30 Days of Something New Day 1 - Beef Barley Soup

I would love to say that I could focus enough to do a whole year of something, everyday, but I cannot. I like too much variety. I enjoyed watching Julie and Julia, and was inspired by it. To have the focus and determination to keep cooking a new recipe a day for a whole year is awe inspiring. Just not something I aspire to do. I do however love the idea of trying new things and learning. So I am going to take things down a few notches and say I will do something new for 30 days, everyday. One day at a time. And to break it down even further, I will do a category a week for 4 weeks until 30 days is complete. Which brings me to my first day, today. My first week, my first category. Soups. Soups you say? In the middle of summer in Florida? Yes, soups. It seems like a good idea to me. At the end of a week, I will have 7 new soups ...