Not only is this one of our heartiest and filling winter stews, it is the perfect companion for your Valentine’s day evening. Commitment-Issue Free White Bean Stew is filled to the brim with everything you’d ever want in a winter soup – soft and luscious white beans, sweet and beautiful chunks of butternut squash, colorful and healthful kale. Plus, it isn’t afraid to send you roses when it knows you are having a bad day. Your search is over, my friends. And don’t be afraid to put yourself out there! Throw out the rules! Don’t play hard to get! Tell the soup how you really feel! “Commitment Issue Free White Bean Stew – I love you I love you I love you! There I said it!” you’ll say. And this stew won’t run away. It won’t stop returning your calls or make excuses about not e-mailing. It’ll love you back. Trust me, I know. I dated this stew for a year.

Wondering who is Sigmund Romberg? My high school prom date? Nope! The first man to walk on the moon? Wrong again! Sigmund Romberg wrote the music for the Broadway show, Desert Song! Which, according to Soupermom (and Souperdad) is simply fabulous, and the inspiration for this soup. The chickpeas, exotic spices, and rice warm your belly and spirits as the rain, sleet, and freezing rain (ahhh DC winters) fall outside your window. Cuddle up with Sigmund Romberg and… I mean, Sigmumd Romberg’s soup and pop Desert Song into your DVD player. Oh what a perfect evening! If you do find yourself cuddling up with Sigmund himself, call me. He died in 1953, so that would be kind of weird. But don’t panic! He probably just wants some soup!