good.  Do you enjoy hearty soups for winter-time dinners?

I've been reading about 'Soup Parties' on Pinterest.  I wonder how successful a soup gathering would be for a church ladies' outing during the winter months of January or February when not much is happening on the calendar.  Have you ever gone to a soup party?